Interested in becoming a plumber in New Mexico? Check out these great education options available to you.
Central New Mexico Community College
CNM offers a plumbing and gas fitting program that teaches you everything you need to know about repairing, installing, and maintaining both residential and commercial plumbing and piping systems. You can choose between an Associate of Applied Science or a Certificate of Completion.
Stratford Career Institute is an online vocational school that offers a comprehensive plumbing course for an affordable price. You will all about plumbing tools, safety, and systems along with how to install and design them. You will also learn about plumbing for residential and commercial buildings.
This college in Espanola, New Mexico offers you a couple of different options for plumbing education. They have a common plumbing apprenticeship and a common course plumbing concentration. In these courses, you will learn about OSHA, pipes and fittings, rigging, and all other important information.
This is another online vocational school that will teach you everything you need to know about plumbing. There are four levels of the course that you will need to complete in order to finish the online program. You will start with an introduction to plumbing, end with plumbing code, and learn everything in between.
New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions
The state of New Mexico has a plumbers and pipefitters apprenticeship program. You will learn to install, assemble, repair, and alter pipes that carry water, steam, or air. It is likely that you will need to pass a placement exam and have letters of reference.
Ashworth is an online college that lets you study at your own pace. You have the potential of finishing the entire program in as little as four months. You get access to a textbook, mobile app, student portal, and tons of helpful resources. You will have access to thousands of research sources and an online community of students.
Santa Fe Community College has a plumbing certificate program that will provide you with the necessary tools to install and upgrade plumbing, build bathrooms and kitchen from blueprints, and install sustainable water and hot water systems.
This is an online plumbing program that is incredibly flexible. You can have the entire training course finished in as little as 18 months. They provide hands-on experience and allow you to have training resources even after you graduate. In addition to plumbing skills, you will also learn soft skills and how to build confidence.
This school has a construction technology program that can prepare you for plumbing, electrical, welding, building codes, and other essential information. There is a total of 35 required credit hours to complete this program.
This is an online school dedicated entirely to teaching the trade of plumbing. While the school is online, you will attend a three-hour live class one night a week. You will learn all of the information necessary to thrive as a plumber and pass your licensing exams.
TLC Plumbing has one location in Albuquerque and one in Santa Fe. They have been training plumbers for over 30 years and pride themselves on offering the highest level of education and training possible. You will learn plumbing, drains, electrical, HVAC, and mechanics.
Plumbers and Pipefitters Training Center
This training center offers an apprenticeship to applicants in New Mexico who pass their application process. They provide you with on-the-job training from professionals who are incredibly experienced. You will also have plenty of time for education.
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