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Apprenticeship Level 1
The first of four levels of instruction using the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) Curriculum for Plumbing.
Learn the Skills
- Introduction to the profession
- Plumbing safety
- Plumbing tools
- Introduction to plumbing math
- Introduction to plumbing drawings
- Plastic pipes and fittings
- Copper pipes and fittings
- Cast-Iron pipe and fittings
- Carbon steel pipe
- Corrugated stainless steel tubing
- Fixtures and faucets
- Drain Waste and vent systems
- Water distribution systems.
Tuition Includes
- Textbook
Apprenticeship Level 2
The second of four levels of instruction using the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) Curriculum for Plumbing.
Learn the Skills
- Plumbing math
- Reading commercial blueprints
- Hangers and supports
- Installing and testing DWV piping
- Installing roof, floor, and area drains
- Types of valves
- Installing and testing water supply piping
- Installing fixtures, valves and faucets
- Basic electricity
- Installing water heaters
- Fuel gas systems
- Servicing fixtures, valves and faucets
Tuition Includes
- Textbook
Apprenticeship Level 3
The third of four levels of instruction using the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) Curriculum for Plumbing.
Learn the Skills
- Applied math
- Sizing water supply piping
- Portable water treatment
- Backflow preventers
- Types of venting
- Sizing DWV and storm drains
- Sewage pumps and sump pumps
- Corrosive-resistant waste piping
- Compressed air
Tuition Includes
- Textbook
Apprenticeship Level 4
The fourth of four levels of instruction using the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) Curriculum for Plumbing.
Learn the Skills
- Business principles for plumbers
- Introductory skills for the crew leader
- Water pressure booster and recirculation systems
- Indirect and special waste
- Hydronic and solar heating systems
- Codes
- Servicing pipe systems, fixtures and appliances
- Private water supply well systems
- Private waste disposal systems
- Swimming pools and hot tubs
- Plumbing for mobile homes and travel trailers
Tuition Includes
- Textbook
Program Cost & Length
Apprenticeship Level 1
Est. Cost*: $800
Program Length: 15 weeks
Apprenticeship Level 2
Est. Cost*: $800
Program Length: 15 weeks
Apprenticeship Level 3
Est. Cost*: $800
Program Length: 15 weeks
Apprenticeship Level 4
Est. Cost*: $800
Program Length: 15 weeks
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