| Steamfitting/Pipefitting | | |
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School | New Brunswick Community College | | |
Location | Fredericton, NB, Canada | | |
School Type | College | | |
School Size | Full-time Undergraduate: 4,300
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Degree | Certificate | | |
Honours | | | |
Co-op | | | |
Length | 1 Year(s) | | |
Entry Grade (%)* | | | |
Prerequisites | | | |
Prerequisites Notes | High School Diploma or Adult High School Diploma or GED Diploma of High School Equivalency. | | |
Cost | Provincial: | $3,250 | National: | $3,250 | International: | $9,100 |
See website for additional student fees: http://nbcc.ca/future-students/tuition-fees. | | |
Scholarships | | | |
Description | The Steamfitter/Pipefitter trade is unique because it's the only one that specializes in the planning, design, and installation of low and high pressure steam systems and installation methods for each. They build, maintain and repair piping systems that carry just about anything that can be transported through a pipe: water, steam, fluids, gasses, chemicals, fuels, woodchips, etc.
This program will give you entry-level knowledge and practical experience required to pursue a career as a steamfitter/ pipefitter. You'll learn to assemble, install, maintain and repair pipes carrying water, steam chemicals and fuel in heating, cooling, lubricating and other process piping systems. Hoisting, lifting and rigging are also part of the curriculum. Trade theory and practical experience is supported by courses in communications and mathematics. Workplace safety is emphasized. | | |
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