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Electrician training in Alabama

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

7 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, 7 of the 8 programs ask for a high school diploma or equivalent and 1 asks for earlier courses first.

By kind, the 8 programs here are electrician certificate or diploma (4 programs), electrician (associate degree, 3 programs) and industrial electrician (1 program).

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How much does electrician training cost in Alabama?

$9,272 to $11,940 is what most electrician training programs in Alabama cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 8 programs with a price. All of them: $3,899 to $12,464

In the typical program

Finished the program
62%
Working 6 months later
Left out
Alabama's rates sit far below every other state's
Earned a year, estimated
about $27,900
Length
Not enough data
3 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5

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?

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

All 8 electrician training programs in Alabama approved for WIOA funding

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8 programs

  • Electrician (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Electrical Systems Technology - AAS

    Bevill State Community College

    Sumiton

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Bevill State Community College, SumitonElectrician (associate degree) · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$46,500
    Price if you pay yourself$12,062

    12 students trained with WIOA funding

    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
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    $11,624
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $5,311
    Students counted
    157
    Earned a year, estimated
    $46,500
    Price if you pay yourself
    $12,062
    students trained with WIOA funding
    12
    Program website, Electrical Systems Technology - AAS at Bevill State Community College

  • Electrician (associate degree)HybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Electrical Technology Degree

    Gadsden State Community College

    Gadsden

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Gadsden State Community College, GadsdenElectrician (associate degree) · Accredited schoolHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$32,900
    Price if you pay yourself$12,464

    12 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Electrical Technology Degree at Gadsden State Community College
    More details about Electrical Technology Degree at Gadsden State Community College
    Finished
    41%
    Working at 6 months
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    $8,236
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $6,864
    Students counted
    143
    Earned a year, estimated
    $32,900
    Price if you pay yourself
    $12,464
    students trained with WIOA funding
    12
    Program website, Electrical Technology Degree at Gadsden State Community College

  • Electrician (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Electrical Technology AAS

    George C. Wallace Community College

    Dothan

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    George C. Wallace Community College, DothanElectrician (associate degree) · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$15,600
    Price if you pay yourself$11,899

    3 students trained with WIOA funding

    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
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    $3,900
    Length
    75 weeks, 22 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $2,689
    Students counted
    126
    Earned a year, estimated
    $15,600
    Price if you pay yourself
    $11,899
    students trained with WIOA funding
    3
    Program website, Electrical Technology AAS at George C. Wallace Community College

  • Electrician certificate or diplomaIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Electrical Technology Short Certificate Program

    Lawson State Community College

    Birmingham

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Lawson State Community College, BirminghamElectrician certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolIn 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
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $6,450
    Program website, Electrical Technology Short Certificate Program at Lawson State Community College

  • Electrician certificate or diplomaHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Electrical Technology

    Wallace Community College

    Selma

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Wallace Community College, SelmaElectrician certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$20,800
    Price if you pay yourself$10,212

    5 students trained with WIOA funding

    School website, Electrical Technology at Wallace Community College
    More details about Electrical Technology at Wallace Community College
    Finished
    58%
    Working at 6 months
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    $5,192
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $2,700
    Students counted
    48
    Earned a year, estimated
    $20,800
    Price if you pay yourself
    $10,212
    students trained with WIOA funding
    5
    School website, Electrical Technology at Wallace Community College

  • Electrician certificate or diplomaIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Electrical Technology (STC)

    George C. Wallace Community College

    Dothan

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    George C. Wallace Community College, DothanElectrician certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,899
    Program website, Electrical Technology (STC) at George C. Wallace Community College
    More details about Electrical Technology (STC) at George C. Wallace Community College
    Finished
    73%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $1,989
    Students counted
    30
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $3,899
    Program website, Electrical Technology (STC) at George C. Wallace Community College

  • Electrician certificate or diplomaHybridPrerequisite courses

    Electrical Technology

    Shelton State Community College

    Tuscaloosa

    Accredited school

    Prerequisite courses

    Shelton State Community College, TuscaloosaElectrician certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolHybrid · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimated$22,800
    Price if you pay yourself$11,400

    4 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Electrical Technology at Shelton State Community College
    More details about Electrical Technology at Shelton State Community College
    Finished
    62%
    Working at 6 months
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    $5,690
    Length
    86 weeks, 17 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,833
    Students counted
    29
    Earned a year, estimated
    $22,800
    Price if you pay yourself
    $11,400
    students trained with WIOA funding
    4
    Program website, Electrical Technology at Shelton State Community College

  • Industrial electricianIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Industrial Electricity

    Southern Union Community College

    Opelika

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Southern Union Community College, OpelikaIndustrial electrician · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$34,700
    Price if you pay yourself$11,850
    Program website, Industrial Electricity at Southern Union Community College
    More details about Industrial Electricity at Southern Union Community College
    Finished
    70%
    Working at 6 months
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    $8,676
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $1,607
    Students counted
    26
    Earned a year, estimated
    $34,700
    Price if you pay yourself
    $11,850
    Program website, Industrial Electricity at Southern Union Community College

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 it. Whether you qualify, how much your local area pays and how to apply are on our page Does WIOA pay for job training?

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.6

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.78

GI Bill for electrician training

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.9

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

Quick facts: Electrician training in Alabama

lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
30th of 34
other states where the typical program's graduates earned less
1 of 21
electrician training programs here, against the typical state's 12
8 vs 12

State comparisons use the same figures as the electrician training by state table: the middle program of each state, and only states with three or more schools for prices. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025).

Electrician apprenticeships in Alabama

Most electricians train in a four- or five-year apprenticeship. Each year usually brings about 2,000 hours of paid work on the job plus classes in electrical theory, blueprint reading, math, the electrical code and safety. Unions and contractor associations run most programs, and experience from the military or construction can shorten one. When you finish, you are a journey worker and can work on your own, subject to your state license.1

You apply to the employer or the program sponsor, not through a school.6 The Department of Labor's Apprenticeship Finder lists openings by place and job. None of the electrician training programs on this page is an apprenticeship.

What is an apprenticeship, and can WIOA pay for one?

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

Choosing an area filters the program list above.

Other training in Alabama

How electrician training compares with the rest of skilled trades: Trade school programs in Alabama

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).10 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

Prices are tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported them; check the current price with the school. Results describe students who left each program in recent years, so they are no guarantee, and the yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. A program without a "Trained with WIOA funding" line may still take WIOA students. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported", and "Left out" where a figure was filed but failed one of our checks; nothing is estimated to fill a gap. 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".11 We leave out the share working 6 months later for Alabama: its rates sit far below every other state's.

Sources for the facts about electrician training in Alabama

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Electricians
  2. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  3. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  4. Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
  5. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  6. US Department of Labor, Apprenticeship.gov: Discover Apprenticeship: Earn While You Learn Today (fact sheet)
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  8. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  9. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  10. US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List
  11. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: search page, note on states with known data quality concerns