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 www.mccneb.edu/util.
Graduation Requirements
| General education |
27.0 |
| Major requirements |
61.0 |
| Electives |
8.0–12.5 |
| Total credit hours required |
96.0–100.5 |
General education requirements (27.0 credit hrs.)
Communications
| | English level I | 4.5 |
| | English level II | 4.5 |
Humanities/social sciences
| | Humanities/social sciences | 4.5 |
Quantitative/numeracy skills
Other
| HMRL 1010 | Human Relations SkillsONLINEHYBRID | 4.5 |
| INFO 1001 | Information Systems and LiteracyONLINEHYBRID | 4.5 |
Major requirements for Utility Line Technician (69.0-73.5 credit hrs.)
Courses
Select 8.0 credit hours of electives from the following:
ELTR 1210: Additional prerequisite(s) may be required.
A 1.0 credit hour CPR/first aid course is also required for those who do not currently hold a valid CPR/first aid card.
Students are required to obtain a Class A, O restriction, commercial driver’s license in order to graduate. Training and testing for this requirement is provided by the MCC Truck Driving program, although students may acquire the CDL on their own.
A 3.5 credit hour class is arranged to fit into the student’s schedule.
Suggested Guide for Courses
Below is a suggested guide for the traditional and weekend options and a suggested guide for recent high school graduates. General education requirements can be completed before, during, or after the UTIL coursework is completed; however, completing the general education requirements before the UTIL classes improves students' chances of being accepted into the program. Students should contact Student Services to design a plan of study.
Traditional Track
First Year
First quarter (Fall)
Second quarter (Winter)
| UTIL 1240 | Underground Distribution Systems IHYBRID | 5.5 |
| UTIL 2020 | Transformer TheoryHYBRID | 5.5 |
| UTIL 2110 | Line Construction IIHYBRID | 5.5 |
| UTIL 2210 | Overhead Distribution Systems IHYBRID | 5.5 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 22.0 |
Third quarter (Spring)
| UTIL 2030 | Secondary Electrical SystemsHYBRID | 4.5 |
| UTIL 2220 | Overhead Distribution Systems IIHYBRID | 5.5 |
| UTIL 2230 | Distribution Systems Maintenance | 4.5 |
| UTIL 2240 | Underground Distribution Systems IIHYBRID | 4.5 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 19.0 |
Fourth quarter (Summer)
| | Elective | 8.0 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 8 |
Weekend Track
First Year
First quarter (Spring)
| UTIL 1010 | Pole ClimbingHYBRID | 4.5 |
| UTIL 1030 | Ropes, Rigging, and SafetyHYBRID | 4.5 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 9.0 |
Second quarter (Summer)
| UTIL 1020 | Electricity IHYBRID | 5.5 |
| UTIL 1110 | Line Construction IHYBRID | 5.5 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 11.0 |
Third quarter (Fall)
| UTIL 1240 | Underground Distribution Systems IHYBRID | 5.5 |
| UTIL 2210 | Overhead Distribution Systems IHYBRID | 5.5 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 11.0 |
Fourth quarter (Winter)
| UTIL 2020 | Transformer TheoryHYBRID | 5.5 |
| UTIL 2110 | Line Construction IIHYBRID | 5.5 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 11.0 |
Second Year
Fifth quarter (Spring)
| UTIL 2030 | Secondary Electrical SystemsHYBRID | 4.5 |
| UTIL 2220 | Overhead Distribution Systems IIHYBRID | 5.5 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 10.0 |
Sixth quarter (Summer)
| UTIL 2230 | Distribution Systems Maintenance | 4.5 |
| UTIL 2240 | Underground Distribution Systems IIHYBRID | 4.5 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 9.0 |
Internship
| UTIL 2981 | Internship | 8.0 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 8.0 |
UTIL 2981 can be taken after one year of study in the weekend option.
Recent High School Graduate Track
This track would allow students to satisfy all of the general education requirements and the elective requirements for the UTAAS degree. Students completing this track would be given preference in the admission process.
First quarter (Fall)
| ELTR 1200 | Basic Electricity | 6.5 |
| INFO 1001 | Information Systems and LiteracyONLINEHYBRID | 4.5 |
| | Mathematics | 4.5 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15.5 |
Second quarter (Winter)
| ELTR 1210 | Residential Wiring | 9.0 |
| | English level I | 4.5 |
| | Humanities/social sciences | 4.5 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 18.0 |
Third quarter (Spring)
| | English level II | 4.5 |
| HMRL 1010 | Human Relations SkillsONLINEHYBRID | 4.5 |
| INCT 1000 | Industrial Safety and Health | 4.5 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 13.5 |