College Catalog

This curriculum includes the basic theories of plumbing, soil waste and vent layout, household and industrial maintenance, sewage systems, and the use of hand and power tools. Students develop skills in all types of plumbing repair work used in residential, institutional, and commercial applications. The major also provides training in the fundamentals of communication and mathematics.

Career Opportunities

Plumbing installation, industrial maintenance, public utilities service, machine work and shipbuilding industries.

Recommended High School Subjects

One year of technical math.

Remediation Strategies

Order of remediation will be math, reading, and English.

Transfer Procedures

This major is subject to the transfer standards established by the College (see http://www.pct.edu/catalog/TransferringCredits.htm ). Exceptions must be approved by the school dean.

Program Goals

A graduate of this major should be able to:

• demonstrate good work habits and meet accepted safety standards.
• use hand and power tools of the trade.
• identify piping materials and install them using proper connections.
• use and apply trade terms and technical data.
• read and interpret blueprints, specifications, and codes as they apply to the trade.
• install, maintain, and repair plumbing systems and keep up with the new developments in the field.
• apply basic knowledge and skills of electrical work to install, repair, maintain, and troubleshoot electrical controls used in plumbing.
• apply energy conservation measures to plumbing installations.

Curriculum