Electrician training in Colorado

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

2 schools offer these electrician programs, and Colorado 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 Colorado, all 7 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 6 are taught partly or fully online.

See the 7 programs

How much does electrician training cost in Colorado?

$1,749 to $17,910

from the lowest-priced program to the highest, if you pay yourself

In the typical program

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

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

Is there free electrician training in Colorado?

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 $1,749 to $17,910.

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

Electrician training in Denver, Grand Junction and other Colorado cities

Choosing an area filters the list below.

All 7 electrician training programs in Colorado approved for WIOA funding

7 programs

Short course or single levelHybridNo diploma needed
Electrician 3
Red Rocks Community College
Lakewood
No diploma needed
Red Rocks Community College, Lakewood · Short course or single level · Hybrid · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$9,767
School website, Electrician 3 at Red Rocks Community College
More details about Electrician 3 at Red Rocks Community College
Finished
24%
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
$2,000
Students counted
72
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$9,767
Electrician certificate or diplomaHybridNo diploma needed
Construction Electrician Technology
Western Colorado Community College
Grand Junction
No diploma needed
Western Colorado Community College, Grand Junction · Electrician certificate or diploma · Hybrid · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$38,100
Price if you pay yourself$17,910
Program website, Construction Electrician Technology at Western Colorado Community College
More details about Construction Electrician Technology at Western Colorado Community College
Finished
30%
Working at 6 months
70%
Earned in a quarter
$9,536
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
$1,200
Students counted
33
a year, estimated
$38,100
price
$17,910
Electrician certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed
Construction Electrical Technology
Western Colorado Community College
Grand Junction
No diploma needed
Western Colorado Community College, Grand Junction · Electrician certificate or diploma · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$29,700
Price if you pay yourself$11,282
School website, Construction Electrical Technology at Western Colorado Community College
More details about Construction Electrical Technology at Western Colorado Community College
Finished
38%
Working at 6 months
58%
Earned in a quarter
$7,419
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
$450
Students counted
30
a year, estimated
$29,700
price
$11,282
Short course or single levelHybridNo diploma needed
Electrician 2
Red Rocks Community College
Lakewood
No diploma needed
Red Rocks Community College, Lakewood · Short course or single level · Hybrid · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$2,400
School website, Electrician 2 at Red Rocks Community College
More details about Electrician 2 at Red Rocks Community College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
$1,500
Students counted
80
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$2,400
Short course or single levelHybridNo diploma needed
Electrician 4
Red Rocks Community College
Lakewood
No diploma needed
Red Rocks Community College, Lakewood · Short course or single level · Hybrid · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$5,244
School website, Electrician 4 at Red Rocks Community College
More details about Electrician 4 at Red Rocks Community College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
$2,000
Students counted
22
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$5,244
Short course or single levelHybridNo diploma needed
Electrician 5
Red Rocks Community College
Lakewood
No diploma needed
Red Rocks Community College, Lakewood · Short course or single level · Hybrid · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$5,244
School website, Electrician 5 at Red Rocks Community College
More details about Electrician 5 at Red Rocks Community College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
$2,000
Students counted
12
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$5,244
Short course or single levelHybridNo diploma needed
Electrician 1
Red Rocks Community College
Lakewood
No diploma needed
Red Rocks Community College, Lakewood · Short course or single level · Hybrid · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$1,749
School website, Electrician 1 at Red Rocks Community College
More details about Electrician 1 at Red Rocks Community College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
$650
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$1,749

How to pay for electrician training in Colorado

WIOA funding can pay for electrician training in Colorado

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 Colorado electrician program numbers come from

Which Colorado electrician programs are on this list?

These are the electrician programs Colorado 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 Colorado offers.

How Colorado electrician program prices are reported

The price is tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported it. Prices under $100 are treated as not reported, because the file holds many blanks entered as $0. Check the current price with the school.

What the graduate results of these programs measure

The figures at the top of this page are the middle program among those that report results: half did better, half did worse. Results describe students who left each program in recent years: the share who finished, the share working in the second quarter after leaving, and the middle earnings of those working in that quarter. States report earnings for that one quarter because they take them from the wage reports employers file every three months. The yearly figure here is that quarter times four, rounded to the nearest $100: an estimate, and an early one, since it is measured about half a year after training. The quarter as reported is under "More details" on each program. Results are withheld for small programs, and they describe past students, so they are no guarantee.

Why do some electrician programs say "Not reported"?

Where a school or the state left a field empty, or the Department of Labor withheld it, the page says "Not reported". Nothing here is estimated to fill a gap.

Why the kind of school is left off each program

The file also records whether a school is public, private or nonprofit, but those entries are wrong too often to print next to a school's name, so this page leaves them out.

How reliable are the Colorado figures?

The US Department of Labor's own results site lists Colorado among the states with "known data quality concerns".¹⁰ The figures here are shown as the state reported them; check them with the school before you enroll.

Other training in Colorado

Sources for the facts about electrician training in Colorado

Show the 10 sourcesHide the sources