Electrician training in Idaho

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

8 schools offer these electrician programs, and Idaho 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 Idaho, 13 of the 14 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 7 are taught partly or fully online.

See the 14 programs

How much does electrician training cost in Idaho?

$2,590 to $3,700 is what most electrician training programs in Idaho cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 13 programs with a price. All of them: $2,390 to $8,100

In the typical program

Finished the program: 93%
Working 6 months later: Not reported
Earned a year, estimated: Not reported
Length: 32 to 102 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 Idaho may also offer electrician training. How these figures are made

Is there free electrician training in Idaho?

Yes, if you qualify. WIOA (public workforce funding) can pay for any program on this page, in full or in part, depending on local limits.²³⁴In program year 2024 it paid toward the training of at least 14 people at 2 of the 14 programs here.
Ask an American Job Center whether you qualify, or call 1-877-872-5627.⁵ Before funding training, the center goes through an assessment and a career plan with you.⁴
Or pay yourself. Most electrician programs in Idaho cost $2,590 to $3,700. Prices on this page run from $2,390 to $8,100.
Or earn while you learn. Apprentices are paid for their work on the job.⁶ 13 of the 14 programs here are apprenticeships.

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

Electrician training in Boise City, Coeur d'Alene, Twin Falls and other Idaho cities

Choosing an area filters the list below.

All 14 electrician training programs in Idaho approved for WIOA funding

14 programs

Electrician apprenticeshipIn personNo diploma needed
Electrical Apprenticeship
College of Southern Idaho - Workforce Training
Twin Falls
No diploma needed
College of Southern Idaho - Workforce Training, Twin Falls · Electrician apprenticeship · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$2,390
Program website, Electrical Apprenticeship at College of Southern Idaho - Workforce Training
More details about Electrical Apprenticeship at College of Southern Idaho - Workforce Training
Finished
82%
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
24 weeks, 50 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$1,400
Students counted
1,231
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$2,390
Electrician apprenticeshipIn personNo diploma needed
Electrical Apprenticeship
College of Eastern Idaho - WTCE
Idaho Falls
No diploma needed
College of Eastern Idaho - WTCE, Idaho Falls · Electrician apprenticeship · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$8,100
School website, Electrical Apprenticeship at College of Eastern Idaho - WTCE
More details about Electrical Apprenticeship at College of Eastern Idaho - WTCE
Finished
88%
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
120 weeks, 50 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$4,550
Students counted
823
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$8,100
Electrician apprenticeshipIn personNo diploma needed
Electrical Apprenticeship
Idaho State University - Workforce Training
Pocatello
No diploma needed
Idaho State University - Workforce Training, Pocatello · Electrician apprenticeship · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$2,440
Program website, Electrical Apprenticeship at Idaho State University - Workforce Training
More details about Electrical Apprenticeship at Idaho State University - Workforce Training
Finished
100%
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
30 weeks, 50 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$2,590
Students counted
691
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$2,440
Electrician apprenticeshipIn personNo diploma needed
Electrical 1st year Apprenticeship
North Idaho College Workforce Training Center
Post Falls
No diploma needed
North Idaho College Workforce Training Center, Post Falls · Electrician apprenticeship · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$3,700
More details about Electrical 1st year Apprenticeship at North Idaho College Workforce Training Center
Finished
87%
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
32 weeks, 50 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
581
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$3,700
Electrician apprenticeshipHybridNo diploma needed
Electrical Apprenticeship Year 4
College of Western Idaho - Workforce
Nampa
No diploma needed
College of Western Idaho - Workforce, Nampa · Electrician apprenticeship · Hybrid · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$2,590
School website, Electrical Apprenticeship Year 4 at College of Western Idaho - Workforce
More details about Electrical Apprenticeship Year 4 at College of Western Idaho - Workforce
Finished
95%
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
542
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$2,590
Electrician apprenticeshipHybridNo diploma needed
Electrical Apprentice
Workforce Training at LC State
Lewiston
No diploma needed
Workforce Training at LC State, Lewiston · Electrician apprenticeship · Hybrid · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$4,518
Program website, Electrical Apprentice at Workforce Training at LC State
More details about Electrical Apprentice at Workforce Training at LC State
Finished
91%
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
96 weeks, 50 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$5,698
Students counted
535
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$4,518
Electrician apprenticeshipIn personNo diploma needed
Electrical 2nd year Apprenticeship
North Idaho College Workforce Training Center
Post Falls
No diploma needed
North Idaho College Workforce Training Center, Post Falls · Electrician apprenticeship · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$3,700
More details about Electrical 2nd year Apprenticeship at North Idaho College Workforce Training Center
Finished
94%
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
404
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$3,700
Electrician apprenticeshipHybridNo diploma needed
Electrical 3rd year Apprenticeship
North Idaho College Workforce Training Center
Post Falls
No diploma needed
North Idaho College Workforce Training Center, Post Falls · Electrician apprenticeship · Hybrid · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$3,700
More details about Electrical 3rd year Apprenticeship at North Idaho College Workforce Training Center
Finished
92%
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
32 weeks, 50 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
325
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$3,700
Electrician apprenticeshipHybridNo diploma needed
Electrical 4th year Apprenticeship
North Idaho College Workforce Training Center
Post Falls
No diploma needed
North Idaho College Workforce Training Center, Post Falls · Electrician apprenticeship · Hybrid · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$3,700
More details about Electrical 4th year Apprenticeship at North Idaho College Workforce Training Center
Finished
98%
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
32 weeks, 50 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
273
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$3,700
Electrician apprenticeshipIn personNo diploma needed
Electrical Apprenticehip
Independent Electrical Contractors of Idaho (IEC Idaho)
Boise
No diploma needed
Independent Electrical Contractors of Idaho (IEC Idaho), Boise · Electrician apprenticeship · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$4,190
More details about Electrical Apprenticehip at Independent Electrical Contractors of Idaho (IEC Idaho)
Finished
100%
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
144 weeks, 50 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$4,165
Students counted
215
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$4,190
Electrician apprenticeshipHybridNo diploma needed
Electrical Apprenticeship Year 1
College of Western Idaho - Workforce
Nampa
No diploma needed
College of Western Idaho - Workforce, Nampa · Electrician apprenticeship · Hybrid · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$2,590
9 students trained with WIOA funding
School website, Electrical Apprenticeship Year 1 at College of Western Idaho - Workforce
More details about Electrical Apprenticeship Year 1 at College of Western Idaho - Workforce
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
1,349
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$2,590
trained with WIOA funding
9
Electrician apprenticeshipHybridNo diploma needed
Electrical Apprenticeship Year 2
College of Western Idaho - Workforce
Nampa
No diploma needed
College of Western Idaho - Workforce, Nampa · Electrician apprenticeship · Hybrid · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$2,590
5 students trained with WIOA funding
School website, Electrical Apprenticeship Year 2 at College of Western Idaho - Workforce
More details about Electrical Apprenticeship Year 2 at College of Western Idaho - Workforce
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
677
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$2,590
trained with WIOA funding
5
Electrician apprenticeshipHybridNo diploma needed
Electrical Apprenticeship Year 3
College of Western Idaho - Workforce
Nampa
No diploma needed
College of Western Idaho - Workforce, Nampa · Electrician apprenticeship · Hybrid · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$2,590
School website, Electrical Apprenticeship Year 3 at College of Western Idaho - Workforce
More details about Electrical Apprenticeship Year 3 at College of Western Idaho - Workforce
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
553
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$2,590
Electrician (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Electrical Apprenticeship
College of Western Idaho - Credit
Nampa
High school diploma or equivalent
College of Western Idaho - Credit, Nampa · Electrician (associate degree) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
More details about Electrical Apprenticeship at College of Western Idaho - Credit
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
Not reported
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
Not reported

