HVAC Training Just 10 Minutes from College Park

A career change that fits a College Park weekend

Few Orlando neighborhoods sit closer to Hyphen School than College Park. From here it is roughly a ten-minute trip north on Edgewater Drive, or a quick hop onto I-4, to reach the Lee Road campus — short enough that a Saturday-and-Sunday class never eats your whole weekend. That proximity changes the math on retraining. You can keep a weekday job, drop in for hands-on labs, and be home before the afternoon is gone. The HVAC Technician Program is built for exactly that kind of student: someone ready to move from an uncertain paycheck into a skilled trade with real earning room. Entry-level HVAC technicians in Florida typically start around $38,000 to $46,000, climb to $50,000–$65,000 within five years, and can reach $65,000–$85,000 or more by year ten as they take on diagnostics and commissioning work. The demand is local and steady. AdventHealth Orlando runs vast hospital climate systems that can never go offline, downtown Orlando commercial properties need constant service on their cooling and air-handling equipment, and College Park's own residential contractors install and replace systems across the neighborhood's older homes year-round. In four months you move from refrigeration fundamentals through electrical wiring, system startup, troubleshooting, and EPA 608 certification prep — the exact skills that get a College Park resident hired close to home. This page covers what you'll learn, how the weekend schedule works, and where the jobs are.

Why HVAC work pays off near College Park

• •AdventHealth Orlando, just south of College Park, operates mission-critical hospital HVAC systems that need trained technicians for service and maintenance every day of the year.
• •Downtown Orlando commercial properties — only minutes from College Park — keep large cooling and air-handling systems running, generating steady service and troubleshooting calls.
• •College Park residential contractors handle installs, replacements, and repairs across the neighborhood's established homes, a reliable source of entry-level technician work.
• •Because College Park is one of the closest neighborhoods to campus, the same ten-minute drive that gets you to class also puts you near where the jobs are.
• •Florida HVAC employment is projected to grow 6–9% through 2032, so a College Park graduate enters a field that keeps expanding.

What you train on in four months

The HVAC Technician Program meets Saturday and Sunday, 9am to 7pm, in a hybrid format — online lectures during the week, hands-on labs on campus. Over four months you work through HVAC fundamentals, refrigeration and refrigerant handling, installation and startup, diagnostics and troubleshooting, electrical components and wiring, preventive maintenance, EPA 608 certification prep, and OSHA safety. Tuition is $6,165 and includes a $1,165 tool kit, with 0% financing available, so College Park students finish owning the gear they trained on.

HVAC Careers Near College Park

College Park is one of the closest neighborhoods to campus, making weekend trade training especially practical for students balancing work and school.

Florida Licensing Steps

1. 1Complete EPA 608 certification (covered in our program)
2. 2Accumulate 4 years of documented field experience
3. 3Pass the Florida CAC (Certified Air Conditioning) or CMC (Certified Mechanical) state exam
4. 4Submit application to the Florida DBPR with background check and insurance

A Day in the Life of a HVAC Technician

• · Diagnose and repair air conditioning units in residential homes and commercial buildings
• · Perform seasonal maintenance and inspections
• · Install new HVAC systems in new construction projects
• · Respond to emergency calls in extreme summer heat
• · Complete service reports and communicate with customers

Getting Here from College Park

From College Park, head north on Edgewater Drive or hop on I-4 to Lee Road — the campus is about 10 minutes away. Our weekend-only schedule means College Parkstudents don't need to commute during the week.