Gas Utility Construction and Service

Energy and Utilities

Award

Diploma

Credits

Locations

Peosta

Entry

Fall

Time to Complete

12 Months

This energy field has great advancement opportunities offering diverse job sites in an outdoor environment. You will graduate with skills in heavy equipment operation, plastic pipe fusing and installation, gas line installation, gas meter and service mechanics, gas regulator maintenance and appliance repair. An outside test plot for field training gives you experience with a backhoe, plow, trencher and boring equipment. Classroom instruction combined with indoor and outdoor lab work develop your communication and safety skills for job sites and appropriate customer service skills while interacting with the public.

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Paying for the Program

Tuition and Fees

$11,004*

Out-of-State Tuition and Fees

$12,660*

Program Supplies

$249

* Approximate cost. Amount reflects the estimated tuition and student fees based on rates at the time of publication. These rates do not include additional expenses (books, tools, supplies, living expenses, licensures, remedial or pre-requisite coursework or partnership tuition and fees, etc.) related to your NICC education. Rates are subject to change.

Financial Aid & Tuition Assistance

There are many options available for tuition savings. Credit programs may have opportunities for Financial Aid eligibility, while non-credit programs have separate tuition savings available on a per-program basis.

Kibbie Grant Eligible

This scholarship is for Iowa residents enrolled in specific high-demand career/technical programs. It provides a maximum award of $4,500 per year for up to two years. The FAFSA is required and the award is based on need.

Last-Dollar Scholarship

This state funded scholarship is for Iowa residents enrolled in specific high-demand career programs and pays remaining tuition costs after all other federal and state aid has been applied. The FAFSA is required and the award is based on need.

NICC Scholarship Eligible

Any student enrolled in this program is eligible for NICC scholarships. The NICC Foundation offers a wide range of scholarship award amounts and all students are encouraged to apply.

Vo-Tech Grant Eligible

This scholarship is for Iowa residents enrolled in specific career/technical programs. It provides a maximum award of $1,000 per year for up to two years. The FAFSA is required and the award is based on need.

Learn more about Financial Aid.

Career Outlook

Enrollment Process

Apply for admission.
Submit official high school, high school equivalency and/or college transcripts to the Admissions Office of the campus you plan to attend.
Complete ACCUPLACER® reading and writing assessment and ALEKS® math assessment for course placement. Assessments may be waived based on previous college coursework or submission of valid ACT®, or SAT® test scores. Reading and writing scores are valid for three years, and math scores are valid for two years.

Program Information

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Tentative First Year Schedule (Fall, Spring and Summer)*

Fall

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Applied Math 7:00 a.m.-8:30 a.m.	Gas Appliances 7:00 a.m.-8:30 a.m.	Applied Math 7:00 a.m.-8:30 a.m.	Gas Appliances 7:00 a.m.-8:30 a.m.	Gas Appliances 7:00 a.m.-8:30 a.m.
Gas Utility Field Training II 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.	Gas Utility Field Training I 8:45 a.m.-12:00 p.m.	Gas Utility Field Training II 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.	Gas Utility Field Training I 8:45 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Commercial Driver's License 12:30 p.m.-1:50 p.m.	The College Experience 1:00 p.m.-2:55 p.m.		The College Experience 1:00 p.m.-2:55 p.m.

Spring

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Pipeline Integrity 7:00 a.m.-9:35 a.m.	Regulation & Measurement 7:00 a.m.-9:25 a.m.	Pipeline Integrity 7:00 a.m.-9:35 a.m.	Regulation & Measurement 7:00 a.m.-9:25 a.m.
Pipe Welding/SMAW 9:40 a.m.-12:00 p.m.	Gas Utility Field Training IIIA 9:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.	Pipe Welding/SMAW 9:40 a.m.-12:00 p.m.	Gas Utility Field Training IIIA 9:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Workplace Communications 12:05 p.m.-1:30 p.m.	AC/DC Fundamentals 1:00 p.m.-2:55 p.m.	Workplace Communications 12:05 p.m.-1:30 p.m.	AC/DC Fundamentals 1:00 p.m.-2:55 p.m.

Summer

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Gas Utility Core Courses 7:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.	Gas Utility Core Courses 7:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.	Gas Utility Core Courses 7:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.	Gas Utility Core Courses 7:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.	Gas Utility Core Courses 7:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

*Proposal only and is subject to change.

Additional Information

Gainful Employment Information

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Safety Sensitive Program Drug and Alcohol Policy & Procedure

Students in safety sensitive programs must present themselves free from the use of all illegal drugs, free from the use and effects of alcohol and aware of the effects of prescription medication. Consequently, the use of alcohol and/or illegal drugs by students in these areas is prohibited. Students are required to submit to drug and alcohol screens under the procedures set out in the Safety Sensitive Program Drug and Alcohol Policy & Procedure.

Transfer Information

The Gas Utility Construction and Service program maintains formal articulation agreements with the institutions listed below. Students are encouraged to speak with their transfer college or university to verify that their planned courses at NICC will meet necessary requirements. Learn more about transferring from NICC.

University of Northern Iowa
- Bachelor of Arts-Technology Management: Transfer Guide

Program Contacts

Al Dolan

Gas Utilities Instructor

Email: dolanal@nicc.edu
Phone: 563.562.3263, ext. 2388
Location: Peosta