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Program Description for HVACR Engineering Technology

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Provider Ferris State University - Main Campus (Big Rapids)
Date of last update 8/24/2009
Description This curriculum is a two-year, upper-division (junior-senior) sequence leading to a bachelor of science degree. Instruction is aimed at developing expertise in system and controls design, retrofitting, testing and adjusting, system balancing and building operations with microcomputer controls. Students learn up-to-date methods of identifying and performing efficiency evaluations on different types of heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems found in commercial and industrial buildings. They also learn methods of adjusting and balancing equipment for maximum performance. In addition to classroom study, students perform energy and HVACR systems analysis for West Michigan businesses and industries. An energy systems laboratory includes equipment, computers and instrumentation found in commercial or industrial buildings. The lab includes a ten-ton variable air volume, four-zone system that controls cooling, heating and ventilation with computerized energy management. There also is a paid internship in the summer semester between the junior and senior year.
Contact Name Mike Feutz
Contact Phone Number (231) 591-2351
Contact URL www.ferris.edu/htmls/fsucatlg/coursecatalog/programs.cfm?program_id=266
Course Length 64 Hours
Admission Requirements Students entering the HVACR Engineerng Technology program must have completed the HVACR Technology program at Ferris or an equivalent A.A.S. program at another institution (or equivalent) with a minimum 2.5 GPA. In addition, students should possess computer literacy skills and have completed college intermediate algebra and trigonometry and a scientific understanding course.
Credential Earned Bachelor's Degree
Other Credential Description None
Sources of Financial Assistance Accepted Individual Training Accounts, Pell Grants, Federal and State aid programs
Estimated Waiting Period to Enter Program 0 Days
License Fee for Employment Yes
Program Cost $19,200
Additional Costs No
Internship/Externship Required Yes, 4 hours
New Program No
Completion Rate 100.0%
Number of Graduates in the last year 18
Employment Rate 100.0%
 
Follow-up information is available for 15 out of 18 graduates:
 
Number Employed: 15
Number in Related Training: 0
Number in the Military: 0
Number Self-Employed: 0
Number not in any of these categories: 0
This training provider may have elsewhere published an employment rate that is measured in a different way. Please call the provider for further details.
Training-Related Placement Rate Not Available
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Average Starting Wage $27.04
 
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