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Oil Burner Technician

Eastern Maine Community College’s Oil Burner Technician course jumpstarts your career in the heating industry. The course is for students with limited knowledge or experience in the heating industry. Students learn the basics of installing, cleaning, and servicing oil burners and oil-burning equipment. This 160-hour course qualifies you to take the State of Maine Journeyman Oil Burner Technician License Examination.
Upcoming Program Dates & Locations
Location | Start Date | End Date |
EMCC Main Campus – Bangor, ME | 8/17/21 | 12/24/21 |
Key Outcomes
Job title: Oil Burner Technician
Top employers in Maine:
- Dead River Company
- Medix Group
- Tyson Foods
- ReVision Energy
- Manpower Group
- Superior Plus Propane
Starting salary range: $37,000 – $50,000
Application Requirements
18 years of age by the start of the course
Program Cost
Tuition: $2,175
Textbook(s): $225
Workbook: N/A
TOTAL PROGRAM COST: $2,400
Grant Funding Assistance
Scholarships – Eastern Maine Community College Foundation
Eastern Maine Development Corp. WIOA program – Contact Kim Donovan, KDonovan@emdc.org, 207.561.4043, for eligibility requirements
Competitive Skills Scholarship Program – Click here for more information about this program.
Maine Community Foundation – The Maine Community Foundation offers scholarships for non-traditional students. Click here for more information or contact Cherie Galyean, CGalyean@mainecf.org, 207.412.2017.
HOPE Program Navigator (for Penobscot, Hancock, Piscataquis, Washington, and Northern Waldo counties) – Email Suzanne Graves-Hall, Suzanne.graveshall@maine.edu, 207.356.9154. Fax: 207.581.2532. Toll-free: 1.800.281.3703.
- General Line: Teri Mann, hope@maine.edu, 207.551.3331 or apply online.