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Plumbing Schools In The United States
Plumbing is one of the major skill sets related to the construction and engineering industries. People with clogged sinks or toilets often call a plumber, but Plumbing contracting is far more than simply unclogging things. Professional licensed plumbers also install Plumbing systems for new and existing buildings.
While many people learn to be a plumber through apprentice programs, others attend a plumbing school to learn this valuable and potentially lucrative trade. Plumbing schools are also potentially beneficial at preparing license applicants for state or local licensing exams. Of course, completing a course at a plumbing school can also improve the chances of getting work at plumbing agencies or construction companies that need employees to perform work.
Step 1:
Before checking out actual plumbing schools, you first want to know what it takes to get a plumbing license in your state or local area. Not all states require a statewide plumbing license. However, even those states often have cities or counties that have their own plumber licensing or registration requirements.
Understand that not all licensing agencies require a formal education from a plumbing school. This is one of the areas that does not necessarily require schooling because people do tend to learn on the job and then take a plumbing exam to get a plumbing contractor license.
Nonetheless, you want to check and see if there is a list of approved plumbing schools. You do not want to be attending a non-approved school in a jurisdiction with a limited list of approved plumber training schools.
Note: Each state has its own licensing agencies for difference skill trades and professions. Because the agencies use different names, you will need to do your own checking. You might save time by going to the Contractors-License website and looking up your state. You should also check with the city or county building department in your area before attending any plumbing schools.
Step 2:
Check out schools on the approved list if your licensing jurisdiction has such a list. If not, you can use directories online to find plumbing schools.
For example, the Trade-Schools website has a list of available institutions with plumbing certificate or degree programs. Just keep in mind that plumbing is a hands-on task. You need to attend a school that is going to give you hands-on training even if it is on the expensive side. You are going to have to get your hands dirty to learn how to be a plumber. Look in the Resources below for the link to this directory. Just Colleges has a similar list of plumbing degree or certificate programs (see Resources).
In fact, some schools provide an online plumbing course. This is a very risky proposition unless you are already experienced and just want to brush up for your plumber licensing exam or something like that.
Above all else, just make sure you are dealing with an accredited institution that provides hands-on training for the plumbing industry. This is the best way to make yourself more employable and learn the valuable skills needed to eventually get a license as an independent plumbing contractor.
Resources:
Trade-Schools Directory of Plumbing Schools
Just Colleges Directory of Plumbing Schools
By Jimmy Boyd -
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Hi - I'm trying to have a bathroom refitted. It's a listed Georgian building and the under the bathroom floor is a beam measuring 11" high by 6.25 wide. I need to get a 4" soil pipe 'through' this beam. Running the other way are joists, obviously smaller, and they have been cut right through the beam. My plumber is having palpitations and talking about lifting the whole floor so as to lay the pipe over the beam - I don't fancy stepping up to my bathroom. Is there a civil engineering way to get this resolved? Many thanks. Sandra
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