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Electrician program at National Career Institute
East Orange, NJ · Private for-profit less-than-2-year · (973) 678-3901 · School website
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)
- $10,000
- Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
- $700
- Listed cost
- $10,700
- LengthIPEDS
- 640 clock hours, 8 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 47
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 132 graduates
- $22,597
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $34,249
- Median federal debtCollege Scorecard, about $72 a month over 10 years
- $6,756
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $53,078
- Typical pay for electriciansBLS OEWS May 2025, New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
- $79,020
Every line comes from the federal file named under it. A blank means the source does not publish the figure for this program; we never estimate it.
About this program
National Career Institute awarded 47 electrician credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its second largest career program of 3 we list. Its listed tuition of $10,000 compares with a New Jersey median wage of $77,250 for electricians (BLS, May 2025).
On New Jersey's WIOA eligible training provider list
People who meet WIOA's rules for training services can have their local workforce board pay for a program on the state's eligible training provider list. Limits vary by area. How WIOA training funds work.
| Listed program | Tuition and fees | Length | Completed | Employed, 2nd quarter | Median earnings, 2nd quarter | Students who exited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical Assistant and HVACElectrical Assistant and HVAC · In person · CIP 46.0302 | $10,000+ $100 books | Competency-based or withheld | 73.3% | 60% | $7,942 | 30 |
| Electrical AssistantElectrical Assistant · In person · CIP 46.0302 | $4,051+ $50 books | Competency-based or withheld | 75% | Suppressed | Suppressed | 8 |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171): programs on state lists as of June 30, 2025; outcomes for all students who exited between July 2021 and June 2025, not only WIOA-funded ones. Median earnings are one quarter's pay in the second quarter after exit. Suppressed means DOL withheld the figure (a small group, nothing reported, or a data quality hold); for length it can also mean a competency-based program. Matched to this page by provider name, address and field of study (CIP code).
DOL marks this state's outcome reporting with a data quality note: read completion and employment figures with care.
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