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Electrician training in South Dakota

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

3 schools offer these electrician programs, and South Dakota 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 Dakota, every program asks for a diploma or other schooling first.

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How much does electrician training cost in South Dakota?

$10,073 to $17,595

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
Not reported
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 Dakota may also offer electrician training. How these figures are made

Is there free electrician training in South Dakota?

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

Electrician training in Mitchell, Sioux Falls, Rapid City and other South Dakota cities

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All 3 electrician training programs in South Dakota approved for WIOA funding

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3 programs

  • Electrician (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Electrical Construction & Maintenance | AAS | Campus

    Mitchell Technical College

    Mitchell

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Mitchell Technical College, Mitchell · Electrician (associate degree) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$36,900
    Price if you pay yourself$17,525
    Program website, Electrical Construction & Maintenance | AAS | Campus at Mitchell Technical College
    More details about Electrical Construction & Maintenance | AAS | Campus at Mitchell Technical College
    Finished
    76%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    $9,236
    Length
    68 weeks, 21 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $3,567
    Students counted
    293
    a year, estimated
    $36,900
    price
    $17,525

  • Electrician (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Electrician | AAS | In-person

    Southeast Technical College

    Sioux Falls

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Southeast Technical College, Sioux Falls · Electrician (associate degree) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$44,100
    Price if you pay yourself$17,595
    Program website, Electrician | AAS | In-person at Southeast Technical College
    More details about Electrician | AAS | In-person at Southeast Technical College
    Finished
    77%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    $11,033
    Length
    64 weeks, 16 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $5,100
    Students counted
    183
    a year, estimated
    $44,100
    price
    $17,595

  • Electrician certificate or diplomaIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Electrician Training

    AETech Inc.

    Rapid City

    High school diploma or equivalent

    AETech Inc., Rapid City · Electrician certificate or diploma · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$29,100
    Price if you pay yourself$10,073
    More details about Electrician Training at AETech Inc.
    Finished
    98%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    $7,266
    Length
    17 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $527
    Students counted
    55
    a year, estimated
    $29,100
    price
    $10,073

How to pay for electrician training in South Dakota

WIOA funding can pay for electrician training in South Dakota

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

Where the South Dakota electrician program numbers come from

Which South Dakota electrician programs are on this list?

These are the electrician programs South Dakota 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 South Dakota offers.

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

The price is tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported it. 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.

How reliable are the South Dakota figures?

We leave out the share working 6 months later for South Dakota: its rates sit far below every other state's.

Other training in South Dakota

Sources for the facts about electrician training in South Dakota

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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