ALPENA COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO HOST 2025 COLLEGE LINEMAN RODEO
Alpena Community College will be hosting the 2025 College Lineman Rodeo on
Friday, April 25, 2025. The Lineman Rodeo is a competition that has teams from across the country
compete in events based on traditional lineman tasks and skills. Participants will work in four-member teams, competing in a series of four events; Cross Arm Change Out, Obstacle Climb, Framing a C-1 Structure, and a Lineman Knowledge Exam. First through third place awards will be given in each of the following categories:
Individual Events
Individual All-Around
Combined Team Events
Combined All-Around
The competition will begin at 9 a.m. Friday morning behind Van Lare Hall along the Thunder Bay
River. Field events will take place from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the rodeo site. The public is welcome to attend this event. ACC offers a one-year vocational certificate and a two-year Associate in Applied Science degree in Utility Technology. Both programs provide training to work as an entry-level line installer and repairer. ACC teams have competed in lineman rodeos every year since 2008.
Combined All-Around
The competition will begin at 9 a.m. Friday morning behind Van Lare Hall along the Thunder Bay
River. Field events will take place from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the rodeo site. The public is welcome to attend this event. ACC offers a one-year vocational certificate and a two-year Associate in Applied Science degree in Utility Technology. Both programs provide training to work as an entry-level line installer and repairer. ACC teams have competed in lineman rodeos every year since 2008.
For updates on the 2025 Lineman Rodeo hosted by ACC, please check this page regularly as we will share more information as the event approaches.