The Angelina College Lineworker Program is officially off the ground, with the first cohort of students already earning OSHA 10 and CPR certifications on the way to entry-level jobs across the Deep East Texas power grid.
The program was built with a Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board TRUE Grant and combines classroom work with hands-on field training in electrical theory, equipment operation and safety. Assistant Vice President of Academic Affairs Esther Campbell said the grant let the college build a program that answers a real workforce shortage in the region.
Eight regional partners sit on the advisory committee: the cities of Newton and Jasper, plus Deep East Texas Electric Cooperative, Houston County Electric Cooperative, Jasper-Newton Electric Cooperative, Sam Houston Electric Cooperative, and Oncor. Program lead Aaron Smith can be reached at asmith@angelina.edu.
Source: The Lufkin Daily News