Electrician training in Hawaii

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

3 schools offer these electrician programs, and Hawaii 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 Hawaii, every program asks for a diploma or other schooling first, and 7 are taught partly or fully online.

See the 8 programs

How much does electrician training cost in Hawaii?

$2,199 to $3,620 is what most electrician training programs in Hawaii cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 8 programs with a price. All of them: $1,695 to $11,547

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: 12 to 37 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 Hawaii may also offer electrician training. How these figures are made

Is there free electrician training in Hawaii?

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. Most electrician programs in Hawaii cost $2,199 to $3,620.
Or earn while you learn. Apprentices are paid for their work on the job.⁵ 2 of the 8 programs here are apprenticeships.

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

Electrician training in Urban Honolulu, Hilo and other Hawaii cities

Choosing an area filters the list below.

All 8 electrician training programs in Hawaii approved for WIOA funding

8 programs

Electrician (associate degree)In personEducation and courses
Electrical Installation & Maintenance Technology
Honolulu Community College
Honolulu
Education and courses
Honolulu Community College, Honolulu · Electrician (associate degree) · In person · Education and courses
Earned a year, estimated$23,800
Price if you pay yourself$11,547
More details about Electrical Installation & Maintenance Technology at Honolulu Community College
Finished
39%
Working at 6 months
78%
Earned in a quarter
$5,956
Length
64 weeks, 16 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
150
a year, estimated
$23,800
price
$11,547
Industrial electricianHybridEducation and courses
Electrical Technology Program - Maintenance Electrician
Hawaii Community College
Hilo
Education and courses
Hawaii Community College, Hilo · Industrial electrician · Hybrid · Education and courses
Earned a year, estimated$45,100
Price if you pay yourself$1,695
Program website, Electrical Technology Program - Maintenance Electrician at Hawaii Community College
More details about Electrical Technology Program - Maintenance Electrician at Hawaii Community College
Finished
53%
Working at 6 months
50%
Earned in a quarter
$11,273
Length
36 weeks, 12 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
36
a year, estimated
$45,100
price
$1,695
Electrician apprenticeshipHybridEducation and courses
Electrical Technology Program - Journeyworker Electrician
Hawaii Community College
Hilo
Education and courses
Hawaii Community College, Hilo · Electrician apprenticeship · Hybrid · Education and courses
Earned a year, estimated$85,100
Price if you pay yourself$3,695
Program website, Electrical Technology Program - Journeyworker Electrician at Hawaii Community College
More details about Electrical Technology Program - Journeyworker Electrician at Hawaii Community College
Finished
87%
Working at 6 months
61%
Earned in a quarter
$21,268
Length
39 weeks, 7 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
23
a year, estimated
$85,100
price
$3,695
Electrician certificate or diplomaHybridEducation and courses
Electrical Tech
Leeward Community College
Pearl City
Education and courses
Leeward Community College, Pearl City · Electrician certificate or diploma · Hybrid · Education and courses
Earned a year, estimated$25,400
Price if you pay yourself$2,050
Program website, Electrical Tech at Leeward Community College
More details about Electrical Tech at Leeward Community College
Finished
21%
Working at 6 months
50%
Earned in a quarter
$6,338
Length
12 weeks, 7 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
14
a year, estimated
$25,400
price
$2,050
Electrician certificate or diplomaHybridEducation and courses
Electrical Tech - Specialty Trade
Leeward Community College
Pearl City
Education and courses
Leeward Community College, Pearl City · Electrician certificate or diploma · Hybrid · Education and courses
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$2,249
Program website, Electrical Tech - Specialty Trade at Leeward Community College
More details about Electrical Tech - Specialty Trade at Leeward Community College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
12 weeks, 10 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$2,249
Electrician certificate or diplomaHybridEducation and courses
Electrical Technology Program - Specialty Electrician
Hawaii Community College
Hilo
Education and courses
Hawaii Community College, Hilo · Electrician certificate or diploma · Hybrid · Education and courses
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$2,249
Program website, Electrical Technology Program - Specialty Electrician at Hawaii Community College
More details about Electrical Technology Program - Specialty Electrician at Hawaii Community College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
36 weeks, 5 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$2,249
Industrial electricianHybridEducation and courses
Electrical Technology Program - Industrial Electrician
Hawaii Community College
Hilo
Education and courses
Hawaii Community College, Hilo · Industrial electrician · Hybrid · Education and courses
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$2,989
Program website, Electrical Technology Program - Industrial Electrician at Hawaii Community College
More details about Electrical Technology Program - Industrial Electrician at Hawaii Community College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
36 weeks, 8 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$2,989
Electrician apprenticeshipHybridEducation and courses
Electrical Tech - Journeyworker Electrician
Leeward Community College
Pearl City
Education and courses
Leeward Community College, Pearl City · Electrician apprenticeship · Hybrid · Education and courses
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$3,595
Program website, Electrical Tech - Journeyworker Electrician at Leeward Community College
More details about Electrical Tech - Journeyworker Electrician at Leeward Community College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
12 weeks, 20 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$3,595

How to pay for electrician training in Hawaii

WIOA funding can pay for electrician training in Hawaii

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

Quick facts: Electrician training in Hawaii

lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare: 6th of 31
electrician training programs here, against the typical state's 9: 8 vs 9

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).

Where the Hawaii electrician program numbers come from

Which Hawaii electrician programs are on this list?

These are the electrician programs Hawaii 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 Hawaii offers.

How Hawaii 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.

Other training in Hawaii

Sources for the facts about electrician training in Hawaii

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