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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 2 ask for a diploma or equivalent.

By kind, the 4 programs here are electrician certificate or diploma (3 programs) and electrician (associate degree, 1 program).

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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
Not enough data
4 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Working 6 months later
Left out
Every program that reports it reports exactly 100%
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
4 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Length
Not reported
None of the 4 programs report it

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

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

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Laurel Business Institute, based in Uniontown, PAElectrician (associate degree) · Accredited schoolOnline · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$35,400
    Price if you pay yourself$21,360

    5 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Electrical Technician at Laurel Business Institute
    More details about Electrical Technician at Laurel Business Institute
    Finished
    84%
    Working at 6 months
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    $8,840
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $7,054
    Students counted
    64
    Earned a year, estimated
    $35,400
    Price if you pay yourself
    $21,360
    students trained with WIOA funding
    5
    Program website, Electrical Technician at Laurel Business Institute

  • Electrician certificate or diplomaIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Electrical Technician

    Fred W. Eberle Technical Center

    Buckhannon

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Fred W. Eberle Technical Center, BuckhannonElectrician certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolIn 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
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    $7,800
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $1,225
    Students counted
    46
    Earned a year, estimated
    $31,200
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,775
    Program website, Electrical Technician at Fred W. Eberle Technical Center

  • Electrician certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed

    Electrical Technician

    Mercer County Technical Education Center

    Princeton

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Mercer County Technical Education Center, PrincetonElectrician certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$35,400
    Price if you pay yourself$2,970

    3 students trained with WIOA funding

    More details about Electrical Technician at Mercer County Technical Education Center
    Finished
    81%
    Working at 6 months
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    $8,840
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $2,053
    Students counted
    36
    Earned a year, estimated
    $35,400
    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,970
    students trained with WIOA funding
    3

  • Electrician certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed

    Electricial Technology

    Fayette Institute of Technology

    Oak Hill

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Fayette Institute of Technology, Oak HillElectrician certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$49,200
    Price if you pay yourself$2,600

    6 students trained with WIOA funding

    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
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    $12,312
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $1,216
    Students counted
    26
    Earned a year, estimated
    $49,200
    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,600
    students trained with WIOA funding
    6
    Program website, Electricial Technology at Fayette Institute of Technology

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 it. Whether you qualify, how much your local area pays and how to apply are on our page Does WIOA pay for job training?

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.

Electrician apprenticeships in West Virginia

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. None of the electrician training programs on this page is an apprenticeship.

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

Electrician training in Bluefield, Beckley and other West Virginia cities

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

Other training in West Virginia

How electrician training compares with the rest of skilled trades: Trade school programs in West Virginia

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).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 West Virginia offers.

How the prices and results of West Virginia electrician programs are measured

Prices are tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported them; check the current price with the school. Results describe students who left each program in recent years, so they are no guarantee, and the yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. A program without a "Trained with WIOA funding" line may still take WIOA students. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported", and "Left out" where a figure was filed but failed one of our checks; nothing is estimated to fill a gap. 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%.

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. Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
  5. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  6. US Department of Labor, Apprenticeship.gov: Discover Apprenticeship: Earn While You Learn Today (fact sheet)
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  8. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  9. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  10. 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