Electrician Programs in the Philadelphia area

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area (New Jersey, Pennsylvania)

Programs

2 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$74,590

electricians, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$18,750

of 4 with a cost, IPEDS

Electrician Programs in the Philadelphia area at a glance

Open to the public: 6 programs: 6 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Philadelphia: 2 within 10 miles; nearest 3.4 miles, farthest 19.3 miles
Listed program cost: 4 of 6 list one: $18,750 to $25,495, middle $19,802 (IPEDS)
Program length: 4 colleges list a length: 8 months to 19 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 2 listed programs give weeks: 26 to 30 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 578 electrician awards at the 5 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 3 of 6 on Pennsylvania's or New Jersey's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $74,590 median for electricians ($35.86 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $46,980 to $132,610; 10,090 employed in the metro area; Pennsylvania median $67,600 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
American Institute-Cherry Hill	Cherry Hill, NJ	Certificate	$25,495	11 months	33	3.4
Orleans Technical CollegeWIOA list	Philadelphia, PA	Certificate	$19,802	8 months	87	7.2
Burlington County Institute of Technology-Adult Education	Westampton, NJ	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	0	11.1
Pennco Tech-BristolWIOA list	Bristol, PA	Certificate	$18,750	19 months	187	11.4
Pennco Tech-BlackwoodWIOA list	Blackwood, NJ	Certificate	$18,750	16 months	232	12.5
Delaware County Community College	Media, PA	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	39	19.3

WIOA in Pennsylvania: 1,470 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 29 of them Electrician.
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