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Electrician Programs in the Pittsburgh area
Pittsburgh, PA metro area
Programs
8
3 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$69,340
electricians, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$23,310
of 1 with a cost, IPEDS
Electrician Programs in the Pittsburgh area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 8 programs: 8 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from Pittsburgh
- 3 within 10 miles; nearest 6.2 miles, farthest 51.2 miles
- Listed program cost
- 1 of 8 list one: $23,310 (IPEDS)
- Program length
- 1 college lists a length: 15 months (IPEDS)
- Length on the WIOA list
- 2 listed programs give weeks: 36 to 75 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 308 electrician awards at the 7 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 5 of 8 on Pennsylvania's, Ohio's or West Virginia's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 54% of exiters employed in the second quarter (4 report it); middle completion 86% (4 report it)
- Pay here
- $69,340 median for electricians ($33.34 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $45,780 to $106,840; 5,210 employed in the metro area; Pennsylvania median $67,600 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Electrician programs, nearest to Pittsburgh first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community College of Allegheny CountyWIOA list | Pittsburgh | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 113 | 6.2 |
| Triangle Tech Inc-Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 20 | 6.7 |
| Rosedale Technical CollegeWIOA list | Pittsburgh | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 29 | 9.6 |
| Penn Commercial Business/Technical SchoolWIOA list | Washington | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 27 | 20.3 |
| Triangle Tech Inc-Greensburg | Greensburg | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 27 | 22.3 |
| Westmoreland County Community College | Youngwood | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | 22.6 |
| Laurel Business InstituteWIOA list | Uniontown | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 26 | 34.9 |
| New Castle School of TradesWIOA list | New Castle | Associate | $23,310 | 15 months | 66 | 51.2 |
- 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, Pittsburgh, PA, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Pennsylvania: 1,470 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 29 of them Electrician.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
Other Pennsylvania metro areas
- Philadelphia area6 programs
- Allentown area4 programs