Electrician Programs in the San Jose area

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area

Programs

3 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$91,030

electricians, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$16,375

of 2 with a cost, IPEDS

Electrician Programs in the San Jose area at a glance

Open to the public: 3 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from San Jose: 3 within 10 miles; nearest 4.0 miles, farthest 7.8 miles
Listed program cost: 2 of 3 list one: $16,375 to $18,000 (IPEDS)
Program length: 2 colleges list a length: 8 months to 9 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 1 listed program gives weeks: 42 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 508 electrician awards at the 3 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 1 of 3 on California's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $91,030 median for electricians ($43.77 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $54,290 to $173,340; 5,480 employed in the metro area; California median $76,160 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Institute for Business and TechnologyWIOA list	San Jose	Certificate	$18,000	9 months	271	4.0
CET-San Jose	San Jose	Certificate	$16,375	8 months	73	6.2
Foothill College	Los Altos Hills	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	164	7.8

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
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