Electrician training in Ohio

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

17 schools offer these electrician programs, and Ohio 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 Ohio, 8 of the 28 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 1 is taught partly or fully online.

See the 28 programs

How much does electrician training cost in Ohio?

$2,719 to $10,726 is what most electrician training programs in Ohio cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 25 programs with a price. All of them: $1,829 to $38,360

In the typical program

Finished the program: Not enough data
Working 6 months later: Not enough data
Earned a year, estimated: Not enough data
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 Ohio may also offer electrician training. How these figures are made

Is there free electrician training in Ohio?

Yes, if you qualify. WIOA (public workforce funding) can pay for any program on this page, in full or in part, depending on local limits.²³⁴
Ask an American Job Center whether you qualify, or call 1-877-872-5627.⁵ Before funding training, the center goes through an assessment and a career plan with you.⁴
Or pay yourself. Most electrician programs in Ohio cost $2,719 to $10,726. Prices on this page run from $1,829 to $38,360.
Or earn while you learn. Apprentices are paid for their work on the job.⁶ 11 of the 28 programs here are apprenticeships, and 3 of them list no price.

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

Electrician training in Columbus, Pittsburgh, Dayton and other Ohio cities

Columbus area11

Areas with 10 or more programs have a page of their own. Choosing another area filters the list below. 5 more programs are in 5 other areas and 1 online.

How to pay for electrician training in Ohio

WIOA funding can pay for electrician training in Ohio

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

Quick facts: Electrician training in Ohio

programs with a price cost under $3,000: 8 of 25
lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare: 19th of 31
electrician training programs here, against the typical state's 9: 28 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).

Electrician apprenticeships in Ohio

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 11 electrician apprenticeships approved for WIOA funding in Ohio, 3 of them with no price listed. Ask what you'll pay for the classes and what you'll earn on the job. There is also 1 pre-apprenticeship here, a course that prepares you to apply.

Show only the 11 electrician apprenticeships

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

Where the Ohio electrician program numbers come from

Which Ohio electrician programs are on this list?

These are the electrician programs Ohio 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 Ohio offers.

How Ohio 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.

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Electrician training in Ohio

How much does electrician training cost in Ohio?

Is there free electrician training in Ohio?

Electrician training in Columbus, Pittsburgh, Dayton and other Ohio cities

All 28 electrician training programs in Ohio approved for WIOA funding

Electrical Technology

Electrician Diploma Program

Construction Electricity

Electricians

Journeyman Inside Wireman Certificate

Construction Electrician Apprentice Level 1 - Certificate

IBEW-NECA Level One Certificate

Amicus II, Electrical

Residential Electrician

Electricians

Construction Electrician Journeyman Certificate

Electrical Technician

Electrical Level 1

Inside Wireman Apprentice I Certificate

Inside Wireman Apprentice II Certificate

Electrical Technologies

Electrician Apprenticeship Readiness Certificate

Electrical

Electrical Technician

Industrial/Constructional Electricity

Electrician

Construction Trades Electrician ATS

Construction Trades Low Volt Specialist ATS

Skilled Trades Technology - Electrician Major - Inside Wireman AAS

Construction Management - Commercial & Residential Electricity

Electrician Technology

Electricians

Electricians

How to pay for electrician training in Ohio

WIOA funding can pay for electrician training in Ohio

Ask at an American Job Center

Paid electrician apprenticeships

Financial aid and grants for electrician training

GI Bill for electrician training

Quick facts: Electrician training in Ohio

Electrician apprenticeships in Ohio

Where the Ohio electrician program numbers come from

Which Ohio electrician programs are on this list?

How Ohio electrician program prices are reported

What the graduate results of these programs measure

Why do some electrician programs say "Not reported"?

Why the kind of school is left off each program

Other training in Ohio

Sources for the facts about electrician training in Ohio