Plumbing involves fixing, joining, and creating pipes to transport liquids and gases. To become a plumber requires a high school diploma and 4 years of apprenticeship. The top 3 colleges for plumbing programs are Atlanta Technical College, Minnesota West Community and Technical College, and Montana State University.
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2. Plumbing is fixing
pipes, joining pipes,
and creating pipes
to carry liquids and
gasses from place
to place.
WHAT IS PLUMBING?
3. TOP 3 COLLEGES FOR PLUMBING
The top three schools for plumbing are Atlanta
Technical College in Atlanta Georgia ,
Minnesota West Community and Technical
college in Pipe Stone , and Montana State
University.
4. To enter college as a
plumber you have
to take the
COMPASS test or
ASSET placement
test or you can
make a high grade
on the SAT1 or
ACT test.
TEST NEEDED TO ENTER COLLEGE
5. WHAT DEGREE IS NEEDED TO BECOME A
PLUMBER?
To become a plumber you need to have your
high-school diploma and you need 4 years of
apprentiship. To get your high-school diploma
you need 4 years of college. In high-school
you need to take as many math courses
allowed such as algebra.
6. WHAT CLASSES TO TAKE IN COLLEGE
In college you need to take basic skill courses to
equal 8 hours, technical courses to equal 39
hours, physical science and mechanics for the
pipe trade to equal 3 hours and advanced
plumbing code to equal 3 hours.
7. COST FOR COLLEGE
To go to college it cost about 10,162 dollars per
year. That’s a lot of money!