Electrician training in South Carolina

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

3 schools offer these electrician programs, and South Carolina 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 South Carolina, 1 of the 4 programs takes students without a high school diploma, and 1 is taught partly or fully online.

See the 4 programs

How much does electrician training cost in South Carolina?

$743 to $5,500

is what the 3 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: Too few programs to say
Earned a year, estimated: Too few programs to say
Length: Too few programs to say

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

Is there free electrician training in South Carolina?

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. These programs cost $743 to $5,500.
Or earn while you learn. Apprentices are paid for their work on the job.⁶ 2 of the 4 programs here are apprenticeships, and 1 of them lists no price.

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

Electrician training in Charleston, Greenville and other South Carolina cities

Choosing an area filters the list below.

All 4 electrician training programs in South Carolina approved for WIOA funding

4 programs

Electrician certificate or diplomaIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Electrical Wiring (residential & Commercial)
Tri-County Technical College
Pendleton
High school diploma or equivalent
Tri-County Technical College, Pendleton · Electrician certificate or diploma · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$34,800
Price if you pay yourself$2,998
Program website, Electrical Wiring (residential & Commercial) at Tri-County Technical College
More details about Electrical Wiring (residential & Commercial) at Tri-County Technical College
Finished
74%
Working at 6 months
100%
Earned in a quarter
$8,710
Length
22 weeks, 6 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
37
a year, estimated
$34,800
price
$2,998
Electrician apprenticeshipIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Residential Wireman
Maintenance and Construction Technology Alliance (MCTA)
Summerville
High school diploma or equivalent
Maintenance and Construction Technology Alliance (MCTA), Summerville · Electrician apprenticeship · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$743
More details about Residential Wireman at Maintenance and Construction Technology Alliance (MCTA)
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
52 weeks, 3 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$1,491
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$743
Pre-apprenticeshipHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent
Pre-Apprenticeship Certificate Training (PACT) - ELECTRICAL
Second Chance Job Center
Mount Pleasant
High school diploma or equivalent
Second Chance Job Center, Mount Pleasant · Pre-apprenticeship · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$5,500
Program website, Pre-Apprenticeship Certificate Training (PACT) - ELECTRICAL at Second Chance Job Center
More details about Pre-Apprenticeship Certificate Training (PACT) - ELECTRICAL at Second Chance Job Center
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
16 weeks, 40 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$200
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$5,500
Electrician apprenticeshipIn personNo diploma needed
Electrician
Maintenance and Construction Technology Alliance (MCTA)
Summerville
No diploma needed
Maintenance and Construction Technology Alliance (MCTA), Summerville · Electrician apprenticeship · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
More details about Electrician at Maintenance and Construction Technology Alliance (MCTA)
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
52 weeks, 3 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 South Carolina

WIOA funding can pay for electrician training in South Carolina

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 South Carolina

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 2 electrician apprenticeships approved for WIOA funding in South Carolina, 1 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 2 electrician apprenticeships

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

Where the South Carolina electrician program numbers come from

Which South Carolina electrician programs are on this list?

These are the electrician programs South Carolina 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 South Carolina offers.

How the prices and results of South Carolina electrician programs are measured

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. Results describe students who left the program in recent years, and the yearly earnings figure is the reported quarter times four, an estimate. They describe past students, so they are no guarantee. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported". Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

Other training in South Carolina

Sources for the facts about electrician training in South Carolina

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