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CIP 46.0503 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Plumbing Technology/Plumber.

A program that prepares individuals to practice as licensed plumbers by applying technical knowledge and skills to lay out, assemble, install, and maintain piping fixtures and systems for steam, natural gas, oil, hot water, heating, cooling, drainage, lubricating, sprinkling, and industrial processing systems in home and business environments. Includes instruction in source determination, water distribution, waster removal, pressure adjustment, basic physics, technical mathematics, blueprint reading, pipe installation, pumps, welding and soldering, plumbing inspection, and applicable codes and standards.

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These institutions reported at least one first-major completion in this field in the connected reporting years ending 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020. This shows historical award activity, not a complete list of available programs or an assurance that a course is accepting applications.

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Sources: NCES CIP 2020 classification and C2023_A.zip, C2024_A.zip, C2025_A.zip, C2020_A.zip, C2021_A.zip, C2022_A.zip, C2024_A.zip.

Connected Plumbing Technology/Plumber award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 46.0503. Institution counts overlap across levels and years. Award counts are historical first-major awards, not unique people, available places, programme quality or a graduation rate.

Year endingAward levelReporting institutionsPositive awards
2025Certificate 1–2 years871,806
2025Associate degree21133
2025Certificate 2–4 years674
2025Certificate under 12 weeks344
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year661,369
2024Certificate 1–2 years801,479
2024Associate degree18116
2024Certificate 2–4 years768
2024Certificate under 12 weeks323
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year621,094
2023Certificate 1–2 years721,068
2023Associate degree1687
2023Certificate 2–4 years996
2023Certificate under 12 weeks340
2023Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year52905
2022Certificate 1–2 years681,237
2022Associate degree1383
2022Certificate 2–4 years11105
2022Certificate under 12 weeks245
2022Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year58738
2021Certificate 1–2 years64969
2021Associate degree1373
2021Certificate 2–4 years9132
2021Certificate under 12 weeks239
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year54693
2020Certificate 1–2 years62816
2020Associate degree1586
2020Certificate 2–4 years553
2020Certificate under 12 weeks17
2020Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year54743

A year ending 2025 describes July 2024–June 2025. Do not add different years to estimate an entering class or current enrolment. Follow an institution's field link below to inspect the exact records.

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CIP 46.0503 is a reporting classification. The official definition above explains its scope, while a university may use a different programme title. Related fields in classification family 46 can involve different curricula and award levels.

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A positive award observation establishes historical activity in this classification. It does not confirm a current application opening, professional recognition, a specific delivery format or career outcome.

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Institutions with reported graduates

189 institutions

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