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Lineman school in Minnesota

8 lineman programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

4 schools offer these lineman programs, and Minnesota has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did. One school runs 5 of these 8 programs, so the typical figures lean heavily on its prices and results.

Electrical power-line installers and repairers put up and repair the cables and wires that carry electricity, and may erect poles and transmission towers. Most start with a high school diploma and learn in an apprenticeship or employer training program of up to three years; some community colleges offer one-year certificates and two-year degrees.1

In Minnesota, all 8 programs ask for a high school diploma or equivalent.

By kind, the 8 programs here are lineworker certificate or course (4 programs), substation or utility technician (associate degree, 2 programs), lineworker (associate degree, 1 program) and substation or utility technician (1 program).

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How much does lineman school cost in Minnesota?

$6,714 to $10,601 is what most lineman programs in Minnesota cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 8 programs with a price. All of them: $5,958 to $12,054

In the typical program

Finished the program
86%
Working 6 months later
62%
Earned a year, estimated
about $39,700
Length
60 to 120 weeks

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Minnesota may also offer lineman school. How these figures are made

Is there free lineman school in Minnesota?

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: financial aid, grants and the GI Bill

All 8 lineman programs in Minnesota approved for WIOA funding

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8 programs

  • Lineworker certificate or courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Electrical Line Worker Technology

    Minnesota State Community and Technical College

    Wadena

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Minnesota State Community and Technical College, WadenaLineworker certificate or course · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$41,300
    Price if you pay yourself$5,958
    Program website, Electrical Line Worker Technology at Minnesota State Community and Technical College
    More details about Electrical Line Worker Technology at Minnesota State Community and Technical College
    Finished
    92%
    Working at 6 months
    82%
    Earned in a quarter
    $10,323
    Length
    60 weeks, 36 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    357

    Listed 2 times in the state's file with differing results. Shown: the listing with the most students.

    Earned a year, estimated
    $41,300
    Price if you pay yourself
    $5,958
    Program website, Electrical Line Worker Technology at Minnesota State Community and Technical College

  • Lineworker certificate or courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Powerline

    Minnesota West Community and Technical College

    Granite Falls

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Minnesota West Community and Technical College, Granite FallsLineworker certificate or course · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$38,800
    Price if you pay yourself$6,714
    Program website, Powerline at Minnesota West Community and Technical College
    More details about Powerline at Minnesota West Community and Technical College
    Finished
    86%
    Working at 6 months
    62%
    Earned in a quarter
    $9,712
    Length
    60 weeks, 38 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    217
    Earned a year, estimated
    $38,800
    Price if you pay yourself
    $6,714
    Program website, Powerline at Minnesota West Community and Technical College

  • Lineworker certificate or courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Powerline

    Minnesota West Community and Technical College

    Jackson

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Minnesota West Community and Technical College, JacksonLineworker certificate or course · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$38,800
    Price if you pay yourself$6,714
    Program website, Powerline at Minnesota West Community and Technical College
    More details about Powerline at Minnesota West Community and Technical College
    Finished
    86%
    Working at 6 months
    62%
    Earned in a quarter
    $9,712
    Length
    60 weeks, 38 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    217
    Earned a year, estimated
    $38,800
    Price if you pay yourself
    $6,714
    Program website, Powerline at Minnesota West Community and Technical College

  • Lineworker certificate or courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Electrical Lineworker

    Dakota County Technical College

    Rosemount

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Dakota County Technical College, RosemountLineworker certificate or course · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$52,900
    Price if you pay yourself$7,830
    Program website, Electrical Lineworker at Dakota County Technical College
    More details about Electrical Lineworker at Dakota County Technical College
    Finished
    90%
    Working at 6 months
    77%
    Earned in a quarter
    $13,231
    Length
    60 weeks, 45 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    207

    Listed 2 times in the state's file with differing results. Shown: the listing with the most students.

