2020 - 2021 Catalog
Course Descriptions for PFPB
Course Number: PFPB 1370 (3 Credit Hours)
Listed by Campus(es): NLC
Prerequisite Recommended: PFPB 1373.
Course Description: This course teaches the skills, procedures, and techniques used in the installation of hot and cold potable water supply systems and drain, waste, and vent (DWV) systems in commercial buildings. (2 Lec., 3 Lab.)
Listed by Campus(es): NLC
Course Title: Commercial Plumbing I
This is a Local Need Course.Prerequisite Recommended: PFPB 1373.
Course Description: This course teaches the skills, procedures, and techniques used in the installation of hot and cold potable water supply systems and drain, waste, and vent (DWV) systems in commercial buildings. (2 Lec., 3 Lab.)
Course Number: PFPB 1371 (3 Credit Hours)
Listed by Campus(es): NLC
Prerequisite Recommended: PFPB 1370.
Course Description: This course teaches methods used in the installation of controls, water heating systems, circulating water systems, and other piping systems commonly found in commercial buildings. (2 Lec., 3 Lab.)
Listed by Campus(es): NLC
Course Title: Commercial Plumbing II
This is a Local Need Course.Prerequisite Recommended: PFPB 1370.
Course Description: This course teaches methods used in the installation of controls, water heating systems, circulating water systems, and other piping systems commonly found in commercial buildings. (2 Lec., 3 Lab.)
Course Number: PFPB 1373 (3 Credit Hours)
Listed by Campus(es): NLC
Course Description: This course teaches plumbing trade material selection, mathematical calculations applicable to the plumbing trade, hand and power tools, and safety practices. (2 Lec., 3 Lab.)
Listed by Campus(es): NLC
Course Title: Introduction to the Plumbing Trade
This is a Local Need Course.Course Description: This course teaches plumbing trade material selection, mathematical calculations applicable to the plumbing trade, hand and power tools, and safety practices. (2 Lec., 3 Lab.)
Course Number: PFPB 2309 (3 Credit Hours)
Listed by Campus(es): NLC
Course Description: Skill development in the procedures and techniques employed by a plumber in the rough-in and top-out stages of a new home or the remodeling of an older home. (2 Lec., 2 Lab.)
Listed by Campus(es): NLC
Course Title: Residential Construction Plumbing I
This is a WECM Course Number.Course Description: Skill development in the procedures and techniques employed by a plumber in the rough-in and top-out stages of a new home or the remodeling of an older home. (2 Lec., 2 Lab.)
Course Number: PFPB 2370 (3 Credit Hours)
Listed by Campus(es): NLC
Prerequisite Recommended: PFPB 1371.
Course Description: This course teaches the layout and installation of plumbing systems in industrial construction. It includes identification of tools and equipment used in heavy industry plumbing, water treatment, power plants, and manufacturing facilities. (2 Lec., 3 Lab.)
Listed by Campus(es): NLC
Course Title: Industrial Plumbing
This is a Local Need Course.Prerequisite Recommended: PFPB 1371.
Course Description: This course teaches the layout and installation of plumbing systems in industrial construction. It includes identification of tools and equipment used in heavy industry plumbing, water treatment, power plants, and manufacturing facilities. (2 Lec., 3 Lab.)
ACGM (Lower-Division Academic Course Guide Manual) Courses
WECM (Workforce Education Course Manual) Courses
Designated by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for general academic transfer among community, state, and technical colleges in Texas; and state public four-year colleges and universities as freshman and sophomore general education courses.
WECM (Workforce Education Course Manual) Courses
Designated by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board as workforce education (technical) courses offered for credit and CEUs (Continuing Education Units). While these courses are designed to transfer among state community colleges, they are not designed to automatically transfer to public four-year colleges and universities.