Lincoln College of Technology

Our collective concerns about the future health of the environment are at the heart of today’s dynamic Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Technology industry, driving progressive changes through planning and implementation. The shift away from some of the more conventional HVAC systems still used in older residences and commercial buildings has been dramatic and continues to evolve. Newer systems focus on renewable energy sources, energy efficiency, and creating comfortable indoor environments. One of the primary objectives of the HVAC curriculum is to introduce students to Green Technology concepts as they apply to HVAC systems. Students are prepared to confidently enter this vibrant field possessing fundamental skills required to service, troubleshoot, and repair commercial and residential indoor HVAC air management systems. Students also learn proper refrigerant recovery and recycling techniques, and are encouraged to complete Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) certification testing. Upon completion of this program, graduates can expect to meet the essential entry level skills and knowledge required of an HVAC technician. With additional experience graduates may pursue opportunities allowing them to work independently, without direct supervision, supervise crews or teams of other technicians, or start their own business. Graduates may also choose to specialize in one or more specific areas of the HVAC market including refrigeration, air conditioning, and heating. Students will be required to complete out-of-class assignments in each course.

Lincoln Tech’s HVAC training program in Grand Prairie, Texas is designed to meet the need for skilled HVAC technicians. We offer career-focused training from experienced instructors who have worked in this industry and want to pass along what they know. Our HVAC program includes classroom learning and hands-on training with a focus on skills such as installing, maintaining and repairing essential temperature control equipment which are required before you enter the workforce.

This program is designed to provide the essential skills and knowledge for the installation, troubleshooting, repair, and maintenance of commercial and residential entertainment, security, monitoring, and telecommunications systems. Students learn to install cable support structures; laying out and preparing pathways for wiring and cables; installing, securing, testing, and termination of wiring and cables both copper and fiber optic; program digital components and access controls to perform their designated tasks; install and set up media management systems; and perform system commissioning and user training of audio, video, and data systems. The program also prepares students on the essential skills and knowledge needed for entry-level residential electrician work. Students will train on the installation, service and maintenance areas of the residential electrical industry. Upon completion of this program, graduates can meet the minimum requirements needed to be qualified as an entry-level technician in the residential and/or commercial telecommunications, fire alarm, intrusion detection, signaling, entertainment, audio/video/data, and energy management systems. Students can also qualify as entry-level residential electrician’s apprentice. For Master electrician exam, the applicant shall not show less than seven (7) years of experience preceding the date of the application, under the direction and supervision of a master electrician, three (3) years during which the applicant supervised or was actively in charge of electrical installation work. The Board may credit not more than three (3) years for formal course study or professional training in electrical installation, where applicable. Students will be required to complete out-of-class assignments in each course.

This program is designed to provide the essential skills and knowledge for the installation, troubleshooting, repair, and maintenance of commercial and residential entertainment, security, monitoring, and telecommunications systems. Students learn to install cable support structures; laying out and preparing pathways for wiring and cables; installing, securing, testing, and termination of wiring and cables both copper and fiber optic; program digital components and access controls to perform their designated tasks; install and set up media management systems; and perform system commissioning and user training of audio, video, and data systems. The program also prepares students on the essential skills and knowledge needed for entry-level residential electrician work. Students will train on the installation, service and maintenance areas of the residential electrical industry.

The Welding and Metal Fabrication Technology program prepares students for entry level welder positions as structural welders. Students develop key fundamental skills during the initial courses and learn to apply these skills using different and more complex welding procedures. The welding procedures include Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW), Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW/MIG), Flux Core Arc Welding (FCAW), and Gas Tungsten Arc Gas Welding (GTAW/TIG). Using each of these procedures, students learn to weld plate in various positions including horizontal, vertical, and overhead. Students also learn various techniques for cutting and preparing metal for welding procedures.

Want to enter a field with great employment potential? They say everything’s bigger in Texas, and that includes the welding industry. No other state projects as many new jobs for welders by 2026 – more than 70,000*. Welder training at Lincoln Tech’s Grand Prairie, TX campus is an excellent way to start building the skills and experience needed for this exciting, far-reaching career path.

The Grand Prairie campus offers welding training that’s recommended and supported by the student chapter of the American Welding Society, and is among the top 5 producers of welding graduates in the state**. An Introduction to Pipefitting option is available to help expand your career possibilities when you graduate. Those career paths can lead to job opportunities in construction, manufacturing, mining, agriculture and more.

Provide the graduate with the entry-level knowledge and skills required to correctly test, replace, repair and adjust automobile: basic gasoline engines, electrical charging, starting and lighting systems, brake, steering, suspension, air conditioning, and electrical accessory systems. Upon completion of the program, graduates will be qualified for entry into the automotive service career field as a mechanic capable of performing most common service operations in the systems listed and with supervision may perform more complex tasks. Students will be required to complete out-of-class assignments in each course.

