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Electrician training in Kentucky

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

16 schools offer these electrician programs, and Kentucky 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 Kentucky, all 16 programs take students without a high school diploma.

See the 16 programs

How much does electrician training cost in Kentucky?

$6,771 to $11,386 is what most electrician training programs in Kentucky cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 11 programs with a price. All of them: $2,040 to $11,770

In the typical program

Finished the program
37%
Working 6 months later
77%
Earned a year, estimated
about $36,500
Length
2 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 Kentucky may also offer electrician training. How these figures are made

Is there free electrician training in Kentucky?

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

Electrician training in Cincinnati, Bowling Green, Lexington and other Kentucky cities

Choosing an area filters the list below. 4 more programs are in 4 other areas, 2 in smaller cities and towns.

All 16 electrician training programs in Kentucky approved for WIOA funding

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16 programs

  • Electrician (associate degree)In personNo diploma needed

    Electrical Technology

    Elizabethtown Community and Technical College

    Elizabethtown

    No diploma needed

    Elizabethtown Community and Technical College, Elizabethtown · Electrician (associate degree) · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$44,900
    Price if you pay yourself$10,268
    School website, Electrical Technology at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College
    More details about Electrical Technology at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College
    Finished
    28%
    Working at 6 months
    77%
    Earned in a quarter
    $11,226
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $2,359
    Students counted
    486
    a year, estimated
    $44,900
    price
    $10,268

  • Electrician (associate degree)In personNo diploma needed

    Electrical Technology

    Big Sandy Community and Technical College

    Prestonsburg

    No diploma needed

    Big Sandy Community and Technical College, Prestonsburg · Electrician (associate degree) · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$18,300
    Price if you pay yourself$11,348
    Program website, Electrical Technology at Big Sandy Community and Technical College
    More details about Electrical Technology at Big Sandy Community and Technical College
    Finished
    45%
    Working at 6 months
    63%
    Earned in a quarter
    $4,567
    Length
    2 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,700
    Students counted
    302
    a year, estimated
    $18,300
    price
    $11,348

  • Electrician (associate degree)In personNo diploma needed

    MIT-Electrical Technology

    Gateway Community and Technical College

    Florence

    No diploma needed

    Gateway Community and Technical College, Florence · Electrician (associate degree) · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$28,200
    Price if you pay yourself$11,760
    Program website, MIT-Electrical Technology at Gateway Community and Technical College
    More details about MIT-Electrical Technology at Gateway Community and Technical College
    Finished
    18%
    Working at 6 months
    76%
    Earned in a quarter
    $7,041
    Length
    104 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,700
    Students counted
    248
    a year, estimated
    $28,200
    price
    $11,760

  • Electrician (associate degree)In personNo diploma needed

    Electrical Technology

    Madisonville Community College

    Madisonville

    No diploma needed

    Madisonville Community College, Madisonville · Electrician (associate degree) · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$27,300
    Price if you pay yourself$11,770
    Program website, Electrical Technology at Madisonville Community College
    More details about Electrical Technology at Madisonville Community College
    Finished
    21%
    Working at 6 months
    73%
    Earned in a quarter
    $6,833
    Length
    2 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $2,300
    Students counted
    110
    a year, estimated
    $27,300
    price
    $11,770

  • Electrician (associate degree)In personNo diploma needed

    MIT Electrical Technology

    Owensboro Community and Technical College

    Owensboro

    No diploma needed

    Owensboro Community and Technical College, Owensboro · Electrician (associate degree) · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$63,800
    Price if you pay yourself$2,040
    Program website, MIT Electrical Technology at Owensboro Community and Technical College
    More details about MIT Electrical Technology at Owensboro Community and Technical College
    Finished
    82%
    Working at 6 months
    80%
    Earned in a quarter
    $15,953
    Length
    2 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $900
    Students counted
    33
    a year, estimated
    $63,800
    price
    $2,040

  • Electrician (associate degree)In personNo diploma needed

    Electrical Technology

    Maysville CTC

    Maysville

    No diploma needed

    Maysville CTC, Maysville · Electrician (associate degree) · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$63,800
    Price if you pay yourself$3,624
    Program website, Electrical Technology at Maysville CTC
    More details about Electrical Technology at Maysville CTC
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    100%
    Earned in a quarter
    $15,953
    Length
    2 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,800
    Students counted
    11
    a year, estimated
    $63,800
    price
    $3,624

