Master HVAC Instructors Teach at Lincoln Tech Campuses
Lincoln Tech employs more Master HVAC Educators than any other school in the United States1
The country’s top HVAC instructors can earn the CMHE title – Certified Master HVACR Educator – from , one of the nation’s largest and oldest skilled trade accrediting bodies. To gain CMHE credentials, instructors need to pass a series of complex exams and demonstrate the highest levels of competency with hands-on HVAC skills. It’s no small feat to become a CMHE, and Lincoln Tech is proud to call many of these talented individuals our instructors.
As of August 2022, only 132 HVAC instructors across the country hold the CMHE distinction, and Lincoln Tech schools employ 37 of them. In fact, Lincoln Tech employs more master HVAC educators than any other school in the United States1. You’ll find CMHEs teaching future HVAC technicians at eight Lincoln campuses around the country – including locations that offer housing assistance. No matter where you are from, you’ll have the opportunity to train with a member of this very select group.
What it takes to become a Certified Master HVACR Educator
In order to become fully certified as a CMHE, instructors must successfully complete exams in the following areas:
- Teaching Methodologies, Principles, and Practices
- Electrical
- Air Conditioning
- Light Commercial Air Conditioning
- Light Commercial Refrigeration
- Electric Heat
Candidates also must complete at least one additional exam in the area of gas heat, oil heat, or heat pumps.
Master HVAC Instructors Uphold the Lincoln Tech Tradition
Lincoln Tech’s first campus opened in 1946 with a mission to serve the nation’s veterans as they returned home from overseas. Located on historic Market Street in Newark, NJ, the school exclusively offered training for heating and air conditioning careers. The industry has evolved in amazing ways over the last 75 years, and its most recent advances have been in the areas of energy efficiency and environmentally-friendly “green” technologies. Many campuses offer training in on-site energy auditing houses where these advanced HVAC skills are put to the test. The Grand Prairie, TX and Mahwah, NJ campuses also hold programmatic accreditation from HVAC Excellence.
With more than 399,000 positions projected to open across the country by 20302, this field offers excellent employment potential after graduation. When you train with Master HVAC instructors you’ll have the tools you need to help overcome the nation’s skills gap and help employers nationwide build workforces for the modern, technologically-advanced HVAC industry.
1 Found on the ESCO Group website at , retrieved August 12, 2022.
2 National Center for O*NET Development. National Employment Trends: 49-9021.00 - Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers. O*NET OnLine. Retrieved August 12, 2022, from