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  • 4.00 Credits

    Designed to prepare students as multi-level service technicians in the refrigeration field, covering basic refrigeration system design and components/equipment for various domestic, residential, and light commercial systems. Subjects include refrigeration characteristics, charging, evacuation, dehydration, and recovery. The student will use refrigeration system tools, materials, instruments for installation, and repair of refrigeration system. Hands-on wiring and circuit troubleshooting related to maintaining both mechanical and electrical in refrigeration systems. 608 Refrigeration Certification, refrigeration handling test conductd on the last day of class. Prerequisites: ENT 101, ENT 103, ENT 104 and ENT 105 Completion of or concurrent enrollment in ENT 101 and ENT 104.
  • 4.00 Credits

    Prepares students to be multi-level service technicians on residential and light commercial units/installations. This is a course that covers a combination of heating and air-conditioning systems. This course covers system design and layout, equipment selection, duct sizing, venting, air balancing and adjustments, air quality control, psychometrics of air conditioning systems, applied installation, and repair of total systems. Emphasis is on hands-on troubleshooting and maintaining residential and light commercial total systems. Students use past-gained knowledge of troubleshooting HVAC equipment through learned process functions of mechanical, electrical components, and electrical diagrams. Prerequisites: ENT 101, ENT 103, ENT 104, ENT 105 and ENT 113
  • 2.00 Credits

    This is a print-reading course that familiarizes students with skilled trades, construction industry/trades, architecture including: Energy (HVAC) Technology, plumbing, pipefitting, electrical, carpentry, steel and other related construction technical and trades. Included are project management and estimating. Topics will include an introduction to print reading, working fractions and decimals, measurement, and volume measurement. Of great importance to the trades and technical industry is learning how to use fractional rulers and tape measures. This course includes exposure to lines, symbols, and differing types of drawing views along with working notes and the importance of title blocks. This course differs from that of machine blueprint reading as it is related to the construction trades and technical trades.
  • 2.00 Credits

    (2 Credit Hours) A course in applied power and facilities plant fundamentals designed to provide introductory practical science studies for students entering the power, facilities, HVAC, and process operation and maintenance fields. Covers practical science and labs for basic thermodynamics, plant visits, operation and maintenance fundamentals with exercises and experiences that meet or exceed requirements of National Skill Standards for heat, power, HVAC, and facilities technicians and engineers. Note: Partial online course
  • 4.00 Credits

    (4 Credit Hours) An applied technology course designed to prepare students to take necessary boiler-steam licensing exams and prepare them to function effectively as multi-skilled power or process plant engineers, boiler operators or heating plant operators. Students study the operation and maintenance of boilers and auxiliaries, and are required to operate, service and maintain boiler and auxiliary equipment in a state-of-the-art cogeneration, heating-power plant laboratory. Suggested Prerequisites: Completion of or concurrent enrollment in ENT 141 Note: Partial online course
  • 3.00 Credits

    (3 Credit Hours) An intermediate course designed to provide an overview of electronic instruments. Emphasis is placed on the operation and use of electronic instruments by use of application exercises for specific components. Introduction to microprocessor uses is provided. Prerequisites: ENT 104 or TAEL 102
  • 3.00 Credits

    An advanced college-level heating course covering large commercial/ industrial burners, light commercial rooftop units, building and plant commercial-industrial heating controls, equipment, and systems. Lab experiences, which duplicate workplace skills, account for 40-50% of the course and include an online study of manufacturer's equipment and instructions, planned service checking, troubleshooting components and systems, repairs, and replacement of components using appropriate service tools, equipment, and instruments. Prerequisites: Equivalent field experience to ENT 103 or equivalent electrical course Suggested Pre-requisites: ENT 104 or equivalent heating course or permission of the instructor Note: Partial online course
  • 3.00 Credits

    An advanced course in the service and installation of light commercial refrigeration and air conditioning units. Laboratory experience (50% of the course) includes installation, repair, replacement of major and minor components, and troubleshooting of such items as terminal air conditioning units, rooftop units, ice machines, walk-in coolers, and retail store equipment. Students make extensive use of electrical schematic diagrams, manufacturers' service information, service tools, equipment, and instruments. Prerequisites: ENT 103, ENT 104, ENT 105 and ENT 113
  • 3.00 Credits

    An advanced course continuing the study of light commercial heating, air conditioning/cooling systems. The focus is on the lash up, installation, and troubleshooting of all associated controls and control packages. Through lectures and laboratory experiences, students gain knowledge of the functions, operations and components in relation to pneumatic, electronic and DDC (Direct Digital Control), building control systems. Prerequisites: ENT 104, ENT 113, and ENT 119 Co-requisites: ENT 212 and ENT 216
  • 4.00 Credits

    (4 Credit Hours) Lectures and a variety of testing preparation exercises that help the advanced technician prepare to be potential State of Michigan Mechanical Contractors through the state's licensing exams. Along with the required qualifications, students are given preparation orientation and pre-examination work that prepare for the examinations, classifications, rules and regulations, refrigeration, limited heating service, limited refrigeration and air-condition service to HVAC equipment. Self-study, 50% of this class, on-line assignments. Prerequisites: ENT 100 and 200-level classes or verifiable industry work experience through registered State of Michigan Mechanical Contractor, company apprenticeship, or other listed Mechanical Contractor. Letter of verification or W-2 reflecting actual field experiences for five years. Co-requisite: ENT 108 Note: Partial online course
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