7:00 AM - 5:00 PM Eastern
2026 Western Maintenance Technologist School
The Maintenance Technologist Training and Certification Program provides the ability to raise and validate knowledge and skills required to successfully perform maintenance activities according to current professional standards. Each school consists of 3.5-days of instruction culminating in the opportunity for attendees to become certified by taking the Plant Maintenance Technologist Exam. The certification exam is scheduled via email after the in-person school has ended and is held at a separate 3rd testing site.
This school is held concurrently with the Biological Wastewater School.
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Dates
August 3-6, 2026: |
Location
Foothills Higher Education Center |
School Schedule
Each grade/level will have specific tracks of sessions to attend throughout the morning and afternoon. Final class schedules will be provided one week before the school. NC One Water does not provide breakfast on any school days. Breaks will be scheduled between instructors throughout each day.
| Time | Monday, August 3 |
Tuesday, August 4 |
Wednesday, August 5 |
Thursday, August 6 |
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| 7:45 AM | Check-In | Check-In | Check-In | Check-In |
| 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM |
Maintenance Technologist 1-3 | Maintenance Technologist 1-3 | Maintenance Technologist 1-3 | Maintenance Technologist 1-3 |
| 12:00 PM | Lunch (provided) 12:00–1:00 PM | Lunch (provided) 12:00–1:00 PM | Lunch (provided) 12:00–1:00 PM | Classes End at 12:00 PM Lunch NOT provided |
| 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM |
Maintenance Technologist 1-3 | Maintenance Technologist 1-3 | Maintenance Technologist 1-3 | |
| 5:00 PM | Classes End at 5:00 | Classes End at 5:00 | Classes End at 5:00 |
Pricing & Registration
| Course | Early Now – April 22 |
Standard April 23 – June 8 |
Late After June 8 |
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| Member | Utility Member | Non-Member | Member | Utility Member | Non-Member | Member | Utility Member | Non-Member | |
| MT 1-3 | $531.00 | $553.50 | $576.00 | $576.00 | $598.50 | $621.00 | $621.00 | $643.50 | $666.00 |
| MT 1-3 EXAM ONLY | $250.00 | ||||||||
| MT 4 EXAM ONLY | $285.00 | ||||||||
July 20, 2026: Online registration ends and registrations are no longer eligible for refunds.
What's Included (Click to expand)
All Courses
| School notebook, including the Course Needs-to-Know Manuals | |
| Digital links to all class presentations in PDF format | |
| USB drive containing all class presentations in PDF format |
Optional Printed Binder (Click to expand)
All students receive a web link with school presentations in PDF format one week before the school and a USB drive of the presentations on-site. Students may print materials themselves if desired.
NC One Water can provide a printed binder of class presentations in advance for $150 per binder. Binders are available for Collection / Distribution courses only and are not required for registration. Select the "Optional Presentation Binder Add-On" on the registration page when completing enrollment.
Recommended Textbooks (Click to expand)
Our review schools do not work directly out of these textbooks, and they are not required to take our courses. We recommend them as fundamental training resources prior to the review school and before sitting for the exam.
Maintenance Technologist 1 & 2
Maintenance Technologist 3
| Industrial Maintenance |
Maintenance Technologist 4
CEU / PDH Hours (Click to expand)
Maintenance Technologist 1-3
| Water Treatment / Distribution / Cross Connection & Backflow Operators: Approved by NCWTFOCB for 23.0 PGH (CEUs). Course ID: BE06290901 (MT1), BE03311101 (MT2), BE03311102 (MT3) | |
| Wastewater Operators: Approved by WPCSOCC for 23 CEUs. Course ID: 091420 (MT1), 208816 (MT2), 208817 (MT3) | |
| Professional Engineers: Approved for 23.0 PDHs | |
| Maintenance Technologists: Approved for 23.0 contact hours |
Attendance Policy:
| Students are expected to attend 100% of the classes. | |
| Emergency work absences may be allowed with supervisor's permission. Contact NC One Water staff in the registration area or headquarters room to report an absence. Absences must not total more than 20% of the course contact hours. | |
| Students who miss 20% or more of classes will not receive a Certificate of Completion. | |
| No refunds will be provided to students who fail to meet the attendance requirements. |
Lodging (Click to expand)
Fairfield by Marriott Inn & Suites Morganton Historic Downtown
400 North Green Street Morganton, NC, 28655
Last Day to Book: Friday, July 3, 2026
Refunds & Substitutions (Click to expand)
| July 11, 2026: Binder sales are no longer eligible for refunds. | |
| July 20, 2026: Online registration ends and registrations are no longer eligible for refunds. |
Refunds using the original payment method are available if NC One Water is notified prior to the refund deadline. All refunds will be issued minus a $50 administrative fee. Refunds for event registrations may not be processed until the conclusion of the event. Where applicable, registrants may apply the payment as a credit toward another event or substitute a registrant if the request is made before the refund deadline.
If the cancellation is received after the deadline, no refund will be issued, but a substitute registrant may be requested. We accept substitutions up to the start time of the event.
For questions regarding CEU/PDH, contact Paul Willeboordse at PWilleboordse@nconewater.org
For questions regarding the school, contact Teja Wright at TWright@nconewater.org
Foothills Higher Education Center
2128 S Sterling St.
Morganton, NC 28655
UNITED STATES
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(phone: 919-784-9030)
| 8/3/2026 - 8/6/2026 |    |