AUTO 240 - Heating and Air Conditioning

    Recent Professors
    cmckeever@riohondo.edu
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Spring 2024
    Class Size
    24 students
    Credits
    4
    Prerequisite
    AUTO 103
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 sections of AUTO 240
    Transfers To
    CSU
    Description
    This course covers the operating principles of common automotive heating and air conditioning systems. Topics include new service equipment, contamination issues, servicing and diagnosing manual and automatic systems, retrofitting R-12 refrigeration systems to R-134a, and Air Quality Management District (A.Q.M.D.) and Environmental Protection Agency (E.P.A.) rules. Students who take the course also have the opportunity to earn their certification license (E.P.A. Rule 1411). Students with permission from the Division of Career and Technical Education (CTE) may re-enroll only one time for certification or licensure standards.
    Usually Held
    Mon Wed 6:00pm–7:25pm, Tue Thu 12:45pm–2:10pm, Tue Thu 2:20pm–3:45pm