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Pickaway-Ross Career and Technology Center Lineman Certificate Program

The Pickaway-Ross Career and Technology Center Lineman Certificate Program offers a comprehensive $10,595 program. Graduates often find employment with top companies like American Electric Power.

2026 Program Cost: $14,284
Program Length: 760 Hours
Next Start: August

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2026 Program Cost: $14,284
Term Length: 760 Hours
Term Beginning Date(s): August
2025 Enrollment: 23
Housing Available?: No
Boots/Tools Included?: Yes
Possible Scholarships?: Yes
Completion Rate: 90%
Employment Rate: 93%
2025 Graduate Average Starting Wage: $56,900

Details about Pickaway-Ross Career and Technology Center Lineman Certificate Program

This course is offered in partnership with American Electric Power. It is designed to prepare the student to enter the profession as a Class D Power Lineworker. Students participating in the program will receive Class A truck driver training plus instruction in: pole climbing, pole setting, operation of a Bucket Truck, and Digger Derrick, stringing primary and secondary wire, service drops, hanging cross arms, performing hurt man rescue, basic electricity, employability and job search assistance.

Lineman Job Opportunities for Graduates from Pickaway-Ross Career and Technology Center Lineman Certificate Program

Pickaway-Ross Career & Technology Center (colloquially called Pickaway-Ross) is a career center serving Pickaway and Ross counties in Ohio. The high school is governed by the Pickaway-Ross County Joint Vocational School District.

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Companies hiring entry level line workers from Pickaway-Ross Career and Technology Center Lineman Certificate Program

American Electric Power

How long does Pickaway-Ross Career and Technology Center Lineman Certificate Program take?

760 Hours

How to get into Pickaway-Ross Career and Technology Center Lineman Certificate Program

Passing application test

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Chillicothe

Chillicothe is a city in and the county seat of Ross County, Ohio, United States. Located along the Scioto River 45 miles south of Columbus, Chillicothe was the first and third capital of Ohio.

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Local pay in context

What Linemen Earn in Ohio

Statewide wages for Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers (SOC 49-9051), 4,260 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.): $58,840
Typical (median): $93,150
Experienced (90th pct.): $111,760

Program cost in context: tuition of $14,284 is about 15.3% of one year at the Ohio median lineman wage.

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Who teaches here

Instructors

Ben Jones
Power Lineman Instructor
Works full time as a journeyman lineman for South Central Power and teaches the Adult Education Power Line program evenings.
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