Fall 2025 Semester Dates:
Start: July 28, 2025 – ALL TRADES
End: December 4, 2025 – Electrical, EST, and Sheet Metal
End: December 11, 2025 – Plumbing and Pipefitting
Trainees are responsible for meeting the program requirements and purchasing the appropriate textbooks prior to the semester start date. Allow 2-3 weeks for shipping. There will be no in-house sales. Please see the links below, which are listed by trade, class year, and semester.
IMPORTANT: All students are required to have their textbooks by the first night of class.
To purchase books, click on the appropriate textbook links below which opens to the NCCER/Pearson website. Verify you have selected the correct textbook edition. If you have questions after the order is completed contact NCCER/Pearson customer service, HERE.
Electrical
Electronic Systems Technician
Plumbing
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- Plumbing Level 1, 5th Edition
- Supplemental: Welding Safety Trainee Guide – ISBN: 978-0-13-792455-4To order, call the Training Coordinator at 858-703-5412 or purchase at ABC during the first week of school
- Supplemental: Welding Oxyfuel Cutting Trainee Guide – ISBN: 978-0-13-792457-8To order, call the Training Coordinator at 858-703-5412 or purchase at ABC during the first week of school
- Plumbing Level 2, 5th Edition
- Supplemental: Pipefitting Trade Math – ISBN: 978-0-13-581128-3To order, call the Training Coordinator at 858-703-5412 or purchase at ABC during the first week of school
- Plumbing Level 2, 5th Edition
- Supplemental: Pipefitting Advanced Trade Math – ISBN: 978-0-13-748729-5To order, call the Training Coordinator at 858-703-5412 or purchase at ABC during the first week of school
- Supplemental: Pipefitting Advanced Trade Math – ISBN: 978-0-13-748729-5To order, call the Training Coordinator at 858-703-5412 or purchase at ABC during the first week of school
- Plumbing 3, 5th Edition
- Supplemental: Pipefitting Introduction to Aboveground Pipe Installation – ISBN: 978-0-13-748745-5To order, call the Training Coordinator at 858-703-5412 or purchase at ABC during the first week of school
- Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC) 2018 Edition
- Supplemental: Pipefitting Standards and Specifications – ISBN: 978-0-13-748737-0To order, call the Training Coordinator at 858-703-5412 or purchase at ABC during the first week of school
- Plumbing 4, 4th Edition
- Supplemental: Welding SMAW-Equipment and Set Up Trainee Guide – ISBN: 978-0-13-7924677To order, call the Training Coordinator at 858-703-5412 or purchase at ABC during the first week of school
- Supplemental: Welding SMAW Electrodes Trainee Guide – ISBN: 978-0-13-7924684To order, call the Training Coordinator at 858-703-5412 or purchase at ABC during the first week of school
- Plumbing 4, 4th Edition
- Supplemental: Welding Base Metal Preparation Trainee Guide – ISBN: 978-0-13-7924639To order, call the Training Coordinator at 858-703-5412 or purchase at ABC during the first week of school
- Supplemental: Welding SMAW Groove Welds with Backing – ISBN: 978-0-13-7924738To order, call the Training Coordinator at 858-703-5412 or purchase at ABC during the first week of school
Pipefitting
Please refer to the Plumbing textbook section above for a list of required texts for your particular year and semester.
Please refer to the Plumbing textbook section above for a list of required texts for your particular year and semester.
Please refer to the Plumbing textbook section above for a list of required texts for your particular year and semester.
Please refer to the Plumbing textbook section above for a list of required texts for your particular year and semester.
Please refer to the Plumbing textbook section above for a list of required texts for your particular year and semester.
- Custom Pipefitting 4.2
ISBN: 978-0-13-7802906
To order, call the Training Coordinator at 858-703-5412 or purchase at ABC during the first week of school.
- Supplemental: Threaded Pipe Fabrication – ISBN: 978-0-13-581127-6
To order, call the Training Coordinator at 858-703-5412 or purchase at ABC during the first week of school
- Supplemental: Butt-Weld Pipe Fabrication – ISBN: 978-0-13-581138-2To order, call the Training Coordinator at 858-703-5412 or purchase at ABC during the first week of school
Sheet Metal
- ABC – San Diego Chapter Sheet Metal Core CustomISBN: 978-0-13-778013-6
To order, call 1-800-624-0023
*Please have the ISBN# and book title ready when you call
- ABC – San Diego Chapter Sheet Metal Level 1 Custom
ISBN: 978-0-13-777888-1
To order, call 1-800-624-0023
*Please have the ISBN# and book title ready when you call
- ABC – San Diego Chapter Sheet Metal Level 2 CustomISBN: 978-013-779043-2
To order, call 1-800-624-0023
*Please have the ISBN# and book title ready when you call
- ABC – San Diego Chapter Sheet Metal Level 3 CustomISBN: 978-0-13-7802920
To order, call 1-800-624-0023
*Please have the ISBN# and book title ready when you call
- ABC – San Diego Chapter Sheet Metal Level 4 CustomISBN: 1-323-68795-5
To order, call 1-800-624-0023
*Please have the ISBN# and book title ready when you call