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Electrician training in Manchester, New Hampshire

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

2 schools offer these electrician programs with classes in the Manchester-Nashua area, and every one is approved 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 Manchester, 2 of the 10 programs take students without a high school diploma.

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All 11 electrician training programs in New Hampshire, including online programs

How much does electrician training cost in Manchester?

$200 to $16,015

from the lowest-priced program to the highest, if you pay yourself

In the typical program

Finished the program
92%
Working 6 months later
Not reported
Earned a year, estimated
Too few programs to say
Length
10 to 19 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 Manchester may also offer electrician training. How these figures are made

Is there free electrician training in Manchester?

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

All 10 electrician training programs in Manchester approved for WIOA funding

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10 programs

  • Electrician apprenticeshipIn personPrerequisite courses

    Journeyman Electrician Year 2 (inactive)

    The New Hampshire School of Mechanical Trades

    Manchester

    Prerequisite courses

    The New Hampshire School of Mechanical Trades, Manchester · Electrician apprenticeship · In person · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimated$5,100
    Price if you pay yourself$1,500
    Program website, Journeyman Electrician Year 2 (inactive) at The New Hampshire School of Mechanical Trades
    More details about Journeyman Electrician Year 2 (inactive) at The New Hampshire School of Mechanical Trades
    Finished
    96%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    $1,283
    Length
    19 weeks, 8 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    172
    a year, estimated
    $5,100
    price
    $1,500

  • Short course or single levelIn personNo diploma needed

    Electrical 101

    The New Hampshire School of Mechanical Trades

    Manchester

    No diploma needed

    The New Hampshire School of Mechanical Trades, Manchester · Short course or single level · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$10,700
    Price if you pay yourself$2,200
    Program website, Electrical 101 at The New Hampshire School of Mechanical Trades
    More details about Electrical 101 at The New Hampshire School of Mechanical Trades
    Finished
    73%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    $2,687
    Length
    15 weeks, 6 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $200
    Students counted
    160
    a year, estimated
    $10,700
    price
    $2,200

  • Short course or single levelIn personNo diploma needed

    Electrical 101 Day

    The New Hampshire School of Mechanical Trades

    Manchester

    No diploma needed

    The New Hampshire School of Mechanical Trades, Manchester · Short course or single level · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$16,600
    Price if you pay yourself$2,200
    Program website, Electrical 101 Day at The New Hampshire School of Mechanical Trades
    More details about Electrical 101 Day at The New Hampshire School of Mechanical Trades
    Finished
    92%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    $4,138
    Length
    8 weeks, 12 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $200
    Students counted
    158
    a year, estimated
    $16,600
    price
    $2,200

  • Electrician apprenticeshipIn personPrerequisite courses

    Journeyman Electrician Year 3

    The New Hampshire School of Mechanical Trades

    Manchester

    Prerequisite courses

    The New Hampshire School of Mechanical Trades, Manchester · Electrician apprenticeship · In person · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimated$21,300
    Price if you pay yourself$1,500
    Program website, Journeyman Electrician Year 3 at The New Hampshire School of Mechanical Trades
    More details about Journeyman Electrician Year 3 at The New Hampshire School of Mechanical Trades
    Finished
    93%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    $5,318
    Length
    19 weeks, 8 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    132
    a year, estimated
    $21,300
    price
    $1,500

  • Electrician apprenticeshipIn personPrerequisite courses

    Journeyman Electrician Year 4

    The New Hampshire School of Mechanical Trades

    Manchester

    Prerequisite courses

    The New Hampshire School of Mechanical Trades, Manchester · Electrician apprenticeship · In person · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,500
    Program website, Journeyman Electrician Year 4 at The New Hampshire School of Mechanical Trades
    More details about Journeyman Electrician Year 4 at The New Hampshire School of Mechanical Trades
    Finished
    92%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    19 weeks, 8 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    111
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $1,500

  • Electrician apprenticeshipIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Journeyman Electrician Year 1

    The New Hampshire School of Mechanical Trades

    Manchester

    High school diploma or equivalent

    The New Hampshire School of Mechanical Trades, Manchester · Electrician apprenticeship · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,500
    Program website, Journeyman Electrician Year 1 at The New Hampshire School of Mechanical Trades
    More details about Journeyman Electrician Year 1 at The New Hampshire School of Mechanical Trades
    Finished
    86%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    19 weeks, 8 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    77
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $1,500

  • Short course or single levelIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    2020 National Electrical Code 15 Hr. Update

    Manchester Community College

    Manchester

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Manchester Community College, Manchester · Short course or single level · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$200
    Program website, 2020 National Electrical Code 15 Hr. Update at Manchester Community College
    More details about 2020 National Electrical Code 15 Hr. Update at Manchester Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    2 weeks, 7 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $200

  • Short course or single levelIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    2023 National Electrical Code 15 Hr. Update

    Manchester Community College

    Manchester

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Manchester Community College, Manchester · Short course or single level · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$200
    Program website, 2023 National Electrical Code 15 Hr. Update at Manchester Community College
    More details about 2023 National Electrical Code 15 Hr. Update at Manchester Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    1 week, 15 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $200

  • Electrician certificate or diplomaIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Electrical Technology Certificate

    Manchester Community College

    Manchester

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Manchester Community College, Manchester · Electrician certificate or diploma · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$9,810
    Program website, Electrical Technology Certificate at Manchester Community College
    More details about Electrical Technology Certificate at Manchester Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    32 weeks, 27 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,600
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $9,810

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

    Electrical Technology Degree

    Manchester Community College

    Manchester

    High school diploma or equivalent

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

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$16,015
    Program website, Electrical Technology Degree at Manchester Community College
    More details about Electrical Technology Degree at Manchester Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    64 weeks, 19 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $3,200
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $16,015

How to pay for electrician training in Manchester

WIOA funding can pay for electrician training in Manchester

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

Where the Manchester electrician program numbers come from

Which Manchester electrician programs are on this list?

These are the electrician programs with classes in the Manchester-Nashua area that are 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. Online programs are left out here; they are on the New Hampshire page. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what the area offers.

How Manchester 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.

How reliable are the New Hampshire figures?

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

Other training in Manchester

Sources for the facts about electrician training in Manchester

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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