PTC is committed to anticipating needs and educating our customers to provide a trained workforce in Oklahoma. Our Lineworker program is a result of district employers expressing a need for skilled employees with high quality training. One of the great advantages students at PTC enjoy are our small class sizes. This means a high level of one-on-one instruction.

For additional information or to enroll in this program, please contact Jim Lawson at jlawson@pontotoctech.edu or (580) 310-2227.

• OSHA 30 and Safety (39 Hours)

• Equipment Operation (156 Hours)

• Pole Climbing and Working (110.5 Hours)

• Pole Top Installation (65 Hours)

• Electrical Theory & Sub Stations (162.5 Hours)

• Fiber/Broadband (78 Hours)

• Commercial Driver's License Training (152 Hours)

• Internship (240 Hours)

• Workforce Training (13 Hours)

Cost of Program: Tuition, Fees, Books and Cost of Attendance

In District (Total: $12,500)

• Total Tuition: $7,845.00

• Total Fees: $300.00

• Total Books: $425.00

• Total Supplies: $3,930.00

Out of District (Total: $20,345)

• Total Tuition: $15,690

• Total Fees: $300.00

• Total Books: $425.00

• Total Supplies: $3,930.00

Cost of Attendance (Dependent)

• Food and Housing/Living Expense: $6,282.00

• Transportation: $1,361.00

• Miscellaneous: $628.20

• Commodities-Goods and Products: $2,198.70

Cost of Attendance (Independent)

• Food and Housing/Living Expense: $13,317.00

• Transportation: $2,885.35

• Miscellaneous: $1,331.70

• Commodities-Goods and Products: $4,660.95

PROGRAM TITLE: PTC Lineworker Academy
COORDINATOR: Jim Lawson
TOTAL HOURS: 1,016

Employment Opportunities

• Electrical Utility Lineworker

• Journeyman Lineworker

• Underground Lineworker

• Meter Shop Repair Technician

• Broadband Technician

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics*:

• Overall employment of line installers and repairers is projected to grow 6 percent from 2021 to 2031, about as fast as the average for all occupations.

• The median annual wage for electrical power-line installers and repairers was $78,310 in May 2021. The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $46,200, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $107,110.

Equipment Provided

Climbing Harness, Climbers, EZ Squeeze Rope, Inserts, BuckEcojuster, Tool holder, Ditty Bag, Hard rubber bottom bag, various hand tools, safety glasses, hard hat, reference books, curriculum, shirts, gloves, and other PPE, tools and equipment.

Items Not Provided
(Students must purchase the following)

• FR Shirts and Pants

• Lineworker Specified Boots

Thanks to PEC for donating and installing the poles for our new Lineworker Academy practice pole yard.