Plumbing Technology

Program Description:

The Plumbing Technology program prepares a person for advanced placement in plumbing and related fields.  Graduates of this program can take the journeyperson exam and become employed as supervisors, instructors, material expeditors, inspectors, estimators, consultants, employers, or contractors. This document was developed with the use of competencies and objectives as prepared by the National Center for Construction Education and Research, along with applicable national, state, and local codes.  The Plumbing Technology Program offers a Career Certificate, Technical Certificate, and/or an Associate of Applied Science Degree.

Career Certificate

• PCT 1113 - Fundamentals of Plumbing/Pipefitting 3 SH
• PCT 1333 - Blueprint Reading for Plumbing 3 SH
• PCT 1411 - Low Pressure Boilers 1 SH
• PCT 1443 - Piping Level/Transit 3 SH
• PCT 1513 - Drainage and Sewer Systems 3 SH
• PCT 1612 - Heating Devices 2 SH
• PCT 1622 - Gas Piping 2 SH
• PCT 1712 - Domestic Systems 2 SH
• PCT 1722 - Plumbing Fixtures 2 SH
• PCT 1732 - Backflow Cross Connection 2 SH
• PCT 1743 - Advanced Plumbing Lab 3 SH
• Career/Technical Electives 4 SH*

Technical Certificate

• PCT 1213 - Tacking, Brazing, and Burning 3 SH
• PCT 1323 - Sketching 3 SH
• PCT 1812 - Rigging and Signaling 2 SH
• PCT 1911 - Special Project in Plumbing 1 SH
• DDT 2243 - Cost Estimating 3 SH
• Career/Technical Elective 3 SH*

Associate of Applied Science

• ENG 1033 - Technical English 3 SH OR  ENG 1113 - English Composition I  / ENG 1114 - English Composition I  3-4 SH
• SPT 1113 - Public Speaking I 3 SH OR  SPT 2173 - Interpersonal Communication  3 SH
• Social/Behavioral Science Elective 3 SH
• Humanities/Fine Arts Elective 3 SH
• Mathematics/Science Elective 3-4 SH 

• ( MAT 1033 - Technical Mathematics  OR  MAT 1313 - College Algebra  / MAT 1314 - College Algebra  or higher OR  any Laboratory Science)

**Completion Award: Associate of Applied Science in Plumbing Technology 60-62 SH

**Additional Graduation Requirements:

• Orientation - Any student (first-time, transfer, and part-time) who begins at Hinds Fall 2007 and later will be required to take Orientation (LLS 1312 /RST 1312 ) to graduate from the College. Exception: Orientation credit (1-3 hrs) transferred to Hinds from another college will satisfy our orientation requirement. The RST/LLS 1312 graduation requirement will be waived for CTE students who have successfully obtained the Smart Start Credential and can submit the credential prior to applying for graduation.