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Updates for classes continuing in the fall Read More

Thank you for your patience over the last few months as we’ve had to adjust our classes in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Some of our programs from the 2019-2020 academic year have extended to the 2020-2021 academic year. You can view your schedule for classes beginning in August 2020 through your student hub.

Please note: Schedules and on-campus times may shift if the CDC, CDPHE, DPS, or CDHE change guidelines.

If you are on a payment plan, please continue to make payments as scheduled. If you’d like to discuss options for extending your payment plan, email treasury@emilygriffith.edu.

If your financial aid is impacted by the schedule changes, the Financial Aid department will notify you via email.

Learn more about how we are offering safe classes this fall here.

Our response to current protests Read More

The current state of our world and nation are in an uproar. We are all struggling to process yet another tragic death of another African American man by the hands of our law enforcement. We mourn George Floyd and all that he represents in this time of unrest and uprising. As facets unfold in Denver, we want you to know we are here for you.

We need to be here for one another as we process through these events. We need to be open and able to have challenging conversations with each other, so we can navigate this together and seek the necessary change.

We cannot ignore the systemic fear and social constructions that led to this tragedy. It is important for us to recognize, acknowledge, understand and seek to propel change forward. We all deserve to live in a world where biases are pushed away and our diversity is embraced. We are all responsible for pushing the negativity aside and leading with understanding for one another. This is our time for massive change and growth, and we will navigate this together.

At Emily Griffith, and alongside Denver Public Schools, we will continue to be a safe and welcoming space for all who wish to learn. Our staff, faculty and students deserve to be in an environment where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. We do not discriminate for any reason and we value your color, culture, origin, ancestry, class, career, religion, gender, orientation, marital status, veteran status, age or disability.

As a college, we are saddened by these events, cognizant of the injustice, and are reaffirming our commitment to breaking down biases, inequalities and inequities.

Please continue to treat one another with respect and compassion. Seek to understand. Always stand up for what is right, filling in the gap when someone cannot stand up for themselves.

For more resources regarding COVID-19, click here.

Ready to register for classes? Follow these steps. Read More

After you have submitted your application and successfully met program requirements, you should receive a message letting you know that you are eligible to register for classes. If you have submitted an application, but have not yet received a message about registration, reach out to your career navigator.

If you have not yet completed an application, you can do that here.

Once you are ready to register for classes, please follow these instructions to sign up for class:

Log into the student hub and submit your registration request. You will need to use your Student ID number as your username.
Please change your password under password management.
After logging in, click on the Student Tab (Located at the top left side of the page)
You will see Registration Request in the menu. Click this link and select the course that you would like to take. There may be multiple course options available but you only need to select one. Click the plus sign next to each option to see more information about the course.
Click the submit button.
Once you have submitted your request, your Career Navigator will review the request and let you know once you have been registered for the course.

If you have any questions or need assistance with the registration process, please reach out to your career navigator or call us at 720-423-4700.

HVAC

We have full-time and part-time start dates throughout the year! Give us a call at 720-423-4700 to find out when our next available start date is.

Enjoy working with your hands? Love building and repairing complex systems? A career in HVAC may be right for you.

What is HVAC? HVAC stands for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning. Functioning HVAC systems are important for people to be comfortable in their homes or offices, and they can be essential for running and maintaining certain types of businesses like hospitals and data centers.

At Emily Griffith, our hybrid program will give you hands-on experience building and maintaining all types of heating and refrigeration systems in our state-of-the-art learning laboratory. You will gain skills in working with electrical control components, as well as in piping and fabrication.

Latest technology: Our HVAC learning lab features real heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration equipment that you will learn how to build and repair.

Convenient classes: Take classes two days a week and complete career-relevant projects at home.

High-demand career: Enjoy a 93 percent job placement rate in the HVAC field with your Emily Griffith HVAC certificate. Many of our students have jobs before they complete the program.

Want more information? Get the HVAC Program Flyer and the HVAC Program Checklist.

What Can I Do with an Emily Griffith HVAC Certificate?

Graduates from Emily Griffith’s HVAC program use their certificate to work in jobs such as the following:

HVAC Installers
HVAC service techs
HVAC design engineers

Other potential career paths include jobs with air conditioning supply companies, building contractors, building management companies, heating, and air conditioning contractors, hotel maintenance departments, retailers, wholesale supply houses

Skilled Trades

$9,323

Approximate cost. Additional material and book fees may apply

Part Time Program

8 Months

Program length

1/11/2021

Next Start Date

Apply to Emily Griffith Technical College

Course Information

Required Courses

Course Code	Course Title	Credits
HVA 100	Safety Training for the Trades	0.5
HVA 102	Basic Refrigeration	4
HVA 104	Electrical Components	4
HVA 105	Electricity for HVAC/R	4
HVA 110	Fundamentals of Gas Heating	4
HVA 111	Piping Skills for HVAC	4
HVA 113	Refrigerant Recovery Training	1
HVA 124	Advanced Air Conditioning	4
HVA 142	Residential Air Conditioning	4
HVA 143	Residential HVAC Trouble Shooting	4
HVA 204	Direct Digital Controls	4
HVA 222	HVAC&R Systems Troubleshooting	5
HVA 233	Advanced Refrigeration	4
HVA 247	Hot Water Heating Systems	4
HVA 252	Building Automation II, Service	4
HVA 261	A/C Systems Service and Repair	4

HVA 100 Safety Training for the Trades

Introduces the student the basic concepts of workplace hazards and the need for continuing education with regard to safety. The reasons behind confined space training and proper safety equipment will be covered.

