Electrician training in Alabama

4 electrician training programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

4 schools offer these electrician programs, and Alabama has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Electricians install, maintain and repair electrical power, communications, lighting and control systems. Most learn the trade in a four- or five-year apprenticeship with paid on-the-job training, and most states require electricians to pass a test and be licensed.¹ In Alabama, every program asks for a diploma or other schooling first, and 1 is taught partly or fully online.

See the 4 programs

How much does electrician training cost in Alabama?

$6,450 to $12,062

is what the 4 programs with a price cost if you pay yourself

In the typical program

Finished the program: Too few programs to say
Working 6 months later: Not reported
Earned a year, estimated: Too few programs to say
Length: Too few programs to say

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Alabama may also offer electrician training. How these figures are made

Is there free electrician training in Alabama?

Yes, if you qualify. WIOA (public workforce funding) can pay for any program on this page.²³
Ask an American Job Center whether you qualify, or call 1-877-872-5627.⁴
Or pay yourself. These programs cost $6,450 to $12,062.

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: paid apprenticeships, financial aid and the GI Bill

Electrician training in Birmingham, Dothan, Selma and other Alabama cities

Choosing an area filters the list below.

All 4 electrician training programs in Alabama approved for WIOA funding

4 programs

Electrician (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Electrical Systems Technology - AAS
Bevill State Community College
Sumiton
High school diploma or equivalent
Bevill State Community College, Sumiton · Electrician (associate degree) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$46,500
Price if you pay yourself$12,062
Program website, Electrical Systems Technology - AAS at Bevill State Community College
More details about Electrical Systems Technology - AAS at Bevill State Community College
Finished
92%
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
$11,624
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
$5,311
Students counted
157
a year, estimated
$46,500
price
$12,062
Electrician (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Electrical Technology AAS
George C. Wallace Community College
Dothan
High school diploma or equivalent
George C. Wallace Community College, Dothan · Electrician (associate degree) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$15,600
Price if you pay yourself$11,899
Program website, Electrical Technology AAS at George C. Wallace Community College
More details about Electrical Technology AAS at George C. Wallace Community College
Finished
38%
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
$3,900
Length
75 weeks, 22 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$2,689
Students counted
126
a year, estimated
$15,600
price
$11,899
Electrician certificate or diplomaIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Electrical Technology Short Certificate Program
Lawson State Community College
Birmingham
High school diploma or equivalent
Lawson State Community College, Birmingham · Electrician certificate or diploma · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$6,450
Program website, Electrical Technology Short Certificate Program at Lawson State Community College
More details about Electrical Technology Short Certificate Program at Lawson State Community College
Finished
62%
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
52 weeks, 28 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$3,400
Students counted
50
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$6,450
Electrician certificate or diplomaHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent
Electrical Technology
Wallace Community College
Selma
High school diploma or equivalent
Wallace Community College, Selma · Electrician certificate or diploma · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$20,800
Price if you pay yourself$10,212
School website, Electrical Technology at Wallace Community College
More details about Electrical Technology at Wallace Community College
Finished
58%
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
$5,192
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
$2,700
Students counted
48
a year, estimated
$20,800
price
$10,212

How to pay for electrician training in Alabama

WIOA funding can pay for electrician training in Alabama

Every program on this page is approved for WIOA funding: public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. It can pay for training for eligible adults, people who lost their job and young people.²People on public assistance, with a low income or lacking basic skills come first, and veterans have priority.³

Ask at an American Job Center

Eligibility rules apply, and services vary from state to state. Your local American Job Center can tell you whether you qualify. The Department of Labor's page links to the center finder, or call 1-877-US-2JOBS (1-877-872-5627).⁴

Paid electrician apprenticeships

An apprenticeship is a job: you're paid to learn, with a raise as your skills grow, and most include classroom teaching. You apply to the employer or the program sponsor. Ask what you'll pay for the classroom part and what you'll earn on the job.⁵

Financial aid and grants for electrician training

Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.⁶⁷

GI Bill for electrician training

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.⁸

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Does WIOA pay for job training? Who qualifies and how to apply

Where the Alabama electrician program numbers come from

Which Alabama electrician programs are on this list?

These are the electrician programs Alabama approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).⁹ The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Alabama offers.

How the prices and results of Alabama electrician programs are measured

The price is tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported it. Results describe students who left the program in recent years, and the yearly earnings figure is the reported quarter times four, an estimate. They describe past students, so they are no guarantee. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported". Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

How reliable are the Alabama figures?

The US Department of Labor's own results site lists Alabama among the states with "known data quality concerns".¹⁰ We leave out the share working 6 months later for Alabama: its rates sit far below every other state's.

Other training in Alabama

Sources for the facts about electrician training in Alabama

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