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Electrician training in New Jersey

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

11 schools offer these electrician programs, and New Jersey 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 New Jersey, 7 of the 12 programs take students without a high school diploma.

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How much does electrician training cost in New Jersey?

$5,213 to $15,784 is what most electrician training programs in New Jersey cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 12 programs with a price. All of them: $1,200 to $24,995

In the typical program

Finished the program
Too few programs to say
Working 6 months later
Too few programs to say
Earned a year, estimated
Too few programs to say
Length
Not reported

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in New Jersey may also offer electrician training. How these figures are made

Is there free electrician training in New Jersey?

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

Electrician training in New York, Philadelphia and other New Jersey cities

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All 12 electrician training programs in New Jersey approved for WIOA funding

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12 programs

  • Electrician certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed

    Electrical Assistant and HVAC

    National Career Institute East Orange PCS

    East Orange

    No diploma needed

    National Career Institute East Orange PCS, East Orange · Electrician certificate or diploma · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$31,800
    Price if you pay yourself$10,000
    Program website, Electrical Assistant and HVAC at National Career Institute East Orange PCS
    More details about Electrical Assistant and HVAC at National Career Institute East Orange PCS
    Finished
    73%
    Working at 6 months
    60%
    Earned in a quarter
    $7,942
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $100
    Students counted
    40
    a year, estimated
    $31,800
    price
    $10,000

  • Electrician certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed

    Electrical Assistant

    National Career Institute East Orange PCS

    East Orange

    No diploma needed

    National Career Institute East Orange PCS, East Orange · Electrician certificate or diploma · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,051
    Program website, Electrical Assistant at National Career Institute East Orange PCS
    More details about Electrical Assistant at National Career Institute East Orange PCS
    Finished
    75%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $50
    Students counted
    22
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $4,051

  • Electrician certificate or diplomaIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Electrical Technology Adult Certificate

    Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools East Brunswick

    East Brunswick

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools East Brunswick, East Brunswick · Electrician certificate or diploma · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,200
    Program website, Electrical Technology Adult Certificate at Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools East Brunswick
    More details about Electrical Technology Adult Certificate at Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools East Brunswick
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $50
    Students counted
    10
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $1,200

  • Residential electricianIn personNo diploma needed

    Electrical Residential

    Camden County College Continuing Education

    Blackwood

    No diploma needed

    Camden County College Continuing Education, Blackwood · Residential electrician · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,775
    Program website, Electrical Residential at Camden County College Continuing Education
    More details about Electrical Residential at Camden County College Continuing Education
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $600
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $2,775

  • Electrician certificate or diplomaIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Electrical Technology

    Bergen County Technical Schools Hackensack WIOA Title 2

    Hackensack

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Bergen County Technical Schools Hackensack WIOA Title 2, Hackensack · Electrician certificate or diploma · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$5,600
    Program website, Electrical Technology at Bergen County Technical Schools Hackensack WIOA Title 2
    More details about Electrical Technology at Bergen County Technical Schools Hackensack WIOA Title 2
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $100
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $5,600

  • Electrician apprenticeshipIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Electrician Apprentice

    Morris County School of Technology Adult Education WIOA Title 2

    Denville

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Morris County School of Technology Adult Education WIOA Title 2, Denville · Electrician apprenticeship · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$5,786
    Program website, Electrician Apprentice at Morris County School of Technology Adult Education WIOA Title 2
    More details about Electrician Apprentice at Morris County School of Technology Adult Education WIOA Title 2
    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
    $5,786

  • Electrician certificate or diplomaIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Electrician

    Pennco Tech Blackwood PCS

    Blackwood

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Pennco Tech Blackwood PCS, Blackwood · Electrician certificate or diploma · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$8,000
    Program website, Electrician at Pennco Tech Blackwood PCS
    More details about Electrician at Pennco Tech Blackwood PCS
    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
    $8,000

  • Electrician certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed

    Electrical and Electronic Systems Techno

    Lincoln Technical Institute Union PCS

    Union

    No diploma needed

    Lincoln Technical Institute Union PCS, Union · Electrician certificate or diploma · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$14,874
    Program website, Electrical and Electronic Systems Techno at Lincoln Technical Institute Union PCS
    More details about Electrical and Electronic Systems Techno at Lincoln Technical Institute Union PCS
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $100
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $14,874

  • Electrician certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed

    Electrical and Electronic Systems Techno

    Lincoln Technical Institute Mahwah PCS

    Mahwah

    No diploma needed

    Lincoln Technical Institute Mahwah PCS, Mahwah · Electrician certificate or diploma · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$14,874
    Program website, Electrical and Electronic Systems Techno at Lincoln Technical Institute Mahwah PCS
    More details about Electrical and Electronic Systems Techno at Lincoln Technical Institute Mahwah PCS
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $100
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $14,874

  • Electrician apprenticeshipIn personNo diploma needed

    Electrician Apprenticeship

    HoHoKus School of Trade and Technical Sciences PCS

    Paterson

    No diploma needed

    HoHoKus School of Trade and Technical Sciences PCS, Paterson · Electrician apprenticeship · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$18,515
    Program website, Electrician Apprenticeship at HoHoKus School of Trade and Technical Sciences PCS
    More details about Electrician Apprenticeship at HoHoKus School of Trade and Technical Sciences PCS
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $125
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $18,515

  • Electrician certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed

    Electrical Trades Technology

    American Institute Somerset PCS

    Somerset

    No diploma needed

    American Institute Somerset PCS, Somerset · Electrician certificate or diploma · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$24,995
    Program website, Electrical Trades Technology at American Institute Somerset PCS
    More details about Electrical Trades Technology at American Institute Somerset PCS
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $275
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $24,995

  • Electrician certificate or diplomaIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Electrical Trades Technology

    Ocean County Vocational Technical Schools Toms River

    Toms River

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Ocean County Vocational Technical Schools Toms River, Toms River · Electrician certificate or diploma · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$24,995
    Program website, Electrical Trades Technology at Ocean County Vocational Technical Schools Toms River
    More details about Electrical Trades Technology at Ocean County Vocational Technical Schools Toms River
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $275
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $24,995

How to pay for electrician training in New Jersey

WIOA funding can pay for electrician training in New Jersey

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 New Jersey

programs with a price cost under $5,000
3 of 12
lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
24th of 31
electrician training programs here, against the typical state's 9
12 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 New Jersey electrician program numbers come from

Which New Jersey electrician programs are on this list?

These are the electrician programs New Jersey 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 New Jersey offers.

How New Jersey 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 Jersey figures?

The US Department of Labor's own results site lists New Jersey among the states with "known data quality concerns".10 The figures here are shown as the state reported them; check them with the school before you enroll.

Other training in New Jersey

Sources for the facts about electrician training in New Jersey

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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
  10. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: search page, note on states with known data quality concerns