CONSTRUCTION EDUCATION FOUNDATION OF NORTH TEXAS

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Category Name:
Pipefitting

 

Courses For This Category

 

 Introduction to Basic Drawings Hangers & Support Safety
 Mechanical Piping
 Pipefitting I-A
 Pipefitting I-B
 Pipefitting II-A
 Pipefitting II-B
 Pipefitting III-A
 Pipefitting III-B
 Pipefitting IV-A
 Pipefitting IV-B
 
Scheduled Courses
Course Instructor Day Lang Start Time End Time Start Date End Date Loc
Pipefitting I-A Reed M E 4:00 PM 9:30 PM 1/27/2025 5/19/2025
Pipefitting I-B Scherzer T E 4:00 PM 8:45 PM 1/21/2025 5/20/2025
Pipefitting I-B Stamper T E 4:30 PM 9:15 PM 1/21/2025 5/20/2025
Pipefitting I-B Reed W E 4:00 PM 8:45 PM 1/22/2025 5/21/2025
Pipefitting II-B Manry W E 4:00 PM 8:45 PM 1/22/2025 5/21/2025
Pipefitting III-B Terry R E 4:00 PM 8:45 PM 1/23/2025 5/22/2025
Pipefitting IV-B Adams W E 4:00 PM 8:45 PM 1/22/2025 5/21/2025
         
 
Legend: M=Monday, T=Tuesday, W=Wednesday, R=Thursday, F=Friday, Sa=Saturday, DFWEC=DFW Education Center, NLC=North Lake College Main Campus, Online=Web Based Course
 
Course Details
 
Mechanical Piping
Type of Class: Short Term
 
8 Sessions/32 Hours

Pre-requisite: None Required
In this course you will learn mega press and pro-press systems, soldering and brazing, flanges and groves as well as threading, air-pipe and specialty connectors.
PREREQUISITE:
no prerequisites
CLASS FEE:
no classes in semester 
MATERIALS:
to be determined
CURRENT CLASS SESSIONS:
Course Instructor Day Lang Start Time End Time Start Date End Date Loc
  ** CLASSES FOR THIS COURSE ARE SCHEDULED IN AN UPCOMING SEMESTER **
 
 
Pipefitting I-A
Type of Class: Semester
 
15 Sessions/80 Hours

Prerequisite: English or Spanish Math Test or Applied Construction Math Class and ESL Placement Test if test is taken in Spanish. All testing must be completed no later than Friday January 17, 2025.
For Spring 2025, students enrolled in Pipefitting I-A must also be enrolled in the Wednesday Pipefitting I-B class with Bryan Reed.

Course topics are: Core (Build Your Future in Construction); Orientation to the Pipefitting Craft; Basic Safety (Construction Site Safety Orientation); Ladders and Scaffolds; Introduction to Hand tools; Pipefitting Hand Tools; Introduction to Power Tools; Pipefitting Power Tools; and Introduction to Basic Rigging.

PREREQUISITE:
MANDATORY
Course: Applied Construction Math
OR Course: Applied Construction Math I Spanish
OR Test: TABE Math - English
OR Test: TABE Math - Spanish
OR Test Out: Applied Construction Math
CLASS FEE:
Class Language: English
Class Fee: $1,400.00
MATERIALS:
Calculator Scientific TI30XA
$17.00 - Purchase Required
Core: Introduction to Basic Construction Skills
$85.00 - Purchase Required
Pipefitting Level 1 4th ed
$101.00 - Purchase Required
Pipefitter's Blue Book
$43.00 - Purchase Required
CURRENT CLASS SESSIONS:
Course Instructor Day Lang Start Time End Time Start Date End Date Loc
Pipefitting I-A Reed M E 4:00 PM 9:30 PM 1/27/2025 5/19/2025
 
 
Pipefitting I-B
Type of Class: Semester
 
17 Sessions/80 Hours

Prerequisite: Pipefitting I-A For Spring 2025,only students enrolled in Pipefitting I-A will be enrolled in the Wednesday Pipefitting I-B class with Bryan Reed. Course topics are: Introduction to Construction Drawings; Oxyfuel Cutting; Introduction to Construction Math; Fractions; Decimals; Angles; Degrees; Square, Square Roots and Right Triangle; Introduction to Construction Drawings; Motorized Equipment One; Basic Communication Skills; Basic Employability Skills; and Introduction to Material Handling.

PREREQUISITE:
MANDATORY
Course: Pipefitting I-A
CLASS FEE:
Class Language: English
Class Fee: $1,815.00
MATERIALS:
Calculator Scientific TI30XA
$17.00 - Previously Purchased
Core: Introduction to Basic Construction Skills
$85.00 - Previously Purchased
Pipefitting Level 1 4th ed
$101.00 - Previously Purchased
Pipefitter's Blue Book
$43.00 - Previously Purchased
CURRENT CLASS SESSIONS:
Course Instructor Day Lang Start Time End Time Start Date End Date Loc
Pipefitting I-B Scherzer T E 4:00 PM 8:45 PM 1/21/2025 5/20/2025
Pipefitting I-B Stamper T E 4:30 PM 9:15 PM 1/21/2025 5/20/2025
Pipefitting I-B Reed W E 4:00 PM 8:45 PM 1/22/2025 5/21/2025
 
 
Pipefitting II-A
Type of Class: Semester
 
18 Sessions/80 Hours

Prerequisite: Pipefitting I-B Course topics are: Piping Systems, Drawings and Detail Sheets, Identifying Installing Valves, Pipefitting Trade Math, and Threaded Pipe Fabrication.

