2004-2005 COLLEGE CATALOG - Luzerne County Community ...

PLUMBING AND HEATING TECHNOLOGY
Recommended Program of Studies Leading to the Certificate of Specialization
Basic theories of plumbing and heating, household and industrial maintenance, sewage
systems and the use of hand and power tools, with practical training in various types of
plumbing and heating repairs, installation work, heat loss calculations, design heating, basic
solar and state-of-the-art efficiency equipment. Positions available to those who complete the
program include work as an apprentice plumber, in industrial maintenance, plumbing parts
counterperson, or for the more experienced individual, work as a licensed plumber in new
construction, in public maintenance, in public utility services, as a job foreperson, as an estimator
for a plumbing contractor, or as a plumbing supply sales representative.
First Semester Sem.-Hrs. Second Semester Sem.-Hrs.
ENG 101 - English Composition 3 PLH 105 - Controls for Heating 4
MAT 103 - Applied Mathematics for PLH 102 - Plumbing and Heating II 8
Industry 3 CEL 103 - Basic Construction Wiring 3
PLH 108 - Blueprint Reading & 15
Estimating 3
PLH 101 - Plumbing and Heating I 8
17
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS
Recommended Program of Studies Leading to the Certificate of Specialization
The certificate of specialization in Public Safety Communications will enable the student
to develop the specialized skills necessary to take 911 calls, direct EMS-EMA-Fire-Police resources,
direct the general public in pre-arrival instructions, and handle all emergency calls
as they may arise within a dispatch center. The student will also be evaluated and will gain
experience in a realistic simulator console that will add to the development of their skills.
Graduates of this program may be employed as call takers or dispatchers with local, state,
private or federal dispatch centers. The successful student will also receive Pennsylvania
State certification as mandated by the Telecommunications ACT.
First Semester Sem.-Hrs. Second Semester Sem.-Hrs.
ENG 101 - English Composition 3 PSC 103 - Specific Dispatching 6
PSC 101 - Telecommunicator (Part A) 4 PSC 104 - EMD 6
PSC 102 - Telecommunicator (Part B) 4 PSC 105 - NCIC/CLEAN 3
EMS 207 - CPR 1
12
15
Summer Sem.-Hrs.
PSC 106 - Internship 6
179
Program Total 33