Electrician training in Puerto Rico

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

5 schools offer these electrician programs, and Puerto Rico 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 Puerto Rico, 1 of the 5 programs takes students without a high school diploma, and 1 is taught partly or fully online.

See the 5 programs

How much does electrician training cost in Puerto Rico?

$10,400 to $14,420 is what most electrician training programs in Puerto Rico cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 5 programs with a price. All of them: $7,435 to $14,480

In the typical program

Finished the program: Too few programs to say
Working 6 months later: Not reported
Earned a year, estimated: Too few programs to say
Length: 56 to 90 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 Puerto Rico may also offer electrician training. How these figures are made

Is there free electrician training in Puerto Rico?

Yes, if you qualify. WIOA (public workforce funding) can pay for any program on this page.²³
Ask an American Job Center whether you qualify, or call 1-877-872-5627.⁴
Or pay yourself. Most electrician programs in Puerto Rico cost $10,400 to $14,420.

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

Electrician training in San Juan, Mayagüez and other Puerto Rico cities

Choosing an area filters the list below.

All 5 electrician training programs in Puerto Rico approved for WIOA funding

5 programs

Electrician certificate or diplomaIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Electricidad con Energía Renovable
Liceo De Arte Y Tecnologia
Hato Rey
High school diploma or equivalent
Liceo De Arte Y Tecnologia, Hato Rey · Electrician certificate or diploma · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$14,480
Program website, Electricidad con Energía Renovable at Liceo De Arte Y Tecnologia
More details about Electricidad con Energía Renovable at Liceo De Arte Y Tecnologia
Finished
88%
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
112 weeks, 16 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$1,617
Students counted
545
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$14,480
Electrician certificate or diplomaHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent
Técnico Electricista
Escuela Tecnica de Electricidad
65 De Infanter A
High school diploma or equivalent
Escuela Tecnica de Electricidad, 65 De Infanter A · Electrician certificate or diploma · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$32,600
Price if you pay yourself$11,092
Program website, Técnico Electricista at Escuela Tecnica de Electricidad
More details about Técnico Electricista at Escuela Tecnica de Electricidad
Finished
97%
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
$8,160
Length
49 weeks, 22 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$1,927
Students counted
144
a year, estimated
$32,600
price
$11,092
Industrial electricianIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Tecnología de Electricidad Industrial con PLC y Energía Renovable
Mech Tech Collegue LLC
Mayaguez
High school diploma or equivalent
Mech Tech Collegue LLC, Mayaguez · Industrial electrician · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$14,420
Program website, Tecnología de Electricidad Industrial con PLC y Energía Renovable at Mech Tech Collegue LLC
More details about Tecnología de Electricidad Industrial con PLC y Energía Renovable at Mech Tech Collegue LLC
Finished
57%
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
60 weeks, 20 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$1,709
Students counted
42
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$14,420
Electrician (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Grado Asociado en Tecnología Eléctrica con Dibujo Técnico por Computadoras
Educational Associates, Inc dba Humacao Community College
Humacao
High school diploma or equivalent
Educational Associates, Inc dba Humacao Community College, Humacao · Electrician (associate degree) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$7,435
School website, Grado Asociado en Tecnología Eléctrica con Dibujo Técnico por Computadoras at Educational Associates, Inc dba Humacao Community College
More details about Grado Asociado en Tecnología Eléctrica con Dibujo Técnico por Computadoras at Educational Associates, Inc dba Humacao Community College
Finished
86%
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
90 weeks, 16 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
23
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$7,435
Electrician certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed
Técnico de Electricidad con PLC y Energía Renovable
D'Mart Institute
Barranquitas
No diploma needed
D'Mart Institute, Barranquitas · Electrician certificate or diploma · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$10,400
Program website, Técnico de Electricidad con PLC y Energía Renovable at D'Mart Institute
More details about Técnico de Electricidad con PLC y Energía Renovable at D'Mart Institute
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
56 weeks, 24 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$10,400

How to pay for electrician training in Puerto Rico

WIOA funding can pay for electrician training in Puerto Rico

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 Puerto Rico

lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare: 28th of 31
electrician training programs here, against the typical state's 9: 5 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 Puerto Rico electrician program numbers come from

Which Puerto Rico electrician programs are on this list?

These are the electrician programs Puerto Rico 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 Puerto Rico offers.

How Puerto Rico 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 Puerto Rico figures?

The US Department of Labor's own results site lists Puerto Rico among the states with "known data quality concerns".¹⁰ We leave out the share working 6 months later for Puerto Rico: every program that reports it reports exactly 100%.

Other training in Puerto Rico

Sources for the facts about electrician training in Puerto Rico

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