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Mitchell Technical College Lineman Program

The Mitchell Technical College Lineman Program offers a comprehensive $14,396 program. Graduates often find employment with top companies like Black Hills Energy, Brink Contractors.

2026 Program Cost: $14,396
Program Length: 9 months
Next Start: August

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2026 Program Cost: $14,396
Term Length: 9 months
Term Beginning Date(s): August
2025 Enrollment: 75
Housing Available?: No
Boots/Tools Included?: No
Possible Scholarships?: Yes
Completion Rate: 95%
Employment Rate: 96%
2025 Graduate Average Starting Wage: $49,920

Details about Mitchell Technical College Lineman Program

Mitchell Technical College offers the only Power Line program in South Dakota. Course material and lab activities are based around the application and theory of distribution and transmission of electrical power. Fieldwork includes operating a digger derrick truck, setting poles, climbing poles, installing anchors and stringing conductors. Outside lab also involves installation of transformers and metering for overhead and underground distribution systems.

Lineman Job Opportunities for Graduates from Mitchell Technical College Lineman Program

Employment opportunities are available with rural electric cooperatives, municipal and private utility companies, the Bureau of Reclamation, private contractors and many others.

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

Black Hills Energy, Brink Contractors, Inc., Mid-American Energy Co.

How long does Mitchell Technical College Lineman Program take?

9 months

How to get into Mitchell Technical College Lineman Program

Students must have a high school diploma or GED.

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Local pay in context

What Linemen Earn in South Dakota

Statewide wages for Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers (SOC 49-9051), 740 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.): $63,840
Typical (median): $97,310
Experienced (90th pct.): $118,530

Program cost in context: tuition of $14,396 is about 14.8% of one year at the South Dakota median lineman wage.

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Who Hires in South Dakota

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Local Unions in South Dakota

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

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