    Earned a year, estimated
    $52,900
    Price if you pay yourself
    $7,830
    Program website, Electrical Lineworker at Dakota County Technical College

  • Lineworker (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Powerline Technology

    Minnesota West Community and Technical College

    Jackson

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Minnesota West Community and Technical College, JacksonLineworker (associate degree) · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$39,700
    Price if you pay yourself$12,054
    Program website, Powerline Technology at Minnesota West Community and Technical College
    More details about Powerline Technology at Minnesota West Community and Technical College
    Finished
    51%
    Working at 6 months
    74%
    Earned in a quarter
    $9,929
    Length
    120 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    46
    Earned a year, estimated
    $39,700
    Price if you pay yourself
    $12,054
    Program website, Powerline Technology at Minnesota West Community and Technical College

  • Substation or utility technician (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Electric Utility Technology

    Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College

    Cloquet

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College, CloquetSubstation or utility technician (associate degree) · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$29,000
    Price if you pay yourself$9,820
    Program website, Electric Utility Technology at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College
    More details about Electric Utility Technology at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College
    Finished
    24%
    Working at 6 months
    52%
    Earned in a quarter
    $7,256
    Length
    120 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    36
    Earned a year, estimated
    $29,000
    Price if you pay yourself
    $9,820
    Program website, Electric Utility Technology at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College

  • Substation or utility technician (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Electric Utility Substation Technology

    Minnesota West Community and Technical College

    Jackson

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Minnesota West Community and Technical College, JacksonSubstation or utility technician (associate degree) · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$41,000
    Price if you pay yourself$10,601
    Program website, Electric Utility Substation Technology at Minnesota West Community and Technical College
    More details about Electric Utility Substation Technology at Minnesota West Community and Technical College
    Finished
    45%
    Working at 6 months
    45%
    Earned in a quarter
    $10,259
    Length
    120 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    15
    Earned a year, estimated
    $41,000
    Price if you pay yourself
    $10,601
    Program website, Electric Utility Substation Technology at Minnesota West Community and Technical College

  • Substation or utility technicianIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Electric Utility Substation Technician

    Minnesota West Community and Technical College

    Jackson

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Minnesota West Community and Technical College, JacksonSubstation or utility technician · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$10,601
    Program website, Electric Utility Substation Technician at Minnesota West Community and Technical College
    More details about Electric Utility Substation Technician at Minnesota West Community and Technical College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    120 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $10,601
    Program website, Electric Utility Substation Technician at Minnesota West Community and Technical College

How to pay for lineman school in Minnesota

WIOA funding can pay for lineman school in Minnesota

Every program on this page is approved for it. Whether you qualify, how much your local area pays and how to apply are on our page Does WIOA pay for job training?

Financial aid and grants for lineman school

Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.67

GI Bill for lineman school

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.8

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Quick facts: Lineman school in Minnesota

programs with a price cost under $10,000
5 of 8
lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
13th of 15
other states where the typical program's graduates earned less
1 of 10
lineman programs here, against the typical state's 4
8 vs 4

State comparisons use the same figures as the lineman school by state table: the middle program of each state, and only states with three or more schools for prices. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025).

Lineman school in Minneapolis, Duluth and other Minnesota cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above. 6 in smaller cities and towns.

Other training in Minnesota

How lineman school compares with the rest of skilled trades: Trade school programs in Minnesota

Where the Minnesota lineman program numbers come from

Which Minnesota lineman programs are on this list?

These are the lineman programs Minnesota approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).9 The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Minnesota offers.

How the prices and results of Minnesota lineman programs are measured

Prices are tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported them; check the current price with the school. Results describe students who left each program in recent years, so they are no guarantee, and the yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. A program without a "Trained with WIOA funding" line may still take WIOA students. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported", and "Left out" where a figure was filed but failed one of our checks; nothing is estimated to fill a gap. Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

Sources for the facts about lineman school in Minnesota

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Line Installers and Repairers
  2. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  3. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  4. Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
  5. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  6. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  8. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  9. US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List