Electrician training in Delaware

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

3 schools offer these electrician programs, and Delaware 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 Delaware, all 3 programs take students without a high school diploma.

See the 3 programs

How much does electrician training cost in Delaware?

$2,045 to $3,515

is what the 3 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: Too few programs to say
Earned a year, estimated: Not reported
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 Delaware may also offer electrician training. How these figures are made

Is there free electrician training in Delaware?

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 $2,045 to $3,515.

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

Electrician training in Seaford, Dover, Philadelphia and other Delaware cities

Choosing an area filters the list below.

All 3 electrician training programs in Delaware approved for WIOA funding

3 programs

Electrician certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed
Electrical
Sussex Tech Adult Division
Georgetown
No diploma needed
Sussex Tech Adult Division, Georgetown · Electrician certificate or diploma · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$2,400
Program website, Electrical at Sussex Tech Adult Division
More details about Electrical at Sussex Tech Adult Division
Finished
90%
Working at 6 months
95%
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
650
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$2,400
Electrician certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed
Electrical Construction
Polytech Adult Education
Woodside
No diploma needed
Polytech Adult Education, Woodside · Electrician certificate or diploma · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$2,045
Program website, Electrical Construction at Polytech Adult Education
More details about Electrical Construction at Polytech Adult Education
Finished
48%
Working at 6 months
82%
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
$600
Students counted
469
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$2,045
Electrician certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed
Electrical Trades
Delaware Skills Center
New Castle
No diploma needed
Delaware Skills Center, New Castle · Electrician certificate or diploma · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$3,515
School website, Electrical Trades at Delaware Skills Center
More details about Electrical Trades at Delaware Skills Center
Finished
100%
Working at 6 months
94%
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
$50
Students counted
66
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$3,515

How to pay for electrician training in Delaware

WIOA funding can pay for electrician training in Delaware

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 Delaware electrician program numbers come from

Which Delaware electrician programs are on this list?

These are the electrician programs Delaware 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 Delaware offers.

How the prices and results of Delaware 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 Delaware

Sources for the facts about electrician training in Delaware

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