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| Name: | Brazosport College - Pipefitting |
| Description: | Pipefitters play a major role in the construction and maintenance of plant site systems. Pipefitters fabricate, install and repair piping or tubing systems that convey liquid, gas and occasionally solid materials. Pipefitters are employed in the petroleum, chemical and power industries, as well as the food and beverage industry. Brazosport College offers the choice of short-term certificates or a two-year degree. You decide which option is best for you. The best jobs typically go to those with the greatest skills and advanced training. |
| More info: | Website: Click here Address: 500 College Drive, Lake Jackson, Texas 77566 Phone:(979) 230-3020 Fax:(979) 230-3376  |
| Name: | ABC Greater Houston Chapter/CMEF |
| Description: | CMEF has regularly scheduled craft training classes in core, electrical, instrumentation, millwright, pipefitting, carpentry, industrial painting, industrial insulation, rigging, scaffolding, welding, construction site safety technician, and crew leadership. |
| More info: | Website: http://www.cmefhouston.org/ Address: 2950 East X Street, La Porte, TX 77571 Phone:(281) 478-3900 Contact: Blair Williamson  |
| Name: | ABC Southeast Texas Chapter |
| Description: | The ABC Construction Training Center has regularly scheduled craft training classes in core, electrical, instrumentation, millwright, boilermaker, pipefitting, civil carpentry, industrial painting, industrial insulation, welding and construction site safety technician. |
| More info: | Address: 2600 N. Twin City Highway, Nederland, Texas 77627 Phone: (409) 724 7886 Toll-Free: (800) 688 7886 Fax: (409) 724 2519  |
| Name: | Lee College - Pipefitting |
| Description: | Lee College Pipefitting Program is based on the standardized craft curriculum developed by The National Center of Construction Education and Research. This system maintains a national record of each student’s educational achievements allowing potential employers to quickly verify an applicant’s qualifications. The Pipefitting Program at Lee College places special emphasis on hands-on training using our three large and completely equipped labs. Blueprint reading and isometric sketching are given special attention as requested by local industries. Threading pipe, socket-weld and butt-weld pipe fabrication skills and the mathematics needed to lay out and build these projects are thoroughly covered. |
| More info: | Website: Click here Address: 200 Lee Drive, Baytown, TX 77520 Phone:(281) 427-5611  |
| Name: | Lone Star College - Welding |
| Description: | The welding technology certificate program prepares the student for entry-level employment as a structural welder. The program provides the essential skills and safety practices in SMAW welding procedures in both structural plate and pipe. Courses completed in this certificate program may be applied toward the welding technology associate of applied science degree. |
| More info: | Website: Click here Address: LSC-North Harris, 2700 W.W. Thorne Drive, Houston, TX 77073 Phone:(281) 618-5400  |
| Name: | San Jacinto College, Department of Continuing and Professional Development |
| Description: | With the Houston area economy humming there's a strong need for pipefitters, one of the best paying construction occupations. San Jacinto College offers two options for pipefitting training on a "fast track" schedule, enabling students to finish courses and be ready for work in as little as one semester. One program prepares graduates to enter the construction industry as entry-level pipe fabricators – workers who fabricate, install, and maintain pipes that carry chemical products, steam, acids, and gases. Such pipes are mostly used in manufacturing, commercial, and industrial settings. Pipefitting fabricators generally install and maintain pipe systems in power and petrochemical plants, as well as heating and cooling systems in large office buildings. They also install pipe systems that move steam under high pressure. This program is offered at the north campus location, only.
The second program offers courses that lead to NCCER certification as a general pipefitter. These courses are also use "fast track" schedule, enabling students to finish courses as soon as possible. This program is offered on the Central campus only. These are non-credit, continuing education courses. |
| More info: | San Jacinto College- Central Campus San Jacinto College- North Campus Website: http://www.sanjac.edu/career/pipefitting-fabricator |
| Name: | NCCER Pipefitting |
| Description: | NCCER offers a four-level Pipefitting curriculum that covers topics such as Threaded Pipe Fabrication, Excavations, and Steam Traps. |
| More info: | Phone: (386) 518-6500 Address: 13614 Progress Boulevard, Alachua, FL 32615 Website: http://www.nccer.org/pipefitting  |
| Name: | Penn Foster’s pipefitter apprenticeship programs |
| Description: | An excellent fit for novice students and tenured apprentices, Penn Foster's courses offer extensive pre-technical and industrial skills courseware to empower employees with a strong knowledgebase. Help build a strong foundation through specialized programs that cover a wide variety of scientific and practical instruction. Through pipefitter apprenticeship, students will embark on a well-rounded curriculum that covers elements of chemistry and mechanics as well as reading architecture blueprints and gas metal welding fundamentals. |
| More info: | Phone: 1-800-233-0259 Address: P.O. Box 3957, Scranton, PA 18505 Website: http://www.workforcedevelopment.com/mechanics/pipefitter.html  |
| Name: | Pipe Fitters Local Union #211 - JATC Apprentice School |
| Description: | Joining the Piping and Welding Apprentice School is a highly rewarding career path for an individual who is motivated to learn the piping trade and become an active member of a proud and noble trade union. The rewards of Union Apprenticeship Training are the good wages and benefits you receive as a skilled craftsperson. You’ll be working under the protection of a union contract with insurance, pension and health and welfare benefits. Pipefitter, Welding and HVAC Service Apprentices get paid while they train on the job and attend night classes two nights a week or on the weekend for five years. After the completion of 5 years as an Apprentice, the apprentice will break out as a Journeyman and obtain top scale pay and a long successful career as a Pipefitter, Welder or HVAC Service Technician. |
| More info: | Phone: (713) 649-0201 Address: 2507 Galveston Road, Houston,TX 77017 Website: http://www.pipefitterslocal211.com/jatc-apprentice-school/  |
