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Lineman schools in North Carolina
North Carolina has 1 accredited campuses awarding lineworker credentials. If you finish and work as a power-line installer in North Carolina, expect to start around $48,180–$60,490 and reach a median of $77,270 with experience; the top quarter earn $100,310 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, North Carolina). Graduates of these North Carolina programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of not reported 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 North Carolina
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 5,650 employed in North Carolina. National median: $95,320.
Campuses in North Carolina, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: Rocky Mount
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nash Community College | Rocky Mount | Public | 63 | not reported | not reported | 41% | 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.