Major Appliance Technology Offered at Kansas City Kansas Community College
This program prepares students for entry level technical positions servicing commercial restaurant food equipment and residential major appliances. Students receive detailed instruction on all major commercial and residential kitchen and laundry equipment, as well as training in refrigeration, silver brazing, and electrical and mechanical troubleshooting techniques. This program is approved for EPA licensing and for the Professional Servicer Association Certification.
Major Appliance Technology Certificate 605600 Revised 10/2020 (Fall 2021) Essential Courses Semester Credits Prerequisites Must be taken at one of the MCC campuses Taken EHSS 111 Introduction to Health and Safety for General Industry * 1 INTE 124 Employment Strategies for Technical Careers 2 *This course must be taken first Essential Courses Must be taken at Kansas City Kansas Community College MAPRO 103 Tools of the Trade 1 MAPRO 108 Basic Electricity 3 MAPRO 112 Fundamentals of Refrigeration 2 MAPRO 115 Parts Research and Ordering Systems 1 MAPRO 120 Principles of Combustion 2 MAPRO 135 Oxy/Acetylene Safety/Usage 2 MAPRO 140 Brazing/Swaging/Silver and Soft Soldering 3 MAPRO 205 Gas and Electric Wall Ovens- Domestic/Professional 3 MAPRO 210 Gas and Electric Ranges/Cook Tops 3 Domestic/Professional/Commercial MAPRO 220 Dishwashers – Domestic/Professional/Commercial 3 MAPRO 222 Advanced Refrigeration 2 MAPRO 230 Refrigerators/Freezers Domestic/Commercial 3 MAPRO 233 Ice Makers-Domestic/Clear Ice/Commercial Ice Makers 3 MAPRO 235 Commercial Walk-in/Reach-in Freezers/Coolers 3 MAPRO 243 Microwave Ovens-Domestic/Commercial 3 MAPRO 245 Top and Front Load Clothes Washers–Domestic/Commercial 3 MAPRO 247 Gas and Electric Clothes Dryers/Stack Laundry- 3 Domestic/Commercial Electives Choose 6 credit hours to complete program MAPRO 215 Ventilation Hoods/Make-Up Air Blowers – 3 Domestic/Commercial MAPRO 240 Steam Ovens/Proffers/Deep Fryers –Domestic/Commercial 3 MAPRO 284 Special Projects 3 MAPRO 290 Internship 3 MAPRO 291 Internship II 3 Total Credit Hours Required 52