Plumbing Technology

 

 

Program:  Plumbing Technology
Level:  Secondary/Adult
Length:  1080 Hours.

Description: This 10-month program is designed to provide the knowledge and skills necessary to assemble, install, and repair pipes, fittings, and fixtures of heating, water, and drainage systems using building plans and working drawings and hand and power tools; cut thread and bend pipe; assemble and install valves, pipe fittings, and pipes composed of metals and nonmetals; join pipes; use pressure gauges to determine whether system is leaking; install and repair plumbing fixtures such as sinks, commodes, bathtubs, water heaters, hot water tanks, garbage disposal units, dishwashers, and water softeners; repair and maintain plumbing by replacing washers, mending burst pipes, and opening clogged drains.  Students are able to work as plumbers.

Prerequisites: Secondary, None.
Adult, High school diploma or GED

Time:   1st Year Students Monday – Friday 8:30 – 11:15

2nd Year Students Monday – Friday 12:15 – 3:05

Job Placement Rate N/A

Entry Level Salary: $6 -$18/Hour

Future Earning Potential (without further degree): $100,000/Year

Certifications in:

NCCER Core Curriculum

NCCER Plumbing I

NCCER Plumbing II

WardFlex Fuel Gas Pipe Installer Certification

Diamondback Flexible Gas Piping Certification

Gastite Flexible Gas Pipe Installer Certification

 

Dual Credit/Articulation Agreement: WVU-Tech - Applied Technology

Associate in Applied Science

 

Total Required Hours 64

Credit through PCTC Plumbing Technology 29hrs

Putnam Career & Technical Center

 

Postsecondary Information       Plumbing Technology

2009-2010 School Year             Begins 08/26/2009      Ends 6/1/2010

David Hoover, Instructor          (304) 586-3494, ext. 241

 

 

Qualifications                                                   HS Diploma / GED

Starting Date     8/26/2009                                Ending Date     6/1/2011

1st  Year Students                                              Monday – Friday 8:30 – 11:15

2nd Year Students                                              Monday – Friday 12:15 – 3:05

1080 Total Clock Hours

 

COSTS:

 

Registration                                  $30.00

Tuition ($1485 per year)            $2970.00

Books         (optional)                         $124.00

Lab                                            $370.00

Supplies                                       $30.00

Parking Permit                                $5.00

 

Total Paid to PCTC                    $3529.00

   

Other Optional Related Costs / Not Payable to PCTC

 

Test / Certification                         $20.00

 

Tools                                                $1700.00

 

Total Course Costs                            $5249.00

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