Electrician training in Alaska

1 electrician training program with costs, results and funding that can make it free

One school offers this electrician program, and Alaska has approved it for workforce funding. It 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 Alaska, the one program asks for a diploma or other schooling first.

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How much does electrician training cost in Alaska?

$5,619

is what this program costs if you pay yourself

This program

Finished the program: 85%
Working 6 months later: 78%
Earned a year, estimated: about $50,800
Length: 38 weeks

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

Is there free electrician training in Alaska?

Yes, if you qualify. WIOA (public workforce funding) can pay for the program on this page.²³
Ask an American Job Center whether you qualify, or call 1-877-872-5627.⁴
Or pay yourself. The one program with a price costs $5,619.

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

The one electrician training program in Alaska approved for WIOA funding

1 program

Industrial electricianIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Industrial Electricity
AVTEC - Alaska Vocational Technical Center
Seward
High school diploma or equivalent
AVTEC - Alaska Vocational Technical Center, Seward · Industrial electrician · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$50,800
Price if you pay yourself$5,619
Program website, Industrial Electricity at AVTEC - Alaska Vocational Technical Center
More details about Industrial Electricity at AVTEC - Alaska Vocational Technical Center
Finished
85%
Working at 6 months
78%
Earned in a quarter
$12,711
Length
38 weeks, 30 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$5,943
Students counted
53
a year, estimated
$50,800
price
$5,619

How to pay for electrician training in Alaska

WIOA funding can pay for electrician training in Alaska

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 Alaska electrician program numbers come from

Which Alaska electrician programs are on this list?

These are the electrician programs Alaska 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 Alaska offers.

How the prices and results of Alaska 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.

Other training in Alaska

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