Electrician Programs in the Bakersfield area

Bakersfield-Delano, CA metro area

Programs

3 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$75,860

electricians, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$21,500

of 2 with a cost, IPEDS

Electrician Programs in the Bakersfield area at a glance

Open to the public: 3 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Bakersfield: 3 within 10 miles; nearest 1.2 miles, farthest 3.6 miles
Listed program cost: 2 of 3 list one: $21,500 to $26,444 (IPEDS)
Program length: 2 colleges list a length: 9 months to 10 months (IPEDS)
Completions, 2023-24: 307 electrician awards at the 2 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
Pay here: $75,860 median for electricians ($36.47 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $46,770 to $123,940; 1,410 employed in the metro area; California median $76,160 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
UEI College-Bakersfield	Bakersfield	Certificate	$21,500	9 months	244	1.2
San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield	Bakersfield	Certificate	$26,444	10 months	63	2.7
Bakersfield College	Bakersfield	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	0	3.6

College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Bakersfield-Delano, CA, read October 8, 2026.

WIOA in California: 4,171 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 36 of them Electrician.
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