Lineman Scholarship

OECC is offering a scholarship to cover books and tuition for the candidate chosen to attend the High Voltage Lineman Training program at ASU Newport, Arkansas this fall.  Applicants must be current members (or the child of a current member) of Ouachita Electric Cooperative Corporation in order to be eligible.  Those interested in applying for the scholarship should pick up an application at OECC’s Camden or Hampton offices or download the PDF form below and return the completed form to Angie McLendon (amclendon@oecc.com) before the April 17, 2026 deadline. 

This is a 36-semester credit hour program consisting of 12 hours of general education courses that include technical math, technical writing, psychology and technical computer applications.  The remaining 24 hours will involve coursework and hands-on training in the following areas:  safety, electrical systems, high voltage distribution systems, climbing and heavy equipment operation.  In the final semester, students will complete an internship at their local electric cooperative, as their capstone course. 

Download the Lineman Training Scholarship Application in PDF format

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ATTENTION MEMBERS

Ouachita Electric will be scheduling an outage to facilitate upgrades to the Summerville substation at 8 a.m. This outage will impact members served by the Summerville substation. The outage is anticipated to last up to 3-4 hours and is scheduled for March 2nd, 2026. The start time of the outage has not yet been determined, but we will inform members as soon as possible. We encourage our members to prepare for the planned outage in advance.