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Blackhawk Technical College Lineman Program

The Blackhawk Technical College Lineman Program offers a comprehensive $7,774 program. Graduates often find employment with top companies like WPPI Energy, Telcom Construction.

2026 Program Cost: $7,774
Program Length: 1 Year
Next Start: August

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2026 Program Cost: $7,774
Term Length: 1 Year
Term Beginning Date(s): August
2025 Enrollment: 36
Housing Available?: No
Boots/Tools Included?: Yes
Possible Scholarships?: Yes
Completion Rate: 90%
Employment Rate: 92%
2025 Graduate Average Starting Wage: $54,922

Details about Blackhawk Technical College Lineman Program

This one-year technical diploma offers the training needed to construct, operate and maintain power line equipment for residential, commercial and industrial customers. The curriculum will teach you the fundamentals of electricity, how to properly climb and set poles in any weather, safety policies and procedures, motor vehicle operation and maintenance, rigging, the use of hot sticks and more.

Lineman Job Opportunities for Graduates from Blackhawk Technical College Lineman Program

Milwaukee and surrounding committees are making great strides in modernizing their electric grid. This can make for some busy utility companies and strong earning potential for local lineman.

Openings Near Me

Companies hiring entry level line workers from Blackhawk Technical College Lineman Program

WPPI Energy, Telcom Construction

How long does Blackhawk Technical College Lineman Program take?

1 Year

How to get into Blackhawk Technical College Lineman Program

High School, Driving License

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Janesville

Lineman in the area enjoy checking out the Harley-Davidson Museuem. Several beer companies are based in near Janesville and many offer brewery tours.

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Local pay in context

What Linemen Earn in Wisconsin

Statewide wages for Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers (SOC 49-9051), 2,520 employed. The band below uses BLS percentile data as an illustrative range from early-career to experienced lineworkers in the state.

Early career (10th pct.): $58,330
Typical (median): $105,820
Experienced (90th pct.): $119,850

Program cost in context: tuition of $7,774 is about 7.3% of one year at the Wisconsin median lineman wage.

Scholarships & Ways to Pay

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Who teaches here

Instructors

Tony Haffelder
Electric Power Distribution Instructor
Electric Power Distribution Instructor. Catalog faculty entry lists NWTC Electrical Power Distribution diploma and Electrical Lineman Apprentice credentials.
Mike Doubleday
Electric Power Distribution Instructor (PT)
20+ years in the trade
Longtime EPD instructor (started at Blackhawk 2008).

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Who Hires in Wisconsin

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Local Unions in Wisconsin

Many graduates enter the trade through an IBEW local's apprenticeship after training.

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