Build a Stable Facilities Career from Clermont, FL

Turn Clermont's growth into a career you can count on

South Lake Hospital sits right in Clermont, and a hospital never powers down. Its heating, cooling, plumbing, and building systems have to work at 2am on a holiday just as reliably as they do at noon on a Tuesday, which means it needs people who understand how those systems connect rather than someone who only knows one trade. That is exactly the worker the Hyphen School Facilities Maintenance Program is built to create. Add Lake County Schools keeping dozens of campuses comfortable and safe, plus the growing residential construction employers across South Lake County, and you are looking at one of Central Florida's fastest-growing communities with a steady, year-round need for skilled facilities technicians. Our 8-month program is broader than a single-trade course on purpose. You learn the full HVAC curriculum and the full plumbing curriculum, then go further into building-systems integration and the supervisory skills that move you from technician toward lead and management roles. That breadth is what makes facilities maintenance the most stable trades career out there: when you can keep an entire building running, you become very hard to replace. The earning path reflects that. Technicians commonly start in the $42,000 to $54,000 range, reach roughly $60,000 to $78,000 within five years, and can climb to $80,000 to $100,000 or more after a decade. Because classes meet only on Saturday and Sunday, 9am to 7pm, you keep your weekday Clermont job and your weekday income while you retrain. Eight months from your first lab, you can walk into Clermont's hospital, school, and construction employers with a skill set they are actively hiring for.

Why Clermont is a strong place to launch in facilities maintenance

• •South Lake Hospital runs around the clock in Clermont, and around-the-clock buildings need versatile facilities technicians who can handle HVAC, plumbing, and integrated systems together.
• •Lake County Schools maintains many campuses across the area, creating steady, recession-resistant maintenance work close to home for Clermont graduates.
• •As one of Central Florida's fastest-growing communities, Clermont's wave of South Lake County residential construction keeps new buildings, and the people who service them, in constant demand.
• •A facilities technician who masters full building systems is the hardest role to outsource, giving Clermont students the most stable long-term trades career.
• •Sitting on the SR-50 and Turnpike corridor, Clermont graduates can reach work across South Lake County and into Orlando without relocating.

Eight months that open every door in a building

You complete full HVAC and full plumbing curricula, then layer on building-systems integration and supervisory skills that prepare you for lead and management roles. Classes run Saturday and Sunday, 9am to 7pm, in a hybrid format. Tuition is $12,465 and includes a $2,400 tool kit you keep, with 0% financing available so Clermont students can invest in the most stable trade without draining savings.

Facilities Maintenance Careers Near Clermont

Clermont is one of Central Florida's fastest-growing communities. Weekend-only classes make our program accessible to Clermont students without disrupting weekday jobs.

Florida Licensing Steps

1. 1Complete combined HVAC + plumbing training (our 8-month Facilities Maintenance program)
2. 2Obtain EPA 608 certification and document plumbing field hours
3. 3Pursue CFM (Certified Facility Manager) credential through IFMA for senior roles
4. 4Apply for both Florida CAC/CMC and Plumber licenses for full dual-trade independence

A Day in the Life of a Facilities Maintenance Technician

• · Oversee daily maintenance of HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and general systems
• · Manage work orders and coordinate subcontractors
• · Perform preventive maintenance inspections across building systems
• · Respond to tenant and facility manager requests
• · Track maintenance budgets and equipment lifecycles

Getting Here from Clermont

From Clermont, take SR-50 East to I-4 North or take the Turnpike — about 35 minutes to campus on weekends. Our weekend-only schedule means Clermontstudents don't need to commute during the week.