I was considering going to Heating and Air Conditioning school, however I wasn’t sure if I could afford it.
I had heard unusual stories about the cost of the classes and the certification, and everyone said they had a hard time getting a student loan.
I was persistent, and instead of listening to them and feeling like going to Heating and Air Conditioning school would never come to fruition, I went to the local community university, where they held the classes. I talked to the person in admissions and asked her about the cost of Heating and Air Conditioning classes. She told me I could take part time classes if I worked, which I did. It would be abou ten hours a week for thirty weeks, and then I would need to take the certification class, and do the hands-on classes, and once my friend and I got through the classroom, I would need to give extra hours because I would be laboring on real boilers and a/c units. I asked her about the cost? She give me a bottom line cost, and I blanched. As much as I wanted to be an Heating and Air Conditioning worker, I knew I could not get a student loan for that amount of money. She said they had a monthly payment plan. I would spend my money about $75 a month for two years. I would then spend my money $250 a month for three years, when I graduated. If I chose to spend my money yearly, I would get a 10% discount. That would be a immense sum of money until I was laboring, but for two years, I was sure I could do it. I wanted to be an Heating and Air Conditioning worker and this was my chance.