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Electrician training in Nebraska

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

4 schools offer these electrician programs, and Nebraska 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 Nebraska, 1 of the 8 programs takes students without a high school diploma, and 2 are taught partly or fully online.

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How much does electrician training cost in Nebraska?

$3,335 to $7,739 is what most electrician training programs in Nebraska cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 8 programs with a price. All of them: $2,840 to $9,230

In the typical program

Finished the program
33%
Working 6 months later
Too few programs to say
Earned a year, estimated
Too few programs to say
Length
28 to 70 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 Nebraska may also offer electrician training. How these figures are made

Is there free electrician training in Nebraska?

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

Electrician training in Lincoln, Omaha, Sioux City and other Nebraska cities

Choosing an area filters the list below. 1 in smaller cities and towns.

All 8 electrician training programs in Nebraska approved for WIOA funding

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8 programs

  • Electrician (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Electrical Technology - Associate of Applied Science

    Metropolitan Community College

    Omaha

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Metropolitan Community College, Omaha · Electrician (associate degree) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$40,900
    Price if you pay yourself$6,935
    School website, Electrical Technology - Associate of Applied Science at Metropolitan Community College
    More details about Electrical Technology - Associate of Applied Science at Metropolitan Community College
    Finished
    30%
    Working at 6 months
    82%
    Earned in a quarter
    $10,225
    Length
    86 weeks, 12 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $2,200
    Students counted
    558
    a year, estimated
    $40,900
    price
    $6,935

  • Electrician (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Electrical Apprenticeship - Associate of Applied Science

    Metropolitan Community College

    Omaha

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Metropolitan Community College, Omaha · Electrician (associate degree) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$54,300
    Price if you pay yourself$7,337
    School website, Electrical Apprenticeship - Associate of Applied Science at Metropolitan Community College
    More details about Electrical Apprenticeship - Associate of Applied Science at Metropolitan Community College
    Finished
    5%
    Working at 6 months
    92%
    Earned in a quarter
    $13,563
    Length
    86 weeks, 13 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,155
    Students counted
    349
    a year, estimated
    $54,300
    price
    $7,337

  • Electrician (associate degree)HybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Electrical & Electromechanical Technology - Electrical Technician - Associate of Applied Science

    Southeast Community College

    Lincoln

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Southeast Community College, Lincoln · Electrician (associate degree) · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$41,600
    Price if you pay yourself$8,946
    Program website, Electrical & Electromechanical Technology - Electrical Technician - Associate of Applied Science at Southeast Community College
    More details about Electrical & Electromechanical Technology - Electrical Technician - Associate of Applied Science at Southeast Community College
    Finished
    38%
    Working at 6 months
    81%
    Earned in a quarter
    $10,412
    Length
    64 weeks, 12 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $2,650
    Students counted
    298
    a year, estimated
    $41,600
    price
    $8,946

  • Electrician certificate or diplomaIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Electrician - Diploma

    Western Iowa Tech Community College

    Sioux City, IA

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Western Iowa Tech Community College, Sioux City, IA · Electrician certificate or diploma · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

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

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$6,868
    Program website, Electrician - Diploma at Western Iowa Tech Community College
    More details about Electrician - Diploma at Western Iowa Tech Community College
    Finished
    33%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    32 weeks, 25 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $2,943
    Students counted
    57
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $6,868

  • Industrial electricianIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Electrical & Electromechanical Technology - Electrical Technician - Certificate

    Southeast Community College

    Lincoln

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Southeast Community College, Lincoln · Industrial electrician · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,840
    Program website, Electrical & Electromechanical Technology - Electrical Technician - Certificate at Southeast Community College
    More details about Electrical & Electromechanical Technology - Electrical Technician - Certificate at Southeast Community College
    Finished
    88%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    16 weeks, 15 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,700
    Students counted
    11
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $2,840

  • Electrician (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Electrician Construction - IBEW Option - Associate of Applied Science

    Southeast Community College

    Lincoln

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Southeast Community College, Lincoln · Electrician (associate degree) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$9,230
    Program website, Electrician Construction - IBEW Option - Associate of Applied Science at Southeast Community College
    More details about Electrician Construction - IBEW Option - Associate of Applied Science at Southeast Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    64 weeks, 15 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,595
    Students counted
    75
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $9,230

  • Electrician apprenticeshipIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Electrician Construction - IBEW Certificate

    Southeast Community College

    Lincoln

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Southeast Community College, Lincoln · Electrician apprenticeship · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,840
    Program website, Electrician Construction - IBEW Certificate at Southeast Community College
    More details about Electrician Construction - IBEW Certificate at Southeast Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    32 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,235
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $2,840

  • Electrician certificate or diplomaHybridNo diploma needed

    Entry-Level Electrical Training - Certification

    Western Nebraska Community College

    Scottsbluff

    No diploma needed

    Western Nebraska Community College, Scottsbluff · Electrician certificate or diploma · Hybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,500
    Program website, Entry-Level Electrical Training - Certification at Western Nebraska Community College
    More details about Entry-Level Electrical Training - Certification at Western Nebraska Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    16 weeks, 12 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $367
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $3,500

How to pay for electrician training in Nebraska

WIOA funding can pay for electrician training in Nebraska

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 Nebraska

lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
23rd 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 Nebraska electrician program numbers come from

Which Nebraska electrician programs are on this list?

These are the electrician programs Nebraska 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 Nebraska offers.

How Nebraska 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 Nebraska

Sources for the facts about electrician training in Nebraska

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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