Start Date: No upcoming starts available.

HVA 102 Basic Refrigeration

Introduces the basic theory of refrigeration systems, components, charging, recycling, and evacuation of refrigeration units.

Start Date: No upcoming starts available.

HVA 104 Electrical Components

Covers electrical power, distribution, transformers, capacitors, relays, and electric motors. Laboratory experiences consist of using electrical devices to electrical loads.

Start Date: No upcoming starts available.

HVA 105 Electricity for HVAC/R

Teaches resistance, current, voltage and power in AC and DC circuits; measurements; computations of series and parallel circuits; circuit analysis and troubleshooting with basic test equipment.

Start Date: No upcoming starts available.

HVA 110 Fundamentals of Gas Heating

Introduces students to the fundamentals of gas heating. Students work in a classroom and shop environment. Topics include the basics of gas heating systems, operation of gas valves and burners, gas pipe system design, gas piping system code requirements and basic code requirements for heating systems.

Start Date: No upcoming starts available.

HVA 111 Piping Skills for HVAC

Studies the different types of tubing and piping materials used in HVAC/R applications. Studies the proper tubing and piping installation methods used in the HVAC/R field. Subjects covered will be the proper cutting and bending procedures including, pipe math and how to make piping offsets. Common types of piping joints will be discussed, including, swaging, flaring, soldering, and brazing. Also covered will be cutting and threading of steel pipe and other alternative mechanical piping connections. Shop projects will include both bench projects and also mock up installation projects.

Start Date: No upcoming starts available.

HVA 113 Refrigerant Recovery Training

Explains the laws regarding refrigerant recovery. The course includes hands-on use of recovery equipment. Upon successful completion of this course students will be prepared to take the EPA certification test. Test is offered following the class. Test fee is not included in course fee.

Start Date: No upcoming starts available.

HVA 124 Advanced Air Conditioning

Covers design, installation, and testing of residential heating and cooling systems. Additional areas emphasized are duct design and sheet metal work.

Start Date: No upcoming starts available.

HVA 142 Residential Air Conditioning

Details the principles of operation, servicing, and installation of air conditioning systems as they apply to humidifying, cooling, and dehumidifying a residential structure. Basic load calculations will be covered

Start Date: No upcoming starts available.

HVA 143 Residential HVAC Trouble Shooting

Troubleshooting practical and techniques will be covered. Use of computer simulation as well as actual equipment will be utilized.

Start Date: No upcoming starts available.

HVA 204 Direct Digital Controls

Introduces the student to the field of direct digital controls.

Start Date: No upcoming starts available.

HVA 222 HVAC&R Systems Troubleshooting

Studies troubleshooting industrial and commercial heating, ventilating, air conditioning, and refrigeration systems.

Start Date: No upcoming starts available.

HVA 233 Advanced Refrigeration

Builds on the skills acquired in refrigeration fundamentals. The student will have an opportunity to study and to work on rooftop units, ice machines, and commercial reach-in and walk-in coolers

Start Date: No upcoming starts available.

HVA 247 Hot Water Heating Systems

Covers the theory of operation behind these systems, as well as installation, maintenance and repair. The course also examines air elimination, circulator pump and pipe sizing. Boiler and heat convector sizing are also discussed.

Start Date: No upcoming starts available.

HVA 252 Building Automation II, Service

Covers operating and modifying an installed building automation system. This is a highly interactive course where you will learn and exercise common applications of a building management system.

Start Date: No upcoming starts available.

HVA 261 A/C Systems Service and Repair

Emphasizes the service of HVAC systems. Students will develop a preventative maintenance program for various types of equipment, both commercial and residential. Troubleshooting techniques and equipment repair and rebuilding are discussed. Additional time is spent on equipment change outs, upgrading and retrofitting different refrigerants.

Start Date: No upcoming starts available.

EMILY’S STORIES

"There was so much support and opportunity," explains Debbie why she chose to come to Emily Griffith. "There's so much value for your money."

Debbie Wallis is a recent HSE graduate and a current student in our Accounting program. Debbie came to Emily Griffith in order to advance her career. “I felt like to go forward I needed a degree,” she says. She works full-time in purchasing and felt that studying accounting would help her move into better jobs. But before could start the Accounting program she had to get her GED so she took HSE prep classes at Emily Griffith.

“There was so much support and opportunity,” explains Debbie why she chose to come to Emily Griffith. “There’s so much value for your money.” When she completes the Accounting program, she is considering transferring her credits to go on and earn an Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree. She encourages others to continue their education as well. “It’s never to late to study and get a degree,” she says.

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