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Electrician training in New York

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

6 schools offer these electrician programs, and New York 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 York, 6 of the 8 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 1 is taught partly or fully online.

See the 8 programs

How much does electrician training cost in New York?

$3,350 to $6,521

is what the 2 programs with a price cost if you pay yourself

In the typical program

Finished the program
Too few programs to say
Working 6 months later
Not reported
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Length
6 to 43 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 New York may also offer electrician training. How these figures are made

Is there free electrician training in New York?

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

Electrician training in Watertown, Hudson, Syracuse and other New York cities

Areas with 10 or more programs have a page of their own. Choosing another area filters the list below. 1 program is online.

All 8 electrician training programs in New York approved for WIOA funding

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8 programs

  • Residential electricianIn personNo diploma needed

    Introduction to Residential Electrical Wiring I

    Columbia-Greene Community College

    Hudson

    No diploma needed

    Columbia-Greene Community College, Hudson · Residential electrician · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    More details about Introduction to Residential Electrical Wiring I at Columbia-Greene Community College
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    7 weeks, 42 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    16
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    Not reported

  • Electrician apprenticeshipIn personNo diploma needed

    Electrical Apprenticeship

    Central New York Jatc For The Electrical Industry

    Clay

    No diploma needed

    Central New York Jatc For The Electrical Industry, Clay · Electrician apprenticeship · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,350

    19 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Electrical Apprenticeship at Central New York Jatc For The Electrical Industry
    More details about Electrical Apprenticeship at Central New York Jatc For The Electrical Industry
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    53 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    19
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $3,350
    trained with WIOA funding
    19

  • Electrician certificate or diplomaIn personPrerequisite courses

    Electrical Technician Training

    Western Suffolk Boces

    Dix Hills

    Prerequisite courses

    Western Suffolk Boces, Dix Hills · Electrician certificate or diploma · In person · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$6,521
    Program website, Electrical Technician Training at Western Suffolk Boces
    More details about Electrical Technician Training at Western Suffolk Boces
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    22 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $6,521

  • Short course or single levelIn personNo diploma needed

    Electrical I

    Jefferson-Lewis-Hamilton- Herkimer-Oneida Boces

    Watertown

    No diploma needed

    Jefferson-Lewis-Hamilton- Herkimer-Oneida Boces, Watertown · Short course or single level · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    Program website, Electrical I at Jefferson-Lewis-Hamilton- Herkimer-Oneida Boces
    More details about Electrical I at Jefferson-Lewis-Hamilton- Herkimer-Oneida Boces
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    1 week, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    Not reported

  • Short course or single levelIn personNo diploma needed

    Electrical II

    Jefferson-Lewis-Hamilton- Herkimer-Oneida Boces

    Watertown

    No diploma needed

    Jefferson-Lewis-Hamilton- Herkimer-Oneida Boces, Watertown · Short course or single level · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    Program website, Electrical II at Jefferson-Lewis-Hamilton- Herkimer-Oneida Boces
    More details about Electrical II at Jefferson-Lewis-Hamilton- Herkimer-Oneida Boces
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    1 week, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    Not reported

  • Electrician certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed

    Electrical Wiring

    Jefferson-Lewis-Hamilton- Herkimer-Oneida Boces

    Watertown

    No diploma needed

    Jefferson-Lewis-Hamilton- Herkimer-Oneida Boces, Watertown · Electrician certificate or diploma · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    Program website, Electrical Wiring at Jefferson-Lewis-Hamilton- Herkimer-Oneida Boces
    More details about Electrical Wiring at Jefferson-Lewis-Hamilton- Herkimer-Oneida Boces
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    40 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    Not reported

  • Electrician certificate or diplomaIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Electricity Commercial

    Monroe #1 Boces

    Fairport

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Monroe #1 Boces, Fairport · Electrician certificate or diploma · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    Program website, Electricity Commercial at Monroe #1 Boces
    More details about Electricity Commercial at Monroe #1 Boces
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    40 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    Not reported

  • Residential electricianOnlineNo diploma needed

    Residential Electrician (Tools Included)

    Genesee Community College

    Based in Batavia, NY

    No diploma needed

    Genesee Community College, based in Batavia, NY · Residential electrician · Online · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    Program website, Residential Electrician (Tools Included) at Genesee Community College
    More details about Residential Electrician (Tools Included) at Genesee Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    52 weeks, 50 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 New York

WIOA funding can pay for electrician training in New York

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.3Your state or local area may limit how much WIOA pays and for how long. If a program costs more, a Pell Grant, a scholarship or severance pay can cover the rest.4

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).5

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.6

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.78

GI Bill for electrician training

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.9

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

Electrician apprenticeships in New York

Most electricians train in a four- or five-year apprenticeship. Each year usually brings about 2,000 hours of paid work on the job plus classes in electrical theory, blueprint reading, math, the electrical code and safety. Unions and contractor associations run most programs, and experience from the military or construction can shorten one. When you finish, you are a journey worker and can work on your own, subject to your state license.1

You apply to the employer or the program sponsor, not through a school.6 The Department of Labor's Apprenticeship Finder lists openings by place and job. This page lists 1 electrician apprenticeship approved for WIOA funding in New York. Ask what you'll pay for the classes and what you'll earn on the job.

Show only the electrician apprenticeship

What is an apprenticeship, and can WIOA pay for one?

Where the New York electrician program numbers come from

Which New York electrician programs are on this list?

These are the electrician programs New York 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).10 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 York offers.

How New York electrician program prices are reported

The price is tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported it. "Trained with WIOA funding" on a program counts the people whose training there WIOA paid toward through a training account in program year 2024; the file never gives counts under 3, so a program without the line may still take WIOA students. It does not say how much of the price WIOA covered. 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 York figures?

The US Department of Labor's own results site lists New York among the states with "known data quality concerns".11 The figures here are shown as the state reported them; check them with the school before you enroll.

Other training in New York

Sources for the facts about electrician training in New York

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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. Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220 and 680.310: career services before training, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
  5. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  6. US Department of Labor, Apprenticeship.gov: Discover Apprenticeship: Earn While You Learn Today (fact sheet)
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  8. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  9. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  10. 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
  11. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: search page, note on states with known data quality concerns