Electrician training in Iowa

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

4 schools offer these electrician programs, and Iowa 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 Iowa, 1 of the 5 programs takes students without a high school diploma, and 1 is taught partly or fully online.

See the 5 programs

How much does electrician training cost in Iowa?

$7,910 to $14,600 is what most electrician training programs in Iowa cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 5 programs with a price. All of them: $7,276 to $16,492

In the typical program

Finished the program: 49%
Working 6 months later: 81%
Earned a year, estimated: about $30,700
Length: 32 to 64 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 Iowa may also offer electrician training. How these figures are made

Is there free electrician training in Iowa?

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 Iowa cost $7,910 to $14,600.

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

Electrician training in Sioux City, Omaha and other Iowa cities

Choosing an area filters the list below. 3 in smaller cities and towns.

All 5 electrician training programs in Iowa approved for WIOA funding

5 programs

Electrician (associate degree)In personNo diploma needed
Electrical Technology
Southwestern Community College
Creston
No diploma needed
Southwestern Community College, Creston · Electrician (associate degree) · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$37,600
Price if you pay yourself$16,492
Program website, Electrical Technology at Southwestern Community College
More details about Electrical Technology at Southwestern Community College
Finished
85%
Working at 6 months
69%
Earned in a quarter
$9,392
Length
78 weeks, 27 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$1,904
Students counted
125
a year, estimated
$37,600
price
$16,492
Electrician (associate degree)HybridHigh school diploma or equivalent
Industrial Electrician *INDEL.AAS
Northeast Iowa Community College
Calmar
High school diploma or equivalent
Northeast Iowa Community College, Calmar · Electrician (associate degree) · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$51,700
Price if you pay yourself$14,600
Program website, Industrial Electrician *INDEL.AAS at Northeast Iowa Community College
More details about Industrial Electrician *INDEL.AAS at Northeast Iowa Community College
Finished
35%
Working at 6 months
95%
Earned in a quarter
$12,921
Length
64 weeks, 28 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$3,025
Students counted
86
a year, estimated
$51,700
price
$14,600
Electrician certificate or diplomaIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Electrician - Diploma
Western Iowa Tech Community College
Sioux City
High school diploma or equivalent
Western Iowa Tech Community College, Sioux City · Electrician certificate or diploma · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$30,700
Price if you pay yourself$7,276
Program website, Electrician - Diploma at Western Iowa Tech Community College
More details about Electrician - Diploma at Western Iowa Tech Community College
Finished
36%
Working at 6 months
79%
Earned in a quarter
$7,683
Length
32 weeks, 25 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$1,169
Students counted
79
a year, estimated
$30,700
price
$7,276
Electrician certificate or diplomaIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Electrical Technology Diploma
Iowa Western Community College
Council Bluffs
High school diploma or equivalent
Iowa Western Community College, Council Bluffs · Electrician certificate or diploma · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$22,800
Price if you pay yourself$7,910
Program website, Electrical Technology Diploma at Iowa Western Community College
More details about Electrical Technology Diploma at Iowa Western Community College
Finished
49%
Working at 6 months
81%
Earned in a quarter
$5,691
Length
32 weeks, 23 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$1,700
Students counted
40
a year, estimated
$22,800
price
$7,910
Electrician certificate or diplomaIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Commercial-Residential Electrician *COMRES.DP
Northeast Iowa Community College
Calmar
High school diploma or equivalent
Northeast Iowa Community College, Calmar · Electrician certificate or diploma · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$29,700
Price if you pay yourself$10,032
Program website, Commercial-Residential Electrician *COMRES.DP at Northeast Iowa Community College
More details about Commercial-Residential Electrician *COMRES.DP at Northeast Iowa Community College
Finished
90%
Working at 6 months
85%
Earned in a quarter
$7,422
Length
44 weeks, 28 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$2,100
Students counted
23
a year, estimated
$29,700
price
$10,032

How to pay for electrician training in Iowa

WIOA funding can pay for electrician training in Iowa

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 Iowa

lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare: 26th of 31
other states where the typical program's graduates earned less: 1 of 14
electrician training programs here, against the typical state's 9: 5 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 Iowa electrician program numbers come from

Which Iowa electrician programs are on this list?

These are the electrician programs Iowa 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 Iowa offers.

How Iowa 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 Iowa

Sources for the facts about electrician training in Iowa

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