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Lineman schools in Minnesota
Minnesota has 3 accredited campuses awarding lineworker credentials. If you finish and work as a power-line installer in Minnesota, expect to start around $78,390–$90,730 and reach a median of $104,180 with experience; the top quarter earn $115,740 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Minnesota). Graduates of these Minnesota programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $44,647 in their first year, against $57,416 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What electrical power-line installers and repairers earn in Minnesota
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 2,190 employed in Minnesota. National median: $95,320.
Campuses in Minnesota, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: Fergus FallsGranite FallsRosemount
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dakota County Technical College | Rosemount | Public | 42 | $51,251 | $10,156 | 58% | not reported |
| Minnesota West Community and Technical College | Granite Falls | Public | 46 | $41,753 | $8,778 | 52% | not reported |
| Minnesota State Community and Technical College | Fergus Falls | Public | 68 | $41,294 | $5,500 | 47% | not reported |
Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.
Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.