  • Electrician certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed

    Electrician

    Mubea

    Florence

    No diploma needed

    Mubea, Florence · Electrician certificate or diploma · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    More details about Electrician at Mubea
    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
    18
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    Not reported

  • Residential electricianIn personNo diploma needed

    Residential Electrician

    Northern Kentucky University

    Highland Heights

    No diploma needed

    Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights · Residential electrician · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,595
    Program website, Residential Electrician at Northern Kentucky University
    More details about Residential Electrician at Northern Kentucky University
    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
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $2,595

  • Electrician certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed

    Electrical Technology

    Hazard Community and Technical College

    Hazard

    No diploma needed

    Hazard Community and Technical College, Hazard · Electrician certificate or diploma · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$9,918
    Program website, Electrical Technology at Hazard Community and Technical College
    More details about Electrical Technology at Hazard Community and Technical College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    1 week, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $750
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $9,918

  • Electrician (associate degree)In personNo diploma needed

    MIT Electrical Tech-Construction Electrician GOTS

    Somerset Community College

    Somerset

    No diploma needed

    Somerset Community College, Somerset · Electrician (associate degree) · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$10,145
    Program website, MIT Electrical Tech-Construction Electrician GOTS at Somerset Community College
    More details about MIT Electrical Tech-Construction Electrician GOTS at Somerset Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    2 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $3,081
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $10,145

  • Electrician (associate degree)In personNo diploma needed

    Electrical

    Southcentral KY Community and Technical College

    Bowling Green

    No diploma needed

    Southcentral KY Community and Technical College, Bowling Green · Electrician (associate degree) · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$10,660
    Program website, Electrical at Southcentral KY Community and Technical College
    More details about Electrical at Southcentral KY Community and Technical College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    2 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,145
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $10,660

  • Electrician (associate degree)In personNo diploma needed

    Electrical Technology

    Bluegrass Community and Technical College

    Lexington

    No diploma needed

    Bluegrass Community and Technical College, Lexington · Electrician (associate degree) · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$11,424
    Program website, Electrical Technology at Bluegrass Community and Technical College
    More details about Electrical Technology at Bluegrass Community and Technical College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    2 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $3,600
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $11,424

  • Electrician certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed

    Electrician

    Collins Career Technical Center

    Chesapeake, OH

    No diploma needed

    Collins Career Technical Center, Chesapeake, OH · Electrician certificate or diploma · In person · No diploma needed

    Classes are outside Kentucky; Kentucky approved the program for its funding.

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    More details about Electrician at Collins Career Technical Center
    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

  • Electrician certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed

    Electrician

    Western Kentucky University

    Bowling Green

    No diploma needed

    Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green · Electrician certificate or diploma · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    Program website, Electrician at Western Kentucky University
    More details about Electrician at Western Kentucky University
    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

  • Electrician certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed

    MIT Electrical Technology

    Hopkinsville Community College

    Hopkinsville

    No diploma needed

    Hopkinsville Community College, Hopkinsville · Electrician certificate or diploma · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    Program website, MIT Electrical Technology at Hopkinsville Community College
    More details about MIT Electrical Technology at Hopkinsville Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    1 week, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    Not reported

  • Pre-apprenticeshipIn personNo diploma needed

    Quick Start Electrician Pre-Apprenticeship Program

    Amteck University

    Lexington

    No diploma needed

    Amteck University, Lexington · Pre-apprenticeship · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    Program website, Quick Start Electrician Pre-Apprenticeship Program at Amteck University
    More details about Quick Start Electrician Pre-Apprenticeship Program at Amteck University
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    2 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    Not reported

How to pay for electrician training in Kentucky

WIOA funding can pay for electrician training in Kentucky

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 Kentucky

programs with a price cost under $10,000
4 of 11
lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
27th of 31
other states where the typical program's graduates earned less
8 of 14
electrician training programs here, against the typical state's 9
16 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 Kentucky electrician program numbers come from

Which Kentucky electrician programs are on this list?

These are the electrician programs Kentucky 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 Kentucky offers.

How Kentucky 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 Kentucky

Sources for the facts about electrician training in Kentucky

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Electricians
  2. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  3. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  4. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  5. US Department of Labor, Apprenticeship.gov: Discover Apprenticeship: Earn While You Learn Today (fact sheet)
  6. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  8. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  9. US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List