Build a Plumbing Career from College Park, FL

Turn College Park's proximity into a paycheck

College Park sits closer to opportunity than almost anywhere else in metro Orlando. AdventHealth Orlando, one of the region's largest hospital campuses, keeps complex water-supply, fixture, and DWV systems running every hour of every day, and a hospital that size never stops needing licensed plumbers for maintenance, renovation, and new construction. Just south of you, downtown Orlando's commercial properties depend on the same skilled trades, and the residential contractors working throughout College Park's older bungalows and new builds are constantly calling for help with repipes, water heaters, and fixture installs. That is real, steady demand for a trade that cannot be outsourced or automated away. Hyphen School's Plumbing Technician Program is built to get you into that work without putting your current income on hold. You can begin earning roughly $40,000 to $50,000 as an entry-level plumber, and as you gain experience, plumbers in Florida commonly reach $55,000 to $72,000 within five years and $75,000 to $95,000 or more after a decade. The training is hands-on and practical: you learn pipe cutting, threading, and joining, system layout and blueprint reading, fixture installation and water supply, drain-waste-vent systems, water heater installation, soldering, brazing, and PEX, plumbing code and inspection, and OSHA safety. Because classes meet only on Saturday and Sunday, you keep your weekday job and your weekday income while you retrain. For a College Park resident, the campus is barely 10 minutes away, so retraining fits around the life you already have. Four months from your first lab, you can walk into interviews with your own tool kit and the skills employers in this market actually need. This page explains how the program works and what your earning path can look like.

Why College Park is a smart place to start a plumbing career

• •AdventHealth Orlando anchors a major healthcare campus near College Park, and hospitals run plumbing-intensive water, supply, and DWV systems that need skilled techs year-round.
• •Downtown Orlando's commercial properties sit just south of College Park, adding steady demand for fixture, water-supply, and code-compliant plumbing work.
• •College Park residential contractors working the neighborhood's older homes and new builds keep repipe, water heater, and fixture jobs flowing.
• •Florida plumbing employment is projected to grow 5 to 7 percent through 2032, and College Park's mix of healthcare, commercial, and residential work is well positioned to capture it.
• •At roughly a 10-minute drive up Edgewater Drive or I-4 to Lee Road, College Park students lose almost no time commuting to weekend labs.

A four-month program built around your earning potential

Over four months you progress from pipe cutting, threading, and joining through system layout and blueprints, fixture installation and water supply, DWV systems, water heater installation, soldering, brazing, and PEX, plumbing code and inspection, and OSHA safety. Classes run Saturday and Sunday, 9am to 7pm, in a hybrid format. Tuition is $7,455 and includes a $2,450 tool kit you keep, with 0% financing available so College Park students can invest in a new career without draining savings.

Plumbing 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 a state-approved plumbing training program (covered by our program)
2. 2Work 4 years as a plumbing apprentice under a licensed master plumber
3. 3Pass the Florida Certified Plumber exam administered by Pearson VUE
4. 4Submit application to Florida DBPR with experience documentation and insurance

A Day in the Life of a Plumber

• · Install water supply, drainage, and gas lines in new construction
• · Diagnose and repair leaks, clogs, and broken fixtures
• · Replace water heaters and upgrade bathroom and kitchen plumbing
• · Read blueprints and coordinate with general contractors
• · Ensure compliance with Florida Plumbing Code

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.