FIND…Training in New Jersey
Program Description
With rapid ecological changes in the environment comes a need for more industry experts to keep up with today’s colder and warmer climates. And ever since the first Lincoln Technical Institute campus opened in Newark, NJ in 1946, we’ve been providing HVAC training (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning) to thousands of students throughout the United States.
Lincoln's HVAC program introduces students to Green Technology - green alternatives to comfort heating and cooling systems, as well as Solar Thermal and Geothermal Green Technologies. As the first school in the country that incorporates Energy Auditing courses from the Green Mechanical Council, you’ll be learning advancements in technology that enhance your Heating and Air Conditioning training, skills and marketability to employers.
Location: Mahwah and Union, New Jersey
Accreditation: HVAC Excellence; Accrediting Commission of Career School and Colleges (ACCSC)
Expected Time to Completion: 52 weeks
Estimated Tuition: $29,370 total
Mercer County Community College
Program Description
The Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning program prepares a student for such positions as service representative, service supervisor, estimator, system designer, and laboratory technician. Graduates assume supervisory, management and technical responsibility.
The HRA courses are part of a joint program between Mercer County Community College and the Mercer County Technical Schools.
PROGRAM OUTCOMES
Perform all service functions of a graduate of the certificate program;
Communicate effectively by oral, written, or graphic means;
Produce basic mechanical drawings and sketches needed to communicate concepts and designs;
Understand the laws of physics as they apply to the subject field;
Perform computations necessary to solve basic load sizing problems;
Apply the fundamental laws of thermodynamics and the basic principles of heat flow as they apply to HRAC;
Determine proper air distribution in HRAC systems.
The program may be pursued part-time or full-time, but most required courses are available only in the evening. Admission to the program requires a high school diploma or its equivalent with one year of algebra or applied mathematics.
Location: West Windsor Township, New Jersey
Accreditation: Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)
Expected Time to Completion: AAS (two years); certificate (one year)
Estimated Tuition: Mercer Resident ($211.75 per credit); non-Mercer resident ($268.05 per credit); out-of-state ($372.60 per credit
Monmouth County Vocational School District
Program Description
The curriculum is designed to provide HIGH SCHOOL students with practical and theoretical knowledge of refrigeration, heating, ventilation and air condition systems. The technical course combines classroom theory with practical, hands-on training. This course is intended to prepare students for professional and technical career opportunities.
Location: Freehold, New Jersey
Accreditation: PAHRA; Middle States Association of Schools and Colleges (MSCHE)
Expected Time to Completion: 40 credits
Estimated Tuition: Contact the school for a customized tuition assessment
Program Description
Learn how to install, maintain, and repair residential and light commercial HVACR systems, with training in the electrical, electronic, and mechanical components. Students learn basic electricity, piping and ductwork sizing and installation, air conditioning service and installation, furnace and boiler service and installation. hey are taught to troubleshoot and diagnose malfunctions in the appliances. Our students can receive certifications in: EPA 608, EPA 410 A, refrigerant handling certifications. HVAC Excellence employment ready certification in; Electricity, Gas Heat, Air Condition Service, Air Conditioning and Charging Procedures.
Location: Nutley, New Jersey
Accreditation: Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC)
Expected Time to Completion: Full-time day (12 months); part-time evening (16 months)
Estimated Tuition: $275 per credit
Program Description
If you’re considering training to be an HVAC&R technician, your career possibilities are endless. Within 35 weeks, students will learn and practice HVAC&R installation, repair, maintenance, basic design, and troubleshooting. You’ll be trained in multiple aspects of HVAC&R, like electrical wiring and controls, repairing, brazing and soldering techniques. In fact, our students will roll up their sleeves and get to work completing a new install, from a bare wall to a full operating system. Let us teach you the skills and procedures you need to start your new career.
Location: Blackwood, NJ
Accreditation: Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC)
Expected Time to Completion: 35 weeks
Estimated Tuition: $23,316 total
Raritan Valley Community College
Program Description
The A.A.S. in Environmental Control Technology prepares students to become service technicians, installers, designers, salespersons, supervisors or contractors of residential as well as commercial equipment in the air conditioning, refrigeration and heating industries. Graduates are qualified for employment with contracting, research, manufacturing, and maintenance firms or for self-employment. Students receive instruction in manipulative skills, design, estimating, theory, instrumentation, electricity and control systems. Academic courses in electrical, instrumentation and thermodynamic theories, together with practical applications in the laboratory, provide students with the background necessary to understand how residential and commercial systems and their associated environmental controls operate. Graduates have attained positions as project and middle managers.
Location: Branchburg, NJ
Accreditation: Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)
Expected Time to Completion: Two years
Estimated Tuition: In-county ($174 to $180 per credit); out-of-state ($254 to $260 per credit)
Bergen County Technical Schools
Program Description
HVAC/R prepares students to install, maintain and repair equipment ranging from room air conditioners through central split systems to large complex food or drug storage refrigeration systems. Topics include: residential, commercial, institutional and industrial HVACR systems. Special skills will include soldering, brazing and piping; use of test equipment, hand and power tools; installation and servicing of electrical, refrigeration, comfort cooling, solar thermal and photovoltaic (PV) equipment. Fundamentals include layout and functional design of components including motors, controls, switches, gauges, wiring, harnesses, valves, pumps, coils, piping, condensers, compressors, and defrosting. Student projects will consist of hands-on installation of heating and cooling systems including central and solar energy systems before graduation. Students will have opportunities to sit for Industry-based competency (HVAC Excellence/Employment Ready) and EPA-approved universal certification exams. Students are able to participate in the Work-Based Activity (WBA) internship program for 144 hours of fieldwork over a six (6) week period. Students attend the WBA four (4) days a week and attend school one (1) day a week. Students may secure their own employer or receive assistance from the Job Placement Specialist. Students who do not wish to participate in the WBA complete an in-class cumulative culminating project similar to the field experience.
Location: Hackensack, NJ
Accreditation: Council on Occupational Education (COE) National Accreditation
Expected Time to Completion: 10 months
Estimated Tuition: $13,635