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Lineman schools in Georgia
Georgia has 5 accredited campuses awarding lineworker credentials. If you finish and work as a power-line installer in Georgia, expect to start around $50,440–$61,140 and reach a median of $80,080 with experience; the top quarter earn $100,770 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Georgia). Graduates of these Georgia programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $41,914 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 Georgia
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 4,960 employed in Georgia. National median: $95,320.
Campuses in Georgia, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AmericusAtlantaClarkesvilleThomasvilleWaycross
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Georgia Technical College | Americus | Public | 51 | $47,408 | not reported | 61% | not reported |
| North Georgia Technical College | Clarkesville | Public | 53 | $41,914 | not reported | 39% | not reported |
| Atlanta Technical College | Atlanta | Public | 43 | $24,240 | not reported | 49% | not reported |
| Coastal Pines Technical College | Waycross | Public | 23 | not reported | not reported | 48% | not reported |
| Southern Regional Technical College | Thomasville | Public | 3 | not reported | not reported | 31% | 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.