How to pay for electrician training in Idaho

WIOA funding can pay for electrician training in Idaho

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.³Your state or local area may limit how much WIOA pays and for how long. If a program costs more, a Pell Grant, a scholarship or severance pay can cover the rest.⁴

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).⁵

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.

Does WIOA pay for job training? Who qualifies and how to apply

Quick facts: Electrician training in Idaho

lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare: 13th of 31
electrician training programs here, against the typical state's 9: 14 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).

Electrician apprenticeships in Idaho

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. This page lists 13 electrician apprenticeships approved for WIOA funding in Idaho. Ask what you'll pay for the classes and what you'll earn on the job.

Show only the 13 electrician apprenticeships

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

Where the Idaho electrician program numbers come from

Which Idaho electrician programs are on this list?

These are the electrician programs Idaho 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 Idaho offers.

How Idaho electrician program prices are reported

The price is tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported it. "Trained with WIOA funding" on a program counts the people whose training there WIOA paid toward through a training account in program year 2024; the file never gives counts under 3, so a program without the line may still take WIOA students. It does not say how much of the price WIOA covered. 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 Idaho figures?

We leave out the share working 6 months later for Idaho: its rates sit far below every other state's.

Other training in Idaho

Sources for the facts about electrician training in Idaho

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Electrician training in Idaho

How much does electrician training cost in Idaho?

Is there free electrician training in Idaho?

Electrician training in Boise City, Coeur d'Alene, Twin Falls and other Idaho cities

All 14 electrician training programs in Idaho approved for WIOA funding

Electrical Apprenticeship

Electrical Apprenticeship

Electrical Apprenticeship

Electrical 1st year Apprenticeship

Electrical Apprenticeship Year 4

Electrical Apprentice

Electrical 2nd year Apprenticeship

Electrical 3rd year Apprenticeship

Electrical 4th year Apprenticeship

Electrical Apprenticehip

Electrical Apprenticeship Year 1

Electrical Apprenticeship Year 2

Electrical Apprenticeship Year 3

Electrical Apprenticeship

How to pay for electrician training in Idaho

WIOA funding can pay for electrician training in Idaho

Ask at an American Job Center

Paid electrician apprenticeships

Financial aid and grants for electrician training

GI Bill for electrician training

Quick facts: Electrician training in Idaho

Electrician apprenticeships in Idaho

Where the Idaho electrician program numbers come from

Which Idaho electrician programs are on this list?

How Idaho electrician program prices are reported

What the graduate results of these programs measure

Why do some electrician programs say "Not reported"?

Why the kind of school is left off each program

How reliable are the Idaho figures?

Other training in Idaho

Sources for the facts about electrician training in Idaho