When disaster strikes, first responders run toward the problem. Nash Community College touted its role in training those responders as Hurricane Florence barreled toward North Carolina last week.
The college has a record number of students enrolled in its 16-week Electric Line Construction Academy. I nstructor Jon O’Boyle recalls his field experience fondly.
“It was great traveling to help other companies, meeting other utility workers, seeing how they do things and ultimately getting people’s power back on,” O’Boyle said. “It is an amazing feeling to have people come out of their homes and cheer for you when you respond to help them during a time of need.”
NCC instructors and academy students detail the career as one for a person in good physical condition with perseverance, someone who enjoys working outdoors, has knowledge of or interest in machinery and is considered a team player.