Learn how to install pipes, maintain drainage systems, and understand the legal standards and codes to repair plumbing issues.
Gain skills in listening, problem-solving, and time and resource management
Learn individually or in a team through interactive hands-on projects using tools and materials for common piping practices.
After completing 30 credit hours, you will know how to:
- Analyze residential plumbing needs, and install, maintain, and repair plumbing fixtures and systems for residential buildings
- Install and test backflow prevention devices, and design drain, waste, and vent (DWV) sizing requirements
- Determine water volume and distribution requirements
- Read plumbing blueprints, generate estimates, and learn local plumbing codes and OSHA regulations
After earning your certificate, take the International Code Council Journeyman Plumber exam. This demonstrates to potential future employers you can successfully apply what you learned.
Make connections during part-time or full-time classes
Learn in small classes taught by Master Plumbers with decades of experience. Choose to go to school full time and complete the certificate in two semesters, or take classes in the evening while you work full time, and finish in two years.
Take what you have learned from the classroom into real-life situations during an internship under the supervision of industry professionals. Make professional connections during your training and through JCCC's Plumbing Advisory Committee.
JCCC’s Plumbing Certificate provides fundamental skills and knowledge used in the plumbing trade and opportunities to practice skills on the same equipment plumbers use in their jobs. Courses also help you develop service and business skills, manage projects, and serve customers.
Plumbers are in high demand
Median annual salaries for plumbers in Kansas and across the U.S. are in the $51,000 to $62,000 range, with more than 42,000 jobs being created each year. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment for plumbers is expected to grow 14 percent between 2018 and 2028, which is faster than average for all occupations.
Your career options are numerous. These are just some of the employment options available to you:
- Residential plumber
- Gas service technician
- Pipe/steamfitter
- Pipe layer
- Fire sprinkler installer
- Business owner/project manager
Find employment projections and salary information at the Power BI Post Graduate Report.
Academic support on campus
JCCC offers tutoring, study spaces, equipment checkout, and computer labs the Academic Resource Center. Stop at the Career Development Center for help with your resume or job search.
Contact info
Howard Hendren, Professor, Plumbing
Phone: 913-469-8500, ext. 3805
Location: CTEC 214
Email: hhendren@jccc.edu
