Lineworker

A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to install, operate, maintain and repair local, long-distance, and rural electric power cables and communication lines; erect and construct pole and tower lines; and install underground lines and cables. Includes instruction in cable installation and repair, fibre-optic technology, trenching, mobile equipment and crane operation, high-voltage installations, maintenance and inspection, safety, remote communications, and applicable codes and standards.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 68 institutions across the United States, with a total of 7208 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

1,707

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

474

degrees awarded

Other Awards

5,027

awards given

Top Schools for Lineworker

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank Institution Degrees
1 Trinidad State College
Trinidad, CO
491
2 Texas State Technical College
Waco, TX
417
3 Mitchell Technical College
Mitchell, SD
252
4 Alpena Community College
Alpena, MI
249
5 Nash Community College
Rocky Mount, NC
249
6 Northwest Iowa Community College
Sheldon, IA
243
7 Horry-Georgetown Technical College
Conway, SC
232
8 Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology
Okmulgee, OK
231
9 North Georgia Technical College
Clarkesville, GA
212
10 Minnesota State Community and Technical College
Fergus Falls, MN
204
11 South Georgia Technical College
Americus, GA
204
12 Marshalltown Community College
Marshalltown, IA
192
13 Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis, IN
174
14 Atlanta Technical College
Atlanta, GA
172
15 Bismarck State College
Bismarck, ND
156
16 Colorado Mesa University
Grand Junction, CO
150
17 Minnesota West Community and Technical College
Granite Falls, MN
141
18 Metropolitan Community College Area
Omaha, NE
132
19 Dakota County Technical College
Rosemount, MN
126
20 York Technical College
Rock Hill, SC
124
21 Southwest Wisconsin Technical College
Fennimore, WI
123
22 Warren County Career Center
Lebanon, OH
120
23 Ozarks Technical Community College
Springfield, MO
117
24 State Technical College of Missouri
Linn, MO
114
25 Northwest Mississippi Community College
Senatobia, MS
112
26 Jackson College
Jackson, MI
108
27 Northeast Community College
Norfolk, NE
105
28 Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Green Bay, WI
102
29 New River Community and Technical College
Beaver, WV
102
30 City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College
Chicago, IL
99
31 Moraine Park Technical College
Fond du Lac, WI
96
32 Lamar Institute of Technology
Beaumont, TX
93
33 Pickaway Ross Joint Vocational School District
Chillicothe, OH
92
34 Coastal Pines Technical College
Waycross, GA
92
35 Chippewa Valley Technical College
Eau Claire, WI
90
36 Arkansas State University-Newport
Newport, AR
87
37 Western Nebraska Community College
Scottsbluff, NE
81
38 Manchester Community College
Manchester, NH
76
39 Northern Michigan University
Marquette, MI
75
40 Kennebec Valley Community College
Fairfield, ME
75
41 Trident Technical College
Charleston, SC
68
42 Tarrant County College District
Fort Worth, TX
66
43 South Florida State College
Avon Park, FL
57
44 Buckeye Hills Career Center
Rio Grande, OH
52
45 Yavapai College
Prescott, AZ
51
46 Brookdale Community College
Lincroft, NJ
48
47 Marion Technical College
Marion, OH
45
48 Mid-EastCTC-Adult Education
Zanesville, OH
45
49 Lansing Community College
Lansing, MI
42
50 Raritan Valley Community College
Branchburg, NJ
42
51 Blackhawk Technical College
Janesville, WI
36
52 Career and Technology Education Centers of Licking County
Newark, OH
33
53 Northcentral Technical College
Wausau, WI
30
54 Northeast Technology Center
Pryor, OK
30
55 Hudson Valley Community College
Troy, NY
30
56 Milwaukee Area Technical College
Milwaukee, WI
30
57 Pennsylvania Highlands Community College
Johnstown, PA
27
58 SUNY College of Technology at Delhi
Delhi, NY
27
59 College of DuPage
Glen Ellyn, IL
20
60 Buckeye Joint Vocational School
New Philadelphia, OH
20
61 New Mexico State University-Dona Ana
Las Cruces, NM
18
62 Scioto County Career Technical Center
Lucasville, OH
18
63 Mid-America Technology Center
Wayne, OK
18
64 Vanguard-Sentinel Adult Career and Technology Center
Fremont, OH
16
65 Southern Regional Technical College
Thomasville, GA
12
66 Lake-Sumter State College
Leesburg, FL
8
67 Linn-Benton Community College
Albany, OR
6
68 Western Wyoming Community College
Rock Springs, WY
3