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Electrician Programs in the Riverside area
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area
Programs
12
5 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$72,790
electricians, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$16,375
of 9 with a cost, IPEDS
Electrician Programs in the Riverside area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 12 programs: 12 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from Riverside
- 5 within 10 miles; nearest 3.0 miles, farthest 54.7 miles
- Listed program cost
- 9 of 12 list one: $16,375 to $26,444, middle $22,500 (IPEDS)
- Program length
- 9 colleges list a length: 8 months to 13 months (IPEDS)
- Length on the WIOA list
- 2 listed programs give weeks: 82 to 128 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 1,444 electrician awards at the 12 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 2 of 12 on California's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
- Pay here
- $72,790 median for electricians ($35.00 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $45,360 to $139,430; 7,880 employed in the metro area; California median $76,160 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Electrician programs, nearest to Riverside first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEI College-Riverside | Riverside | Certificate | $21,500 | 9 months | 268 | 3.0 |
| Summit College | San Bernardino | Certificate | $18,995 | 9 months | 313 | 5.3 |
| CET-Colton | Colton | Certificate | $16,375 | 8 months | 58 | 5.6 |
| San Bernardino Valley CollegeWIOA list | San Bernardino | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 15 | 5.7 |
| InterCoast Colleges-Riverside | Riverside | Certificate | $22,500 | 13 months | 45 | 8.2 |
| UEI College-Ontario | Ontario | Certificate | $21,500 | 9 months | 85 | 14.2 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Ontario | Ontario | Certificate | $26,444 | 10 months | 256 | 14.3 |
| Norco CollegeWIOA list | Norco | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 54 | 15.9 |
| Chaffey College | Rancho Cucamonga | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 55 | 18.0 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Hesperia | Hesperia | Certificate | $26,444 | 10 months | 77 | 29.1 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Temecula | Temecula | Certificate | $26,444 | 10 months | 189 | 34.1 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Mirage | Rancho Mirage | Certificate | $26,444 | 10 months | 29 | 54.7 |
- 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, Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in California: 4,171 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 36 of them Electrician.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
Other California metro areas
- Los Angeles area24 programs
- San Diego area6 programs
- Sacramento area5 programs
- San Francisco area5 programs
- Bakersfield area3 programs
- San Jose area3 programs