- Dawn Career Institute - Newark, DE
HVAC TECHNICIAN
DCI's student-centered HVAC Technician program prepares you for your career in the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning industry!
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We're Focused on YOUR Success as a DCI HVAC Technician Student
As part of the essential workforce, employers are looking for qualified HVAC Technicians. If you enjoy working with your hands in a flexible working environment, then getting your HVAC technician training from Dawn Career Institute may be a good option for you!
DCI combines qualified instruction with the equipment and tools you’d find in most HVAC technician jobs. Our training includes the technical knowledge and hands-on skills needed in areas such as HVAC electrical systems, oil and water-based heating systems, air conditioning and heat pumps, and automatic control systems.
In addition, soft skill development is built into the curriculum, including stress management, goal setting, resume writing, job search methods, successful interviewing techniques, customer relations, and how to present a professional image.
PROGRAM FAST FACTS
- 36 Weeks Program Length
- Graduates earn a diploma
- Day classes offered
- Small class sizes with one-to-one instruction
- Externships held in actual commercial and/or residential facilities
Complete your
training in less
than one year
Test to earn
Section 608 Technician and
OSHA 10 Construction Certifications
Job placement assistance
from our Career
Services team
Financial aid is
available to those
who qualify
Why Choose DCI?
- Fully Equipped, Industry Modeled Labs
In DCI’s Lennox Live Lab, students gain practical experience installing and working with Lennox equipment! This partnership supports our HVAC Technician program’s mission to combine qualified instruction with real equipment and tools found in the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning field!
- Externship for Real-world Training
A 60-hour externship in actual residential and/or commercial facilities will prepare you with on-the-job skills you will need to start your career as an HVAC Technician.
- Qualified Instructors
Instructors in our HVAC Technician program are licensed and experienced. Students benefit from the practical knowledge and skill instructors bring from the HVAC industry.
- National Certifications
Graduates of Dawn’s HVAC Technician program are eligible to apply to take:
- EPA-approved test to earn Section 608 Technician Certification
- OSHA 10 Construction Certification
- Accreditation
National Level
Dawn Career Institute is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC). The Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC) is a recognized accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education. Accreditation is the student’s best assurance that a school meets national standards of educational performance. Accreditation has become the most authoritative and reliable index of a school’s concern for integrity toward its students. When you attend an ACCSC-accredited institution, you are attending a school that has undergone a rigorous process that evaluates educational quality.
- See Our Lennox Live Lab
- What Will You Learn?
What Does an HVAC Technician Do?
You deserve to have an enjoyable and rewarding career. Why not start with a job that offers job stability, flexible schedules, a good job outlook, and rewarding financial benefits?
HVAC Technicians work on heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration systems to control the temperature in residential or commercial buildings. HVAC Technicians inspect and troubleshoot systems for malfunctions and explain the system status with customers. Technicians are responsible for installing, repairing and maintaining HVAC systems, including replacing broken parts and keeping records of the work they perform.
Some of the things you'll learn in DCI's HVAC Technician program
- Basics of refrigeration and refrigerant chemistry
- Direct digital controls and pneumatics
- Theory and application of air conditioning and heat pumps
- Electric, gas, oil, and water based heating systems
- HVAC electrical systems and circuits
- Blowers, controls, duct work, and air flow
Where Can HVAC Technicians Work?
HVAC Technicians can work for residential customers in houses, or for commercial businesses such as schools, hospitals, office buildings, factories and retail stores. Most of the work technicians perform is indoors, but some technicians may need to service systems outdoors.
Our Partnership With Lennox
~ Shaun Carney, Dawn Career Institute Campus President
HVAC TECHNICIAN PROGRAM CURRICULUM
The following are a few of the courses that you’ll take as part of the HVAC Technician program:
- Theory of Heat
- HVAC Concepts
- HVAC Electrical Systems and Circuits
- HVAC Mechanical Systems and Motors
- Field Operations
- Automatic Control Systems
- Electric Gas and Heat
- Oil and Water Based Heating Systems
- Air Conditioning and Heat Pumps
- Refrigeration Concepts
- HVAC Capstone
- HVAC Externship
We're Here To Help
You Get Started!
The admissions team at Dawn Career Institute is committed to assisting you throughout the process – whether you’re just beginning to investigate your educational options, or are ready to start the enrollment process.
One of our admissions representatives will speak with you about where you are in the process, your future career goals, and will help you determine if career education is right for you.
Visiting the campus is the best way to determine if DCI is the right fit for you. We’ll provide you with an individual campus tour where you’ll have an opportunity to see the classrooms and labs where you’ll receive your hands-on training.
Bring your parents, spouse or friends! Your success is important to your loved ones, so we invite them to be a part of the process.
Have Questions about Financial Planning?
We can help! Our Financial Aid Representatives can discuss what educational funding options may be available to you!
Commercial Training
Local HVAC businesses, CALL 302-545-7983 TODAY to register your licensed HVAC technicians for additional training in the certifications below!
