Electrician training in Wisconsin
12 electrician training programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free
7 schools offer these electrician programs, and Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin, 5 of the 12 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 2 are taught partly or fully online.
See the 12 programsHow much does electrician training cost in Wisconsin?
$2,602 to $4,834 is what most electrician training programs in Wisconsin cost if you pay yourself
That is the middle half of the 12 programs with a price. All of them: $2,249 to $5,348
In the typical program
- Finished the program
- 77%
- Working 6 months later
- 84%
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $42,800
- Length
- 32 to 94 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 Wisconsin may also offer electrician training. How these figures are made
Electrician training in Green Bay, Milwaukee, Madison and other Wisconsin cities
Choosing an area filters the list below. 1 more program is in 1 other area.
All 12 electrician training programs in Wisconsin approved for WIOA funding
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12 programs
ABC Electrician Apprentice
Waukesha County Technical College
Pewaukee
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$65,500Price if you pay yourself$2,349Program website, ABC Electrician Apprentice at Waukesha County Technical CollegeMore details about ABC Electrician Apprentice at Waukesha County Technical College
- Finished
- 79%
- Working at 6 months
- 70%
- Earned in a quarter
- $16,373
- Length
- 96 weeks, 30 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 443
- a year, estimated
- $65,500
- price
- $2,349
Electrical Maintenance (Industrial Maintenance)
Madison Area Technical College
Madison
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$49,200Price if you pay yourself$2,249Program website, Electrical Maintenance (Industrial Maintenance) at Madison Area Technical CollegeMore details about Electrical Maintenance (Industrial Maintenance) at Madison Area Technical College
- Finished
- 78%
- Working at 6 months
- 57%
- Earned in a quarter
- $12,295
- Length
- 16 weeks, 20 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 229
- a year, estimated
- $49,200
- price
- $2,249
Electricity
Moraine Park Technical College
Fond du Lac
Education and courses
Earned a year, estimated$35,000Price if you pay yourself$4,6785 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, Electricity at Moraine Park Technical CollegeMore details about Electricity at Moraine Park Technical College
- Finished
- 67%
- Working at 6 months
- 87%
- Earned in a quarter
- $8,760
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $500
- Students counted
- 216
- a year, estimated
- $35,000
- price
- $4,678
- trained with WIOA funding
- 5
Electricity
Fox Valley Technical College
Appleton
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$36,400Price if you pay yourself$5,301Program website, Electricity at Fox Valley Technical CollegeMore details about Electricity at Fox Valley Technical College
- Finished
- 76%
- Working at 6 months
- 82%
- Earned in a quarter
- $9,097
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $931
- Students counted
- 216
- a year, estimated
- $36,400
- price
- $5,301
Electrician Contruction Apprenticeship
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Green Bay
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$32,200Price if you pay yourself$5,348Program website, Electrician Contruction Apprenticeship at Northeast Wisconsin Technical CollegeMore details about Electrician Contruction Apprenticeship at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
- Finished
- 78%
- Working at 6 months
- 79%
- Earned in a quarter
- $8,041
- Length
- 120 weeks, 30 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,750
- Students counted
- 152
- a year, estimated
- $32,200
- price
- $5,348
Electricity
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Green Bay
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$32,200Price if you pay yourself$5,3483 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, Electricity at Northeast Wisconsin Technical CollegeMore details about Electricity at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
- Finished
- 78%
- Working at 6 months
- 79%
- Earned in a quarter
- $8,041
- Length
- 32 weeks, 17 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,750
- Students counted
- 152
- a year, estimated
- $32,200
- price
- $5,348
- trained with WIOA funding
- 3
Electricity
Waukesha County Technical College
Pewaukee
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$35,700Price if you pay yourself$4,111Program website, Electricity at Waukesha County Technical CollegeMore details about Electricity at Waukesha County Technical College
- Finished
- 66%
- Working at 6 months
- 89%
- Earned in a quarter
- $8,917
- Length
- 32 weeks, 30 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 148
- a year, estimated
- $35,700
- price
- $4,111
Electrician - Construction Apprenticeship
Western Technical College
La Crosse
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$67,100Price if you pay yourself$3,283Program website, Electrician - Construction Apprenticeship at Western Technical CollegeMore details about Electrician - Construction Apprenticeship at Western Technical College
- Finished
- 80%
- Working at 6 months
- 96%
- Earned in a quarter
- $16,766
- Length
- 90 weeks, 8 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 78
- a year, estimated
- $67,100
- price
- $3,283
Construction Electrician Apprenticeship
Southwest Wisconsin Technical College
Fennimore
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$55,400Price if you pay yourself$2,530Program website, Construction Electrician Apprenticeship at Southwest Wisconsin Technical CollegeMore details about Construction Electrician Apprenticeship at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College
- Finished
- 45%
- Working at 6 months
- 96%
- Earned in a quarter
- $13,845
- Length
- 60 weeks, 4 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 58
- a year, estimated
- $55,400
- price
- $2,530
Electrician Apprenticeship
Western Technical College
La Crosse
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$68,400Price if you pay yourself$2,626Program website, Electrician Apprenticeship at Western Technical CollegeMore details about Electrician Apprenticeship at Western Technical College
- Finished
- 67%
- Working at 6 months
- 85%
- Earned in a quarter
- $17,095
- Length
- 90 weeks, 8 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 54
- a year, estimated
- $68,400
- price
- $2,626
Career Pathways Bridge Residential Wiring Certificate
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Green Bay
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$3,356School website, Career Pathways Bridge Residential Wiring Certificate at Northeast Wisconsin Technical CollegeMore details about Career Pathways Bridge Residential Wiring Certificate at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 104 weeks, 8 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $3,356
Electricity
Madison Area Technical College
Madison
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$4,648Program website, Electricity at Madison Area Technical CollegeMore details about Electricity at Madison Area Technical College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 32 weeks, 26 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $4,648
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How to pay for electrician training in Wisconsin
WIOA funding can pay for electrician training in Wisconsin
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
Quick facts: Electrician training in Wisconsin
- lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
- 14th of 31
- other states where the typical program's graduates earned less
- 12 of 14
- electrician training programs here, against the typical state's 9
- 12 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).
Electrician apprenticeships in Wisconsin
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 5 electrician apprenticeships approved for WIOA funding in Wisconsin. Ask what you'll pay for the classes and what you'll earn on the job.
Where the Wisconsin electrician program numbers come from
Which Wisconsin electrician programs are on this list?
These are the electrician programs Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin offers.
How Wisconsin electrician program prices are reported
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. 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.
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Sources for the facts about electrician training in Wisconsin
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- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Electricians
- US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
- US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
- Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220 and 680.310: career services before training, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
- US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
- US Department of Labor, Apprenticeship.gov: Discover Apprenticeship: Earn While You Learn Today (fact sheet)
- US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
- US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
- US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
- 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