• HVAC Technician
• Maintenance
• Manager
• Maintenance Electrician
• Service Technician
• Building Engineer
• Licensed Contractor
• Manufacture Engineer
• Refrigeration Technician
• Maintenance PLC
• Chief Engineer
• Chief Engineer Assistant
• Director of Maintenance Department
  
• Electrician
• HVAC Installer
• Railroad Electrician
• Maintenance Technician
• Maintenance Mechanic
• Foreman Electrician
  

Start a challenging, new career!

Many of our students have been hired as electricians for Amtrak, Metra, Union Pacific, CTA and other railroad companies. Both Amtrak and Metra choose to hire electricians with knowledge of HVAC because of their use of passenger cars. The C.B. Kramer, Imperial Tankless, Premium Mechanical, and other HVAC companies prefer to hire our students because apart from the traditional HVAC training, they also have extensive electrical training. Neiman Marcus, Greek-American Nursing Home, Allstate and many others have hired our graduates as Building Engineers. Our graduates have also been hired in the position of Maintenance for Bally Total Fitness, National Pizza, KOSH Factory and many other commercial, industrial and manufacturing companies. Also, thanks to our former graduate’s satisfaction in their experience with our school and our staff, we have developed many positive relationships in the industry.

Rest assured, once your own efforts are combined with certifications and career counseling, finding a secure position will not be much of a hassle, even in today’s economy. Chicago Professional Center offers intensive career counseling for life!

Another attractive possibility would be getting into a Labor Union!!! With a Union you will not only get amazing benefits, but also a very compatible pay. By the way, before getting into this business, the school’s Director, held a position of a local chairman of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 794.

Many of our students, however, choose a different route. As soon as they gain enough experience in their field of expertise, whether in HVAC, Electrical, PLC, Green Technology, and/or Building Engineer, they have the ability to open their own business. Who wouldn’t want to be their own boss! As you continue to explore our website, you will find numerous testimonies and more than 120 business cards of former students who started their own successful business.

Why Us?

Decisions, decisions, decisions...

It is very hard to make decision which school to choose from. At least seven community colleges plus 4 vocational school in Chicagoland run HVAC programs. Here we are making some suggestions that may help you make a right decision.

First of all, ask yourself if you are a handyman and are good with tools like screwdriver, hammer or pliers. If your answer is yes, then try to find the school that offers a good and relatively short-term study program. Why? The answer is very simple: at graduation time you will still remember what you’ve learned in the beginning of the program.

There are plenty of good reputation schools that offer relatively short-time intensive HVAC programs. Here are some of them: Coyne American Institute (42 weeks), College of Lake County (32 weeks), Morton Community College (32 weeks), Environmental Technical Institute (30 weeks).

Chicago Professional Center offers a widest variety of HVAC programs for very reasonable price.

How We Teach

We start with electrical training, first we make sure that you can not only read a blueprint but also have good troubleshooting skills. What makes us unique from any other school is our approach to theory. We do not go too deep into the process and fundamentals of electricity, but we will teach you how to navigate through the electrical circuit, while we instruct you as to how to discover which element is out of order. You will be trained in the knowledge of the National Electrical Code so that you will be able to receive your Electrical  Contractor License.

The course continues on with the heating and air conditioning training of our program. We have several types of HVAC equipment for you to practice your skills on. We also have various interactive HVAC software programs where we can imitate all types of equipment faults. You will thoroughly enjoy playing our computer games, while at the same time you are mastering the knowledge of HVAC. The course continues on with the PLC course. PLC stands for Programmable Logic Controller. Maintenance PLC is considered an Advanced Industrial Maintenance, which is a state-of-the-art career that is developing in high demand, with an excellent income possibility.

Approximately 35% of our courses are dedicated to practical hands-on training. We take great pride in knowing that upon graduation from Chicago Professional Center, you are going to have a solid background in Electrical, HVAC, PLC installation and troubleshooting skills. This gives our students great confidence in their job search and great confidence in their new work environment, since they have truly earned an Electrical License along with their HVAC and PLC Certifications. Having the certifications and licenses that are required by most industries, allows for a higher quality of positions available and most importantly an opportunity to achieve a higher rate of income. It is well known throughout the industry that having your certificates and licenses brings you the respect of your peers and more importantly your employer. Don’t forget that during your paid internship as a Building Maintenance Technician, you will be able to use your employer as a reference for any other job opportunities, if needed.