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Manhattan Area Technical College Power Distribution Program

The Manhattan Area Technical College Power Distribution Program offers a comprehensive $2,975 program. Graduates often find employment with top companies like KC Power and Light.

2026 Program Cost: $2,975
Program Length: 2 Years
Next Start: January

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2026 Program Cost: $2,975
Term Length: 2 Years
Term Beginning Date(s): January
2025 Enrollment: 18
Housing Available?: No
Boots/Tools Included?: Yes
Possible Scholarships?: No
Completion Rate: 90%
Employment Rate: 90%
2025 Graduate Average Starting Wage: $51,800

Details about Manhattan Area Technical College Power Distribution Program

The Electric Power & Distribution program enhances students knowledge and technical skills required to succeed in the electrical distribution industry. Graduates of the Electric Power & Distribution (EPD) program will be able to successfully install, maintain, and operate electrical systems to supply electrical energy to residential, commercial, and industrial customers and to join gas and electrical underground generation facilities.

Lineman Job Opportunities for Graduates from Manhattan Area Technical College Power Distribution Program

The certification from this program will make an individual highly employable in the midwest.

Openings Near Me

Companies hiring entry level line workers from Manhattan Area Technical College Power Distribution Program

KC Power and Light

How long does Manhattan Area Technical College Power Distribution Program take?

2 Years

How to get into Manhattan Area Technical College Power Distribution Program

High School Diploma GED, Driving license, 18 years of age

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Local pay in context

What Linemen Earn in Kansas

Statewide wages for Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers (SOC 49-9051), 1,610 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.): $50,510
Typical (median): $101,620
Experienced (90th pct.): $122,970

Program cost in context: tuition of $2,975 is about 2.9% of one year at the Kansas median lineman wage.

Scholarships & Ways to Pay

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Who teaches here

Instructors

Justin Meuli
Electric Power & Distribution Faculty
Electric Power & Distribution faculty. College faculty page and academic catalog list Journeyman Electrical Lineman License / Journeyman Lineman credentials.
- Journeyman Lineman
- AAS

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

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