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Electrician Programs in California
Colleges and schools: 61
Programs
71
all sources
Median pay
$76,160
electricians, BLS May 2025; U.S. $63,190
Middle program cost
$21,500
41 programs report one, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS
On the WIOA list
36
Electrician programs, U.S. DOL file
Electrician Programs in California: the figures
- Programs we list
- 71 in California: 61 at colleges and schools, 10 training providers known only from the WIOA list.
- Colleges and schools
- 28 public and 33 private; 6,657 electrician completions in 2023-24 at the 56 that reported any (IPEDS).
- Listed program cost
- Middle $21,500 in California, from $850 to $39,182, across 41 programs that report one (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS).
- Median pay
- $76,160 a year for electricians in California, against $63,190 for the U.S. (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
- WIOA training funds
- WIOA in California: 4,171 programs from 741 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 36 of them electrician.
- WIOA results
- 36 electrician programs on California's list; middle values: 83.3% of students who exited completed (31 programs report it); 67.3% were employed in the second quarter after exit (28); $11,900 median earnings in that quarter (20) (U.S. DOL file).
- Metro areas
- 7 California metro areas have a page; the largest list, Los Angeles, has 24 programs.
By metro area
- Los Angeles area24 programs · median pay $73,810
- Riverside area12 programs · median pay $72,790
- San Diego area6 programs · median pay $76,160
- Sacramento area5 programs · median pay $74,830
- San Francisco area5 programs · median pay $92,830
- Bakersfield area3 programs · median pay $75,860
- San Jose area3 programs · median pay $91,030
Every electrician program in California
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABC of San Diego, Inc.WIOA list | Poway | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | |
| Abram Friedman Occupational Center-LAUSDWIOA list | Los Angeles | WIOA list only | $1,680 | Not reported | |
| American River College | Sacramento | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 36 |
| Antelope Valley Community College District | Lancaster | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 26 |
| Bakersfield College | Bakersfield | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| Baldwin Park Adult & Community EducationWIOA list | Baldwin Park | Certificate | $1,665 | 9 months | 108 |
| Capstone College | Pasadena | Certificate | $19,250 | 9 months | 66 |
| CET-Colton | Colton | Certificate | $16,375 | 8 months | 58 |
| CET-San Diego | San Diego | Certificate | $16,375 | 8 months | 14 |
| CET-San Jose | San Jose | Certificate | $16,375 | 8 months | 73 |
| CET-Soledad | Soledad | Certificate | $16,375 | 8 months | 98 |
| Chabot College | Hayward | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 16 |
| Chaffey College | Rancho Cucamonga | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 55 |
| City College of San Francisco | San Francisco | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| Coastline Community College | Fountain Valley | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| College of San Mateo | San Mateo | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| College of the Canyons | Santa Clarita | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| College of the RedwoodsWIOA list | Eureka | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 12 |
| College of the Sequoias | Visalia | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 137 |
| Cuesta College | San Luis Obispo | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 22 |
| Dolphin Trucking SchoolWIOA list | Los Angeles | WIOA list only | $2,630 | Not reported | |
| Eden Area Regional Occupational Program - Adult ProgramsWIOA list | Hayward | WIOA list only | $5,850 | Not reported | |
| Facility Solutions Group, Inc. db Propel Career Academy, LLCWIOA list | Irvine | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | |
| Foothill College | Los Altos Hills | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 164 |
| Imperial Valley College | Imperial | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 21 |
| Independent Training & Apprenticeship ProgramWIOA list | Sacramento | Certificate | $17,895 | 7 months | 127 |
| Institute for Business and TechnologyWIOA list | San Jose | Certificate | $18,000 | 9 months | 271 |
| InterCoast Colleges-Fairfield | Fairfield | Certificate | $22,500 | 10 months | 106 |
| InterCoast Colleges-Rancho Cordova | Rancho Cordova | Certificate | $22,500 | 10 months | 57 |
| InterCoast Colleges-Riverside | Riverside | Certificate | $22,500 | 13 months | 45 |
| InterCoast Colleges-West CovinaWIOA list | West Covina | Certificate | $22,500 | 10 months | 85 |
| Irvine Valley College | Irvine | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 17 |
| Laney College | Oakland | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 5 |
| Los Angeles Trade Technical College | Los Angeles | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 189 |
| Maxine Waters Employment Prep Center - LAUSDWIOA list | Los Angeles | WIOA list only | $4,200 | Not reported | |
| Merced College | Merced | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 30 |
| Modesto Junior College | Modesto | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 5 |
| National Career Education | Citrus Heights | Certificate | $15,444 | 9 months | 165 |
| Norco CollegeWIOA list | Norco | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 54 |
| North Valley Occupational Center - LAUSDWIOA list | Mission Hills | WIOA list only | $1,680 | Not reported | |
| Orange Coast College | Costa Mesa | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 5 |
| Palomar College | San Marcos | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 30 |
| Richard N. Slawson Occupational Center - LAUSDWIOA list | Los Angeles | WIOA list only | $1,260 | Not reported | |
| Rtc CollegeWIOA list | Jurupa Valley | WIOA list only | $6,750 | Not reported | |
| San Bernardino Valley CollegeWIOA list | San Bernardino | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 15 |
| San Diego City College | San Diego | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 35 |
| San Joaquin Delta CollegeWIOA list | Stockton | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 69 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield | Bakersfield | Certificate | $26,444 | 10 months | 63 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Hesperia | Hesperia | Certificate | $26,444 | 10 months | 77 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto | Salida | Certificate | $39,182 | 14 months | 202 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Ontario | Ontario | Certificate | $26,444 | 10 months | 256 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Mirage | Rancho Mirage | Certificate | $26,444 | 10 months | 29 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Temecula | Temecula | Certificate | $26,444 | 10 months | 189 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Trades Education Center | Fresno | Certificate | $39,182 | 14 months | 131 |
| Santa Rosa Junior College | Santa Rosa | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 1 |
| Santiago Canyon College | Orange | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 318 |
| Southern California Institute of TechnologyWIOA list | Anaheim | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 273 |
| Summit College | San Bernardino | Certificate | $18,995 | 9 months | 313 |
| UEI College-Bakersfield | Bakersfield | Certificate | $21,500 | 9 months | 244 |
| UEI College-Chula Vista | Chula Vista | Certificate | $21,500 | 9 months | 224 |
| UEI College-Garden Grove | Garden Grove | Certificate | $21,500 | 9 months | 202 |
| UEI College-Gardena | Gardena | Certificate | $21,500 | 9 months | 83 |
| UEI College-Huntington ParkWIOA list | Huntington Park | Certificate | $21,500 | 9 months | 210 |
| UEI College-Oceanside | Oceanside | Certificate | $21,500 | 9 months | 146 |
| UEI College-Ontario | Ontario | Certificate | $21,500 | 9 months | 85 |
| UEI College-Reseda | Reseda | Certificate | $21,500 | 9 months | 374 |
| UEI College-Riverside | Riverside | Certificate | $21,500 | 9 months | 268 |
| UEI College-Sacramento | Sacramento | Certificate | $21,500 | 9 months | 225 |
| UEI College-Stockton | Stockton | Certificate | $21,500 | 9 months | 231 |
| UEI College-West Covina | West Covina | Certificate | $21,500 | 9 months | 297 |
| Whittier Adult SchoolWIOA list | Whittier | WIOA list only | $850 | Not reported |
- College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- WIOA list: DOL TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171), read October 8, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, California, read October 8, 2026.
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