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Continental Divide Electric Cooperative Lineworker School

The Continental Divide Electric Cooperative Lineworker School offers a comprehensive $1,500 program. Graduates often find employment with top companies like Affordable Solar Installation Inc, Positive Energy Solar.

2026 Program Cost: $1,500
Program Length: 8 months
Next Start: August

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2026 Program Cost: $1,500
Term Length: 8 months
Term Beginning Date(s): August
2025 Enrollment: 18
Housing Available?: No
Boots/Tools Included?: Yes
Possible Scholarships?: Yes
Completion Rate: 90%
Employment Rate: 95%
2025 Graduate Average Starting Wage: $55,700

Details about Continental Divide Electric Cooperative Lineworker School

The purpose of the training center is to prepare students to work as lineworkers for a local employer: This lineman program has three classrooms and a learning laboratory. There is also an outdoor hands-on training field on-site. The location of this lineman program is at the New Maxico.

Lineman Job Opportunities for Graduates from Continental Divide Electric Cooperative Lineworker School

Because locally this industry has difficulty filling vacancies, these quick-start programs are designed to provide you the technical background and manual skills needed for installation and maintenance of electrical power cables. Upon obtaining your certification, your training may continue through a New Mexico electric co-op's apprenticeship program, which provides a combination of on-the-job and classroom experience.

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Companies hiring entry level line workers from Continental Divide Electric Cooperative Lineworker School

Affordable Solar Installation Inc, Positive Energy Solar

How long does Continental Divide Electric Cooperative Lineworker School take?

8 months

How to get into Continental Divide Electric Cooperative Lineworker School

High School Diploma, Valid Drivers License

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Local pay in context

What Linemen Earn in New Mexico

Statewide wages for Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers (SOC 49-9051), 1,020 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.): $46,640
Typical (median): $76,470
Experienced (90th pct.): $105,590

Program cost in context: tuition of $1,500 is about 2% of one year at the New Mexico median lineman wage.

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The Line Trade Around This Program

Who Hires in New Mexico

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Local Unions in New Mexico

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

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