What APEX Technical School does

APEX Technical School is a private, New York City-based vocational trade school founded in 1961 and operating today as a flagship institution within The Fedcap Group's education practice. The school delivers hands-on training across approximately seven core trade programs — Automotive Service and Repair, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration, Combination Welding Technology, Electrical and Advanced Electrical, Construction and Building Skills, Plumbing and Pipefitting, and Culinary Arts — supplemented by a Custodial Training program and supporting financial aid and job placement services. Each program runs roughly 900 hours of instruction over approximately seven months, with students spending at least 50% of scheduled time in shop-based practical training using industry tools and equipment.

The school's core technology is its physical infrastructure of trade shops and licensed instructor base, not software. Apex is licensed by the New York State Education Department and accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC), and received the ACCSC School of Excellence Award in 2025. Instruction is delivered in day and evening formats across a main campus in Long Island City, Queens and a newly approved Midtown Manhattan branch campus announced in December 2025.

Apex operates a direct-to-consumer go-to-market: prospective students engage through website contact forms, phone inquiries, campus tours, and financial aid counseling, with paid acquisition channels including subway ads, social media, TV, newspaper, radio, and online ads tracked through tour inquiry forms. Revenue is generated almost entirely from student tuition, predominantly underwritten by federal Title IV aid (Pell Grants and Direct Loans), making the school's economics tightly linked to federal student aid policy and regulatory accreditation standing.

Name

APEX Technical School

Legal name

Apex Technical School

Website

https://apexschool.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1961

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

APEX Technical School is a New York City-based private trade school founded in 1961, offering hands-on training in seven skilled-trade programs (automotive, HVAC, welding, electrical, construction, plumbing, culinary) at campuses in Queens and Midtown Manhattan, serving adult career changers and recent high school graduates seeking entry-level trade employment.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vocational Trade Education

NAICS

Technical and Trade Schools (6115), Other Technical and Trade Schools (611519)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Technical Community Colleges (Applied/CTE-Focused) (EDAHADAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Sheet Metal Fabrication & Light-Gauge Metalwork Training (EDAOADAD)

Keywords

• Vocational trade education
• Skilled trades training
• Technical career programs
• Hands-on trade school
• Professional certification training

Headquarters

HQ city

Long Island City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Fees: Revenue generated from student tuition payments for trade programs. Students may pay directly or through financial aid packages including federal grants, loans, and work-study programs.
2. Federal Student Aid: Participation in federal student aid programs including Pell Grants, Direct Loans, and other federal assistance programs for eligible students
3. Student Loans: Student loan programs administered through federal student loan programs with appropriate counseling requirements and code of conduct policies

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Apex Technical School delivers hands-on vocational training through approximately 900-hour certificate programs across seven skilled trades, including automotive service and repair, HVAC, welding, electrical, construction, plumbing, culinary arts, and custodial training. Students spend at least 50% of instructional time in shop-based practical training with the remainder in classroom theory. The school supplements training with job placement assistance, financial aid counseling, and flexible day and evening class schedules for prospective trade workers in the New York City metropolitan area.

Product overview

APEX Technical School is a New York-based trade school offering seven vocational training programs in skilled trades. The school's offerings include: Automotive Service and Repair, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (HVAC), Combination Welding Technology, Electrical and Advanced Electrical (seven 900-hour certificate courses), Construction and Building Skills, Plumbing and Pipefitting, Culinary Arts (at branch campus), and Custodial Training. Students spend at least 50 percent of their time in hands-on shop training. The school provides job placement assistance and financial aid to support students in obtaining entry-level employment in their chosen trade upon graduation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Automotive Service and Repair Program Hands-on training program preparing students for entry-level positions in automotive repair, covering engine systems, diagnostics, and maintenance, with ASE certification preparation.
• Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (HVAC) Program Technical training program teaching HVAC skills including installation, maintenance, and repair of residential and commercial air conditioning and refrigeration systems, with EPA 608 certification preparation.
• Combination Welding Technology Program Comprehensive welding program covering multiple welding techniques including MIG, TIG, and stick welding for entry-level positions in the welding trade.
• Electrical and Advanced Electrical Program Seven 900-hour certificate programs providing entry-level electrician training covering residential wiring, NEC codes, and electrical systems with day and evening class options, taught by instructors including retired Local 3 Journeymen.
• Construction and Building Skills Program Trade program teaching construction skills including framing, finishing, tool usage, and building techniques for entry-level construction careers.
• Plumbing and Pipefitting Program Training program covering plumbing systems, pipefitting, fixture installation, and repair techniques for residential and commercial applications.
• Culinary Arts Program Program at the Midtown Manhattan branch campus focused on culinary skills and training for food service industry careers.
• Custodial Training Program Training program for custodial and building maintenance skills.
• Financial Aid Services Assistance with federal student aid, loans, grants, and payment plans for eligible students enrolling in trade programs.
• Job Placement Assistance Career services program helping graduates find employment in their chosen trade field after completing their training program.

Quantifiable outcome

• 7 months to complete electrical program with 900 hours of training
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• The Fedcap GroupcoreOthersThe Fedcap Group is the parent company of Apex Technical School. As a flagship institution within Fedcap's education practice, Apex operates as part of a larger organization focused on workforce development and education services. Fedcap Group announced expansion of Apex with new full branch campus in Midtown Manhattan (December 2025).

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Universal Technical Institute (UTI): Publicly traded operator of technical institutes focused on automotive, diesel, welding, and industrial trades with campuses across the US. Closely comparable in core product (auto/welding/electrical training), federal-aid funding model, and employer-driven job placement emphasis.
• Porter and Chester Institute: Multi-trade career school in the Northeast offering HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and automotive programs. Comparable to Apex on trade breadth, Northeast geographic overlap, ACCSC-equivalent accreditation, and direct enrollment of career-changer segments.
• Lincoln Tech: Multi-campus private career school offering automotive, HVAC, welding, electrical, and culinary programs across multiple states. Most direct US peer to Apex in terms of multi-trade curriculum, hands-on shop model, federal-aid-eligible enrollment, and direct-to-consumer admissions motion.
• WyoTech: Specialized trade school focused on automotive, diesel, and welding technology with similar hands-on shop training model. Comparable to Apex's welding and automotive programs on curriculum depth, federal-aid funding, and career outcomes orientation.

Emerging players

• The Refrigeration School (RSI): Specialized HVAC and refrigeration training school with a similar program-length structure to Apex's HVAC track. Narrower than Apex (single trade focus) but directly comparable on program length, federal-aid eligibility, and job placement claims.

Broad incumbents

• ECPI University: Multi-state career-focused university offering health, technology, and trade-adjacent programs at scale. Broader than Apex but competes for the same adult-career-changer segment through accelerated, employer-aligned programs.

Others

• The Fedcap Group: Parent organization of Apex and operator of multiple workforce-development and education entities. Comparable not as a competitor but as the corporate ecosystem that supplies shared infrastructure, funding access, and institutional contract pipelines to Apex.

Regional players

• ASA College: NYC-based career college with health, business, and technology programs serving similar adult career-changer and recent HS graduate segments as Apex. Direct geographic overlap but broader scope than trade-specific.
• New England Institute of Technology: Northeast-based technical college offering trades, technology, and health programs. Comparable to Apex on hands-on lab instruction, federal-aid eligibility, and a trade-school positioning, though operating in a different sub-region of the Northeast.
• Berk Trade & Technical School: NYC-area trade school offering HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and building maintenance programs with a direct geographic overlap to Apex. Closely comparable on trade mix, NYC demographic, and short-format federal-aid-eligible certificates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/apex-technical-school1961

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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