Appliance
Repair
“I cannot recommend this program highly enough. I got the same certificates my brother earned going to a traditional trade school in a quarter of the time and a quarter of the price. Now we both earn the same amount of money, but I don't have any debt.”
- Mike C.
Quick Facts
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Program Length 100 Clock Hours
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Delivery Format 100% Online — Asynchronous Distance Education with VR Lab Component
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Modules: 13
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Typical Duration 5 weeks at 20 hrs/week, or 10 weeks at 10 hrs/week (maximum 12 months)
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CIP Code 47.0106 - Appliance Repair and Installation Technology
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SOC Codes 49-9031 (Home Appliance Repairers)
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Appliance Repair Technician, In-Home Service Technician, Warranty/Service Contract Technician, HVAC/Refrigeration Apprentice (overlap)
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Qualifies for Texas Workforce Commission WIOA funding
Meet Your Instructor -
Dan Parker
This program is led by a business owner with more than a decade of field, classroom, and consulting experience in residential and commercial HVAC. Dan is the named instructor of record for student Q&A, manual review, and the twice-monthly virtual office hours.
Background & Credentials
• HVAC/R Instructor at Poplar Bluff Career Technical Center (2020–present).
• Owner of Need Air, an HVAC and facilities service company in Poplar Bluff, MO (2015–present) — daily field work across HVAC/R, electrical, plumbing, and construction in residential and commercial settings.
• Former HVAC Tech Consultant for HVAC Insurance Co., providing non-biased damage diagnostics across the Southeast Missouri territory (2014–2019).
• M.S., Career and Technology, University of Central Missouri (2021); Industry Training concentration (2023).
• B.S., Business Administration (Production & Operations), Southwest Missouri State University.
• HVAC/R Certificate, Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center.
• EPA Section 608 Universal certification.
• OSHA 10.
• TWIC card holder.
Students get answers from someone who is actively diagnosing, charging, and troubleshooting real systems — and who has trained the next generation of techs in his own classroom.
Program Overview and Prerequisites
Our Appliance Repair Technician program is a 100-clock-hour, online distance-education course preparing learners for entry-level positions in residential and light-commercial appliance service. The curriculum covers tools and customer service, OSHA 10 General Industry, electrical fundamentals and diagnostics, refrigeration and cooling, washers and dryers, gas and electric cooking appliances, dishwashers and garbage disposals, and EPA Section 608 Core + Type I certification preparation.
Embedded virtual reality skills labs reinforce hands-on competency in electrical resistance measurement and water heater troubleshooting — two of the most common appliance-service tickets. Graduates are positioned to sit for the OSHA 10-Hour General Industry and EPA Section 608 Core + Type I credentialing exams.
This program is designed for adult learners seeking entry-level competency. Applicants must meet the following:
• Minimum age 18 years
• Functional reading and basic math (fractions, decimals)
• Technology requirements per Program Policies
• Computer literacy and email proficiency
• Physical capability to lift up to 50 lbs and perform in-home service tasks (with or without reasonable accommodation)
• No prior appliance-repair experience required
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this program, graduates will be able to:
1. Identify and safely use appliance-service tools and demonstrate professional in-home service conduct.
2. Apply OSHA 10 General Industry safety standards to appliance-service tasks.
3. Apply electrical fundamentals — Ohm's Law, multimeter use, and circuit analysis — to appliance diagnostics.
4. Diagnose and service residential clothes dryers (gas and electric).
5. Diagnose and service residential refrigerators, ice makers, and window air conditioners.
6. Apply EPA Section 608 Core and Type I refrigerant-handling requirements.
7. Diagnose and service top-load and front-load clothes washers.
8. Service gas and electric cooking appliances, including microwaves, with attention to combustion safety.
9. Service and install dishwashers and garbage disposals.
10. Demonstrate workplace readiness for in-home appliance service.
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