PREREQUISITE:
MANDATORY
Course: Pipefitting I-B
CLASS FEE:
no classes in semester 
MATERIALS:
to be determined
CURRENT CLASS SESSIONS:
Course Instructor Day Lang Start Time End Time Start Date End Date Loc
  ** CLASSES FOR THIS COURSE ARE SCHEDULED IN AN UPCOMING SEMESTER **
 
 
Pipefitting II-B
Type of Class: Semester
 
17 Sessions/80 Hours

Prerequisite: Pipefitting II-A
Course topics are: Socket Weld Pipe Fabrication; Butt Weld Ppe Fabrication; Butt Weld Pipe Fabrication; Excavations; and Underground Pipe Installlation.
PREREQUISITE:
MANDATORY
Course: Pipefitting II-A
CLASS FEE:
Class Language: English
Class Fee: $1,815.00
MATERIALS:
Calculator Scientific TI30XA
$17.00 - Previously Purchased
Pipefitting Level 2 4th ed
$135.00 - Previously Purchased
Pipefitter's Blue Book
$43.00 - Previously Purchased
CURRENT CLASS SESSIONS:
Course Instructor Day Lang Start Time End Time Start Date End Date Loc
Pipefitting II-B Manry W E 4:00 PM 8:45 PM 1/22/2025 5/21/2025
 
 
Pipefitting III-A
Type of Class: Semester
 
17 Sessions/80 Hours

Prerequisite: Pipefitting II-B
Course topics will include: Introduction to Basic Rigging, Rigging Practices, Standards and Specifications, Advanced Pipefitting Math, Pipe Off Sets, and Motorized Equipment Two.

PREREQUISITE:
MANDATORY
Course: Pipefitting II-B
CLASS FEE:
no classes in semester 
MATERIALS:
to be determined
CURRENT CLASS SESSIONS:
Course Instructor Day Lang Start Time End Time Start Date End Date Loc
  ** CLASSES FOR THIS COURSE ARE SCHEDULED IN AN UPCOMING SEMESTER **
 
 
Pipefitting III-B
Type of Class: Semester
 
17 Sessions/80 Hours

Prerequisite: Pipefitting III-A
Course topics are Introduction to Aboveground Piping Installation; Field Routing and Vessel Trim; Pipe Hangers and Supports; and Testing Piping Systems and Equipment.

PREREQUISITE:
MANDATORY
Course: Pipefitting III-A
CLASS FEE:
Class Language: English
Class Fee: $1,815.00
MATERIALS:
Calculator Scientific TI30XA
$17.00 - Previously Purchased
Pipefitting Level 3 4th ed
$135.00 - Previously Purchased
Pipefitter's Blue Book
$43.00 - Previously Purchased
CURRENT CLASS SESSIONS:
Course Instructor Day Lang Start Time End Time Start Date End Date Loc
Pipefitting III-B Terry R E 4:00 PM 8:45 PM 1/23/2025 5/22/2025
 
 
Pipefitting IV-A
Type of Class: Semester
 
18 Sessions/80 Hours

Prerequisite: Pipefitting III-B Course topics are: Advanced Pipe Fabrication, Special Piping, and Stress Relieving and Aligning.

PREREQUISITE:
MANDATORY
Course: Pipefitting III-B
CLASS FEE:
no classes in semester 
MATERIALS:
to be determined
CURRENT CLASS SESSIONS:
Course Instructor Day Lang Start Time End Time Start Date End Date Loc
  ** CLASSES FOR THIS COURSE ARE SCHEDULED IN AN UPCOMING SEMESTER **
 
 
Pipefitting IV-B
Type of Class: Semester
 
17 Sessions/80 Hours

Prerequisite: Pipefitting IV-A
Course topics are: Inline Specialties; Hot Taps; Fundamentals of Crew Leadership; Maintaining Valves; and Advanced Blueprint Reading.

PREREQUISITE:
MANDATORY
Course: Pipefitting IV-A
CLASS FEE:
Class Language: English
Class Fee: $1,815.00
MATERIALS:
Calculator Scientific TI30XA
$17.00 - Previously Purchased
Pipefitting Level 4 4th ed
$135.00 - Previously Purchased
Pipefitter's Blue Book
$43.00 - Previously Purchased
CURRENT CLASS SESSIONS:
Course Instructor Day Lang Start Time End Time Start Date End Date Loc
Pipefitting IV-B Adams W E 4:00 PM 8:45 PM 1/22/2025 5/21/2025