Pipefitting Certificate

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The Certificate in Technical Trades (Pipefitting Concentration) program will provide you with opportunities to develop marketable skills installing, repairing, and maintaining common residential and commercial pipes for plumbing systems. The core principles and concepts of pipefitting for plumbing systems are covered in each course. Students completing this program may continue to an Associate Degree in Technical Trades (Plumbing).

General Education (3 CR)

See Northern’s General Education Offerings .

Area I: Communications (3 CR)

ENGL 1110 - Composition I 3 CR

Program Requirements (32 CR)

MATH 1170 - Technical Mathematics 3 CR
PLBT 1000 - OSHA 10 for the Construction Industry 1 CR
PLBT 1001 - Use and Care of Tools 2 CR
PLBT 1002 - Soldering and Brazing 2 CR
PLBT 1200 - Rigging and Signaling 2.5 CR
PLBT 1201 - Plan Reading and Drawing 1 CR
PLBT 1202 - Pipes, Valves, Fittings 2 CR
PLBT 1203 - Plastic Piping Installer 2 CR
PLBT 1204 - Plumbing Fixtures and Appliances 1.5 CR
PLBT 1205 - Water Supply 2 CR
PLBT 1302 - Metallurgy 2.5 CR
PLBT 1303 - Layout and Design 2 CR
PLBT 1304 - Cutting and Beveling 2 CR
PLBT 1305 - Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) 2 CR
PLBT 2200 - Mechanical Code 2.5 CR
PLBT 2202 - Pipefitter Installer Code 2 CR

Total Credits: 35

Suggested Sequence of Courses

First Semester (11 CR)

Second Semester (11 CR)

PLBT 1200 - Rigging and Signaling 2.5 CR
PLBT 1201 - Plan Reading and Drawing 1 CR
PLBT 1202 - Pipes, Valves, Fittings 2 CR
PLBT 1203 - Plastic Piping Installer 2 CR
PLBT 1204 - Plumbing Fixtures and Appliances 1.5 CR
PLBT 1205 - Water Supply 2 CR

Third Semester (13 CR)

PLBT 1302 - Metallurgy 2.5 CR
PLBT 1303 - Layout and Design 2 CR
PLBT 1304 - Cutting and Beveling 2 CR
PLBT 1305 - Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) 2 CR
PLBT 2200 - Mechanical Code 2.5 CR
PLBT 2202 - Pipefitter Installer Code 2 CR