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Community colleges and other educational institutions offer degree programs that prepare students for careers in public utilities. Graduates of these programs have the potential to experience high placement rates and earn lucrative wages.
Maintenance, Skilled Trades
Industrial Technology Programs
HelpDesk, Information Systems
Microcomputer Information Technology
Muscatine Community College
Muscatine, IA
www.eicc.org
Electric Line Worker
Power Line Technology
Northwest Iowa Community College
Sheldon, IA
www.nwicc.edu
Cable Technician/Instrument & Controls Technician
Electronics/Telecommunications Technology
Indian Hills Community College
Ottumwa, IA
www.ihcc.cc.ia.us
Water Production/Water Distribution Operations
Water & Wastewater Operator Program
Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids, IA
www.kirkwoodcollege.com
Power Plant Operations
Power Plant Technology
Electrical Transmission Systems Technology
Bismarck, ND
www.bismarckstate.edu
Engineering
Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, Environmental
University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa
www.uiowa.edu (link to school)
Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa
www.iastate.edu