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Electrician training in West Virginia

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

4 schools offer these electrician programs, and West Virginia 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 West Virginia, 2 of the 4 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 1 is taught partly or fully online.

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How much does electrician training cost in West Virginia?

$1,775 to $21,360

is what the 4 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
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 West Virginia may also offer electrician training. How these figures are made

Is there free electrician training in West Virginia?

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

Electrician training in Bluefield, Beckley and other West Virginia cities

Choosing an area filters the list below. 1 in smaller cities and towns and 1 online.

All 4 electrician training programs in West Virginia approved for WIOA funding

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4 programs

  • Electrician (associate degree)OnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Electrical Technician

    Laurel Business Institute

    Based in Uniontown, PA

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Laurel Business Institute, based in Uniontown, PA · Electrician (associate degree) · Online · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$35,400
    Price if you pay yourself$21,360
    Program website, Electrical Technician at Laurel Business Institute
    More details about Electrical Technician at Laurel Business Institute
    Finished
    84%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    $8,840
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $7,054
    Students counted
    64
    a year, estimated
    $35,400
    price
    $21,360

  • Electrician certificate or diplomaIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Electrical Technician

    Fred W. Eberle Technical Center

    Buckhannon

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Fred W. Eberle Technical Center, Buckhannon · Electrician certificate or diploma · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$31,200
    Price if you pay yourself$1,775
    Program website, Electrical Technician at Fred W. Eberle Technical Center
    More details about Electrical Technician at Fred W. Eberle Technical Center
    Finished
    89%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    $7,800
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $1,225
    Students counted
    46
    a year, estimated
    $31,200
    price
    $1,775

  • Electrician certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed

    Electrical Technician

    Mercer County Technical Education Center

    Princeton

    No diploma needed

    Mercer County Technical Education Center, Princeton · Electrician certificate or diploma · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$35,400
    Price if you pay yourself$2,970
    More details about Electrical Technician at Mercer County Technical Education Center
    Finished
    81%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    $8,840
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $2,053
    Students counted
    36
    a year, estimated
    $35,400
    price
    $2,970

  • Electrician certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed

    Electricial Technology

    Fayette Institute of Technology

    Oak Hill

    No diploma needed

    Fayette Institute of Technology, Oak Hill · Electrician certificate or diploma · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$49,200
    Price if you pay yourself$2,600
    Program website, Electricial Technology at Fayette Institute of Technology
    More details about Electricial Technology at Fayette Institute of Technology
    Finished
    73%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    $12,312
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $1,216
    Students counted
    26
    a year, estimated
    $49,200
    price
    $2,600

How to pay for electrician training in West Virginia

WIOA funding can pay for electrician training in West Virginia

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 West Virginia electrician program numbers come from

Which West Virginia electrician programs are on this list?

These are the electrician programs West Virginia 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 West Virginia offers.

How the prices and results of West Virginia 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 West Virginia figures?

We leave out the share working 6 months later for West Virginia: every program that reports it reports exactly 100%.

Other training in West Virginia

Sources for the facts about electrician training in West Virginia

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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