Plumbing and Heating
At Orleans Technical Institute, you can earn your Trades Diploma in just 6 or 13 months and take the first step toward an exciting career in Plumbing and Heating. Solve plumbing and heating needs for homeowners and businesses as heating service technicians, assistant plumbers, or pipefitters. Graduates are ready to work with gas, oil, and electric heating, lay out plumbing systems, and install water lines, fixtures, furnaces, and more. > Go to Program Overview
Career Outlook
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, employment of plumbers, pipelayers, pipefitters, and steamfitters is expected to grow 16 percent between 2008 and 2018, faster than the average for all occupations.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, "Occupational Outlook Handbook," 2010-11 Edition.
Night School
Don't have time for school during the day? Orleans Tech offers convenient, part-time evening programs for busy adults like you. Get on the fast track with practical, real-world training that you need to succeed in a new trades career in just 13 months. Email nightschool@jevs.org to request more information.
Train Green at Orleans
We've enhanced our curriculum with green skills training. Get prepared for the "green workforce" by learning green technologies, methods, energy-efficiencies and conservation at Orleans Technical Institute. > Visit Train Green
Gainful Employment Information
Plumbing and Heating SOC: 47-2152.02 CIP: 46.0503
Click on the links for more information on jobs related to this program: Plumbers
> COST
Q: How much will this program cost me?
A:
Tuition and fees: $9,900
Books and supplies: $1,590
On-campus room and board: Not offered
> FINANCING
Q: What are the median loan debts for graduates of this program?
A:
Federal loans: $5,915
Private educational loans: $0
Institution financing plans: $0
> SUCCESS
Q: How long will it take me to complete this program?
A:
The program is designed to take 6 months during the day
The program is designed to take 13 months during the evening
34 students graduated from this program between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011.
33 students graduated from this program in normal time between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011
97% of graduates from this program finished in this time.
Q: What are the chances of getting a job when I graduate?
A: The job placement rate for students who completed this program between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011 is 47%
