Utility Line Technician (UTAAS)
Award: Associate in applied science degree
Program location: Applied Technology Center
This degree prepares students to enter the power utility industry. The coursework instructs students in the theory and practical application to install and repair power lines; climb poles and towers; make transformer connections; and operate digger-derrick equipment, backhoes, trenchers, cable stringing equipment, and basket trucks.
Entrance into the Utility Line Technician program is determined by an application process. Contact an academic advisor or faculty member to acquire an application packet. Applications can also be completed online at https://www.mccneb.edu/Academic-Programs/Programs-of-Study/Applied-Technologies/Utility-Line/Application-Form-for-Admission.aspx
Graduation Requirements
| General education |
27.0 |
| Major requirements |
74.0-75.5 |
| Total credit hours required |
101.0-102.5 |
General education requirements (27.0 credit hrs.)
Communications
| | English level I | 4.5 credits |
| | English level II | 4.5 credits |
Humanities/social sciences
| | Humanities/social sciences | 4.5 credits |
Quantitative/numeracy skills
| | Mathematics or Financial Literacy | 4.5 credits |
Professionalism and Life Skills
| INFO 1001 | Information Systems and Literacy  | 4.5 credits |
| HMRL 1010 | Human Relations Skills | 4.5 credits |
| | OR | |
| RDLS 1200 | College and Career Strategies | 4.5 credits |
Major requirements for Utility Line Technician (74.0-75.5 credit hrs.)
| DESL 130U | Commercial Learner's Permit | 1.0 credit |
| DESL 131U | CDL Training for Utility Line | 3.5 credits |
| UTIL 1010 | Pole Climbing | 4.5 credits |
| UTIL 1020 | Electricity I | 5.5 credits |
| UTIL 1030 | Ropes, Rigging, and Safety | 4.5 credits |
| UTIL 1110 | Line Construction I | 5.5 credits |
| UTIL 1240 | Underground Distribution Systems I | 5.5 credits |
| UTIL 2020 | Transformer Theory | 5.5 credits |
| UTIL 2030 | Secondary Electrical Systems | 4.5 credits |
| UTIL 2110 | Line Construction II | 5.5 credits |
| UTIL 2210 | Overhead Distribution Systems I | 5.5 credits |
| UTIL 2220 | Overhead Distribution Systems II | 5.5 credits |
| UTIL 2230 | Distribution Systems Maintenance | 4.5 credits |
| UTIL 2240 | Underground Distribution Systems II | 4.5 credits |
| EMSP 1010 | Heartsaver First Aid with CPR and AED | 1.0 credit |
DESL 131U is waived for students who currently hold a valid Class A CDL license with 0 restriction.
EMSP 1010 is waived for students who currently hold a valid CPR card.
Select a minimum of 7.5 credit hrs. from the following courses: