Do you have to pull the engine out to get to the a/c compressor?

I recently purchased a 2005 rl acura.Last week the a/c went out and I took it to the shop and the mechanic who diagnosed it said the a/c clutch coil was bad and it would cost 3,000 dollars.He said he would have to take the engine out to get to the a/c compressor coil.Does that sound right?I had a compressor put on my civic a couple of years ago and it cost a fraction of that.Thoughts?