Northwest Lineman College Electrical Lineworker Program
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What you'll learn
In 15 weeks you learn to climb poles, run bucket trucks and digger derricks, rig loads and build overhead and underground distribution, and you leave with Class A CDL training, OSHA 10 Hour ET&D, and pole top rescue credentials.
- Electrical theory and smart grid devices
- Working at elevated heights
- Overhead and underground power distribution
- Rigging, loads and equipment
- Pole top and aerial lift rescue
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Is this right for you?
- Level
- Beginner People new to this. You can start today with no experience.
- What you get
- A certificate from a name employers know, ready to add to LinkedIn and your résumé the day you finish.
- How you learn
- In person, about 15 weeks.
- How to use it
- Add it to LinkedIn under Licenses and certifications, post it with one thing you learned, and name the exact skills on your résumé. Then bring it up in interviews and show how you use AI to get more done.
- Why it's worth it
- Fast, practical proof that you are ahead on AI. It shows initiative, gives you skills you can use the same day, and hands you something concrete to talk about with every hiring manager.
What you will pay$18,835Upfront cost. Full details below.
- Time
- 15 weeks full time, 480 clock hours.
- Before you start
- Not stated on loaded pages.
- How you are tested
- In person, hands on.
- Renewal
- None.
- Full cost details
- Idaho eligible training provider listing: tuition $18,835; total $27,048 including testing/exams $850, other fees $3,500, registration $100, supplies and tools $3,763. Other campuses may differ.
- Where it applies
- Campuses in Florida, Idaho, California and Texas; price is the Idaho listing.
Counts toward a license or requirement?Depends on your state or employerNLC is pre apprentice school, and its pages do not say it gives apprenticeship credit. Ask the JATC or utility apprenticeship you plan to join whether it gives credit for NLC before you pay. Source ↗
Checked at the source Oct 14, 2026
Sources and what we verified
Idaho eligible training provider listing for NLC (cost, hours) ↗NLC tuition page (campuses; amounts did not render) ↗What we verified: NLC's own tuition table did not render in fetch; figures come from the state of Idaho training provider list.
Fees and eligibility can change. Confirm current terms with the issuer before you pay.
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