Texas Community Colleges

 Electrical Lineworker Program

Certificate Program

The 2023 Lineworker Rodeo is April 27, 2023. More details to come! 

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Western Texas College’s Electrical Lineworker Program prepares individuals to build, repair, and maintain electrical distribution systems (EDS). Job duties include:

  • Stringing new or repairing old wires
  • Installing and maintaining insulators
  • Setting towers or poles to hold electrical wires
  • Assembling and erecting substations
  • Installing and repairing traffic or train signals
  • Tree trimming

Lineworkers are in high demand during natural disasters such as tornados, ice storms, and hurricanes.


CERTIFICATE OFFERED

Students who graduate with the Electrical Lineworker Training Certificate will have the basic knowledge and skills of electrical distribution and will have an opportunity to secure a great job at a good salary with attractive benefits. According to O*NET OnLine, Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers in Texas have a mean hourly wage of $26.87. The job outlook from now into 2030 looks promising for graduates as a significant number of current linemen are expected to retire in the coming years.

For course descriptions and tuition and fee information, please see the Course Catalog.


ALCOHOL/DRUG TESTING
As part of WTC's Alcohol/Drug policy, random, reasonable cause and post-accident drug and alcohol tests are performed on lineman students during their year of training.

Electrical Lineworker Brochure

PROOF OF INSURANCE
Insurance is required of all students entering the program.

 

GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION

CURRICULUM

Curriculum provided by the Institute for Safety in Powerline Construction.

 

 

TAKE THE NEXT STEP

Ready to apply? Check out our New Student Checklist. For more information on applying to the program, please contact:

Tony Strawn
Instructor, Electrical Lineworker Technology
tony.strawn@wtc.edu
325-574-7965

Shawn Fonville

Dean of Career & Technical Education
Bldg. 15, Room 108
shawn.fonville@wtc.edu
325-574-7645

WTC Lineworker Training Facility
Big Country Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Snyder Industrial Park
1600 McCowen, Snyder, Texas 79549