Provide the graduate with the entry-level knowledge and skills required to correctly test, diagnose, replace, repair and adjust as necessary the components of the mechanical, electronic, hydraulic, and accessories systems on current automobiles. Upon completion of this program, the graduates will be qualified for entry into the automotive service career field as a technician capable of analysis, problem solving, performing most common service operations and under supervision, more specialized or involved tasks with a dealer, independent shop or other service outlet. Students will be required to complete out-of-class assignments in each course.

Provide the graduate with the entry-level knowledge and skills required to correctly test, diagnose, replace, repair and adjust as necessary the components of the mechanical, electronic, hydraulic, and accessories systems on current automobiles. Upon completion of this program, the graduates will be qualified for entry into the automotive service career field as a technician capable of analysis, problem solving, performing most common ser¬vice operations and under supervision, more specialized or involved tasks with a dealer, inde¬pendent shop or other service outlet. Students will be required to complete out-of-class assignments in each course.

Not only has Lincoln Tech’s Grand Prairie auto mechanic school been a cornerstone of the region’s career training landscape since 1966 – it features a partnership training program you won’t find anywhere else in the country. MINI STEP – the Service Technician Education Program – helps you build hands-on skills for working with the technology on one of the world’s most popular brands, and this auto mechanic school is the only place in the country you’ll find it. That’s just one of many reason why training at Lincoln Tech’s Grand Prairie makes good sense.

Texas ranks second in the country for anticipated auto technician job opportunities, with more than 61,000 openings projected in the field by 2026. You can earn a Diploma in Automotive Technology at Lincoln Tech’s automotive technical school, or increase your earning potential with an Associate of Applied Science Degree. In addition, BMW’s MINI COOPER STEP (Service Technician Education Program) is available at the Grand Prairie campus.

Provide the graduate with the entry-level knowledge and skills required to correctly test, diagnose, replace, repair and adjust as necessary the components of the mechanical, electronic, hydraulic, and accessories systems on current automobiles. Upon completion of this program, the graduates will be qualified for entry into the automotive service career field as a technician capable of analysis, problem solving, performing most common service operations and under supervision, more specialized or involved tasks with a dealer, independent shop or other service outlet. Students will be required to complete out-of-class assignments in each course.

In the classroom and in the garage, Lincoln Tech’s Grand Prairie, TX campus helps you build the skills you need to repair, repaint, and restore damaged vehicles. Collision Repair training will show you how to make cars, trucks and SUVs look and run like new – sometimes, even better than new! You'll learn to paint, airbrush and perform auto body repairs, and some of your coursework can be completed online, on your schedule, through a unique Blended Learning curriculum.

More than 171,000 Collision Repair jobs are projected to open across the country by 2026, and in Texas the field is growing at an impressive rate of 16%*. That’s the nation’s fifth-best rate, and if you’re looking for a field with plenty of opportunities, Texas’ auto body industry looks even better: only California is projected to need more trained Collision Repair technicians over the next 10 years.

In the heart of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, the Lincoln Tech Grand Prairie, Texas campus puts you at the center of the nation’s fastest-growing diesel job market, with more than 32,000 diesel technician positions projected by 2026.* There’s no shortage of opportunities for technicians who have the skills and experience, and Lincoln Tech’s diesel mechanic school in Grand Prairie helps you build both.

Diesel careers are about more than trucks, too. Technicians in this field repair and maintain agriculture and mining equipment, power generators, hydraulic systems, and other industrial machines. Each part of the country has its own needs and diesel plays different roles in different states – but no matter where you come from or where you’re going, there’s a diesel-powered industry that needs trained, skilled techs!

The Lone Star State is projected to add more than 12,000 skilled Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Machinists by 2026*, making it one of the best states in the nation for this hands-on career. Overall, more than 140,000 machinists are needed across the country during that time, bringing back jobs and strengthening the American economy.

The future of American manufacturing is computerized and driven by qualified CNC operators. Enroll now for CNC Machining and Manufacturing training at Lincoln Tech, and start to build a better future by learning to build components for everything from cars, trucks and airplanes to artificial joints and electronics.

CNC Machining and Manufacturing Technology training provides technical, hands-on training on CNC machines from global leader Haas Automation, Inc. These are the same kinds of machines at work in clean, safe, comfortable factories around the country, creating parts for the auto, aerospace, military, agriculture, and healthcare industries.

The Lone Star State is projected to add more than 12,000 skilled Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Machinists by 2026*, making it one of the best states in the nation for this hands-on career. Overall, more than 140,000 machinists are needed across the country during that time, bringing back jobs and strengthening the American economy.

The future of American manufacturing is computerized and driven by qualified CNC operators. Enroll now for CNC Machining and Manufacturing training at Lincoln Tech, and start to build a better future by learning to build components for everything from cars, trucks and airplanes to artificial joints and electronics.

CNC Machining and Manufacturing Technology training provides technical, hands-on training on CNC machines from global leader Haas Automation, Inc. These are the same kinds of machines at work in clean, safe, comfortable factories around the country, creating parts for the auto, aerospace, military, agriculture, and healthcare industries.