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Fort Collins Lineworker Scholarship Application

Program Description

The City of Fort Collins Lineworker Scholarships

The City of Fort Collins offers two separate scholarships to support individuals pursuing a career as an electric lineworker. These scholarships help cover tuition and student fees at accredited training programs designed to prepare students for entry-level work in the electric utility industry.

Applicants must:

  • Be a Colorado resident
  • Have already been accepted into one of the two accredited electric lineworker training programs at the time of application

Deadline for applications: July 15, 2025.

Available Scholarships

 

Rocky Mountain Lineworker School (RMLS) – Colorado Springs, CO

Also referred to as Trinidad State College – Rocky Mountain Campus

  • Amount: Up to $7,000

  • Program Duration:
    • 1 Semester
    • Fall: August–November
    • Spring: January–May
  • Credential Earned: Certificate of Occupational Proficiency

Note: Only one scholarship is available for the RMLS program per academic year. Applicants must choose either the fall or spring term—not both. This ensures that we award one RMLS scholarship per year, not one per semester.


For more on program costs and description, visit:
trinidadstate.edu/line-tech/index.html

Colorado Mesa University Technical Program (CMU) – Grand Junction, CO

  • Amount: Up to $9,000

  • Program Duration:
    • 2 Semesters
    • August–May
  • Credential Earned: Technical Certificate in Electric Lineworker
Note: One scholarship is available for the CMU program per academic year. This scholarship covers both semesters of the program (fall and spring).


For more on program costs and description, visit:
www.coloradomesa.edu/tech/programs/lineworker.html

General Note: These scholarships do not cover room/board or equipment package expenses. Necessary lineman equipment may be loaned to recipients at the discretion of the City of Fort Collins.

What You Will Learn

Both programs include hands-on and classroom instruction in:

  • Pole setting and climbing

  • Electrical theory

  • Overhead utility work

  • Safety procedures

  • Applied career math

Future Employment Opportunities

Graduates may be eligible to compete for an Electric Line Groundworker position with the City of Fort Collins, contingent upon meeting all performance and employment conditions and availability of positions.

1. I understand the scholarship funding will be paid directly to one of the two schools listed above and that room and board is not included. *This question is required.
2. I understand that while scholarship recipients may be considered for employment opportunities with the City of Fort Collins upon completion of their training, receiving this scholarship does not guarantee an offer of employment. *This question is required.
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