Students looking for a good-paying career straight out of high school have a viable option through Kilgore College’s Electric Power Technology Program. The 10-week study will award those who graduate with an electrical power certificate which will allow them to go right to work for an electric company.

Electrical lineworkers can expect to earn $11-20 as a starting salary. With a large number of projected employee retirements within the next five to seven years, area electric cooperatives are expecting a significant shortage of workers. Workers can expect a great job, great salary and benefits.

In-the-field courses will be taught at Rusk County Electric Cooperative in Henderson. Classroom instruction will be held at the KC campus in Henderson.

Students must pass a TX DOT physical and drug test as a prerequisite for the Electric Power Technology Certificate. Students will be subject to random drug testing during the weeks of instruction.

Proof of Medical insurance is required to enroll.

For more information on the Electric Power Technology Program:
Call KC Workforce Development at: (903) 983-8288.

(Photo above left) Graduates of the second class of the KC Electric Power Technology Program.