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Certificate Program

Kansas City Metropolitan Community College Line Technician Program

The Kansas City Metropolitan Community College Line Technician Program offers a comprehensive $11,500 program. Graduates often find employment with top companies like Evergy, Ameren UE.

2026 Program Cost
$11,500
Program Length
One Year
Next Start
June
Kansas City Metropolitan Community College Line Technician Program logo
2026 Program Cost
$11,500
Term Length
One Year
Term Beginning Date(s)
June
2025 Enrollment
40
Housing Available?
No
Boots/Tools Included?
No
Possible Scholarships?
Yes
Completion Rate
90%
Employment Rate
85%
2025 Graduate Average Starting Wage
$66,560

Details about Kansas City Metropolitan Community College Line Technician Program

The program, which only starts once a year in the summer, begins with a one-year certificate. You can then go on to get an associate's degree (with four additional classes) for transfer. The program is fine tuned to meet real-world needs. Three utility companies, Evergy (KCPL), Independence Power & Light, and Platte-Clay Electric Cooperative, are on the MCC-BTC advisory board for course content. Once accepted you will be sized for your climbing belt (that we will furnish) and required to purchase your climbing boots. The students will receive a discount from West Coast Boots for this purchase.

Lineman Job Opportunities for Graduates from Kansas City Metropolitan Community College Line Technician Program

In this program you will learn to install and remove poles, conductors, cables and equipment used in electrical power and distribution systems. You also will learn to build single stations and three phase transformer banks off the pole.

Openings Near Me

Companies hiring entry level line workers from Kansas City Metropolitan Community College Line Technician Program

Evergy, Ameren UE, PCEC, Missouriy Valley Line Constructors, IBEW Local 53

How long does Kansas City Metropolitan Community College Line Technician Program take?

One Year

How to get into Kansas City Metropolitan Community College Line Technician Program

Required to complete English 101, Math 103 or higher, Business 190 (personal finance)

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Lineman at this program enjoy their free time at Worlds of Fun and Kansas City Royals games.

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Local pay in context

What Linemen Earn in Missouri

Statewide wages for Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers (SOC 49-9051), 3,440 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.)
$59,900
Typical (median)
$96,360
Experienced (90th pct.)
$115,740

Program cost in context: tuition of $11,500 is about 11.9% of one year at the Missouri median lineman wage.

Who teaches here

Instructors

  • Susan Blaser

    Lineman Program Coordinator / Instructor

    Listed as LINE faculty for Lineman and Lineman Tech/Cable Splice.

  • Daniel Fuller

    Lineman Instructor / Staff

    Listed as LINE faculty for Lineman on the MCC faculty list and named as program staff in the MCC Lineman Program Student Handbook.

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

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