Laney College

This four-semester program prepares students to install, service, and maintain large-scale commercial heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration systems (HVAC/R) and controls, with emphasis on safety, occupancy comfort, and energy efficiency. Other program goals include:

• Meet urgent industry demand for HVAC/R technicians in the commercial sector.
• Develop diverse knowledge and skills needed of  technicians in an industry with rapidly evolving technology such as controls and energy-saving devices.
• Support State and California Public Utility Commission mandates for increased building efficiency, green technology implementation, and carbon emission reductions.

Model Courses:

• EET 221 - Motors and Drives
• ECT 212 - Testing, Adjusting, and Balancing
• EET 11 - Commercial Electricity for HVAC Applications
• ECT 19 - Psychrometrics and Load Calculations
• ECT 21 - Introduction to Direct Digital Controls
• ECT 22 - Commercial HVAC Systems
• ECT 23 - HVAC System Design
• ECT 24 - Commercial HVAC Systems Troubleshooting
• ECT 25 - Introduction to Building Commissioning
• ECT 26 - Advanced Building Commissioning