Do you like to work outdoors, or do you want to serve others through your future career? Are you interested in becoming an electrical lineman? You may be the perfect fit for our Electrical Distribution Systems program.

The Electrical Distribution Systems (EDS) program prepares individuals to build, repair, and maintain electrical distribution systems. Students in this program also develop essential skills of pole climbing, hurt man rescue, electric theory, and more.

Students receive a blend of classroom instruction and hands-on training in an outdoor lab, located directly behind our Workforce Development Center (WDC). During inclement weather, students will receive training at the indoor lab, located inside WDC. This lab also incorporates extensive transformer theory into the program. EDS classes are held Tuesday through Thursday of each week, allowing students to maintain a part-time job and/or other responsibilities.

In order to give students a competitive edge upon entering the workforce, three additional certifications and licensures are part of the program curriculum. Flagger certification, which allows individuals to control the flow of traffic on work sites, opens up job opportunities in the construction field. Students will also earn a statewide spray applicator licensure, which is required when using restricted use pesticides (RUPs) on the job. Lastly, EDS students will be required to earn a Class-A commercial driver’s license (CDL) after completing the fall and spring semester, which is necessary to operate a bucket truck.

Unique to the Southern Illinois area, our program allows students to receive in-depth knowledge and training in a team setting, allowing them to develop strong teamwork skills that are essential to a lineman career.

Illinois Eastern Community Colleges District #529 (IECC) is located in o 3.000- square-mile (7,800 km) area of South-eastern Illinois near the lllinois-lndiana border.

The multi-college District includes Frontier Community College (FCC) at Fairfield, Lincoln Trail College (LTC) at Robinson, Olney Central College (OCC) at Olney, and Wabash Valley College (WVC) at Mt. Carmel.

Each of the colleges is located in a small-town setting, with convenient access to larger cities in Illinois and Indiana.

One major difference noted by international students is that grades ore based on weekly assignments, papers, and projects rather than solely on examinations.

As on international student, studying in on American classroom can be a life changing experience. You will be able to express yourself freely, make friends, build your confidence, and challenge your friends and professors on topics in class. Many international students find very noticeable differences between classroom culture in the U.S. and in their home countries.

IECC host cultural enrichment trips throughout the school year. Their campuses are centrally located making travelling easy. IECC campuses offer safe and friendly environments making it easy to create friendships with Americans and other international students.

Your academic advisor con provides advice on course selection and help plan your program of studies.