Graduate Connections

Zach, 26, from Phoenix, AZ, graduated from the Refrigeration Technologies program at RSI in July 2017. Thanks for your time, Zach. What brought you to RSI? I hit my mid-20s and decided I needed a career. I’d been working at a dental office for about three years doing front office stuff. That wasn’t going to […]

Toby, 18, from New York, has been in AZ for five years. He lived in northern Arizona for four years before moving down to start at RSI a month after graduating high school. Toby finished classes in the Electro-Mechanical Technologies (EMT) program in March 2018. He works for Andrew’s Refrigeration in Phoenix, AZ. Thanks for […]

Rich Morgan, 47, from New York, NY graduated from the Electro-Mechanical Technologies (EMT) program in November 1994. He is now President of Magic Touch Mechanical, Inc., a nationally recognized and award-winning company that Rich started in 1997. Thanks for your time, Rich. What made you choose a career in HVAC? I don’t think I chose […]

Mike, 42, graduated from the nine-month Electro-Mechanical Technologies (EMT) program in October 2017. Mike now works for Goettl Air Conditioning – “It’ll keep you cool but it’s hard to spell.” Thanks for your time, Mike. Tell us what brought you to HVAC at 41 years of age. It was a total career change. I was […]

Rhoanna, aged 21, was born in Fort Defiance, AZ, on the Navajo Reservation, but grew up in Tempe. She graduated from the Associate of Occupational Studies in Mechanical Maintenance Engineering (MME) program in January 2018. Thanks for sharing your story, Rhoanna. Tell us how you chose a career in this field. Honestly, it just hit […]

Joe, aged 22 from San Diego, CA, went into RSI straight out of high school in 2014. He graduated from the nine month Electro-Mechanical Technologies program in May 2015. He is now a building engineer. Thanks for sharing your story, Joe. Tell us how you chose a career in HVAC. I wasn’t sure what I […]