Program Description
The Electrical Lineworker certificate program provides students with the necessary knowledge and skill to gain employment as an entry-level lineworker with electrical utility companies, both public and private. Topics include lineworker organization principles, lineworker workplace skills, lineworker automations skills, and lineworker occupational skills.
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Career Information
Occupation
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment
Career Projections
The number of jobs in this field is expected to increase by 8.4% nationally and 4.7% in the State of Georgia over the next several years. Estimated salaries in this field start at $40,000 a year.
Labor market data was compiled using Economic Modeling Specialists, international and is updated annually.
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Admission Requirements
General College Admissions Requirements
Additional Program Requirements
Program Contact Information
Sheba Stepps
Instructor, Electrical Construction
Academic Building C2317
404-225-4006
sstepps@atlantatech.edu
Program Length and Cost
Minimum Program Length in Semester Terms: 1 term
Program Credit Hours: 12
Estimated Program Cost: $2,342
Required Courses
Occupational Courses - (12 Credits)
| ELCR 1800 | Electrical Lineworker Organization Principles | 3 |
| ELCR 1820 | Electrical Lineworker Workplace Skills | 2 |
| ELCR 1840 | Electrical Lineworker Automation Skills | 2 |
| ELCR 1860 | Electrical Lineworker Occupational Skills | 5 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
Total Credit Hours: 12
Program Outcomes
1. The graduate will have developed the knowledge and skills to demonstrate lineworker organization principles.
2. The graduate will have developed the knowledge and skills to demonstrate lineworker workplace skills.
3. The graduate will have developed the knowledge and skills to demonstrate lineworker automation skills.
4. The graduate will have developed the knowledge and skills to demonstrate lineworker occupational skills.