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Electrician programs in Virginia on the federal training list, by published cost
43 programs in Virginia’s Training Provider Results index carry one of the occupation codes for Electrician (47-2111). Published costs run from $60 to $28,232; 0 programs report no cost and sit at the end. Sorted by the cost each provider reported — “cheapest” here means the lowest published figure on the federal list on the snapshot date, not a verdict on quality, and never a price you are promised. Snapshot taken 2026-09-02.
| # | Published cost basis | Program (provider’s page) · credential · code | Provider · city | Length | Exited | Completed | Employed Q2 after exit | Median earnings, Q2 (one quarter) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $60 | EL-NEC Continuing Ed National Electrical Code | Virginia Technical Academy | 1 wk · 3 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | $560 | EL-NEC-301 National Electrical Code 2015 | Virginia Technical Academy | 5 wk · 30 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | $625 | Electrician | Richmond Adult Technical Center | 3 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | $704 | NCCER Electrical 1 | Nontraditional Occupations for Women, Inc. | 8 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | $704 | NCCER CORE | Nontraditional Occupations for Women, Inc. | 12 wk · 8 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | $940 | Electrical Level 1 | Liberty University | 15 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | $1,098 | NCCER Core Introductory Craft Skills | Central Virginia Community College | 16 wk · 3 hrs | 127 | 87% | 9% | $7,289 |
| 8 | $1,125 | NCCER Electrical Level 2 | Germanna Community College | 3 wk · 40 hrs | 61 | 100% | 67% | $7,965 |
| 9 | $1,225 | Electricity 1 - Apprentice Program | Charlottesville Albemarle Technical Education Center (CATEC) | 120 wk · 50 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | $1,401 | NCCER Electrical 1 | Central Virginia Community College | 16 wk · 3 hrs | 73 | 81% | 46% | $8,692 |
| 11 | $1,455 | Electrical Program 1, 2 & 3 | Chesterfield Adult Education | 9 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | $1,500 | NCCER Electrical Level 1 | Mountain Gateway Community College | 4 wk · 40 hrs | 6 | 100% | 67% | $8,652 |
| 13 | $1,500 | NCCER Electrical Level 3 | Mountain Gateway Community College | 5 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | $1,500 | NCCER Electrical Level 4 | Mountain Gateway Community College | 4 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | $1,500 | NCCER Electrical Level 2 | Mountain Gateway Community College | 4 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | $1,500 | NCCER Electrical Level 3 | Germanna Community College | 3 wk · 40 hrs | 10 | 100% | 70% | $11,921 |
| 17 | $1,500 | NCCER Electrical Level 4 | Germanna Community College | 3 wk · 40 hrs | 8 | 100% | 88% | $13,450 |
| 18 | $1,500 | NCCER: Electrical Level 1 | Community College Workforce Alliance | 4 wk · 4 hrs | 24 | 96% | 30% | $7,728 |
| 19 | $1,602 | NCCER Electrical Level 4 | Central Virginia Community College | 6 wk · 40 hrs | 10 | 100% | 80% | $12,022 |
| 20 | $1,602 | NCCER Electrical 2 | Central Virginia Community College | 16 wk · 48 hrs | 26 | 88% | — | — |
| 21 | $1,602 | NCCER Electrical 3 | Central Virginia Community College | 16 wk · 3 hrs | 9 | 100% | 60% | $12,454 |
| 22 | $1,770 | Electrical Level 2 | Liberty University | 15 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | $1,770 | Electrical Level 4 | Liberty University | 15 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | $1,770 | Electrical Level 3 | Liberty University | 15 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | $1,850 | Entry-Level Maritme Electrician Course | QED Systems, Inc. Center for Training and Development | 2 wk · 40 hrs | 55 | 100% | — | — |
| 26 | $2,199 | Electrical Apprenticeship Level 4 | Laurel Ridge Community College - Main Campus | 20 wk · 40 hrs | 77 | 100% | 81% | $10,736 |
| 27 | $2,199 | Electrical Apprenticeship Level 2 | Laurel Ridge Community College - Main Campus | 20 wk · 40 hrs | 133 | 94% | 40% | $11,592 |
| 28 | $2,199 | Electrical Apprenticeship Level 3 | Laurel Ridge Community College - Main Campus | 20 wk · 40 hrs | 108 | 94% | 49% | $10,606 |
| 29 | $2,799 | Electrical Apprenticeship Level 1 | Laurel Ridge Community College - Main Campus | 20 wk · 50 hrs | 202 | 93% | 34% | $9,284 |
| 30 | $3,433 | Electrical Wiring | Mountain Gateway Community College | 4 wk · 23 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | $3,450 | Residential Electricity | Brightpoint Community College (formerly John Tyler CC) | 15 wk · 40 hrs | 14 | 100% | — | — |
| 32 | $3,550 | Industrial Electricity | Brightpoint Community College (formerly John Tyler CC) | 15 wk · 32 hrs | 13 | 100% | 43% | $7,574 |
| 33 | $3,900 | Electrical Level 2 | Virginia Peninsula Community College | 8 wk · 16 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | $4,500 | Electrical Level 1 | Virginia Peninsula Community College | 10 wk · 16 hrs | 16 | 81% | 80% | $6,642 |
| 35 | $4,754 | Industrial Electricity, CSC | Brightpoint Community College (formerly John Tyler CC) | 18 wk · 40 hrs | 4 | 100% | — | — |
| 36 | $5,939 | Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Career Studies Certificate | Southwest VA Community College | 32 wk · 28 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | $6,325 | Electricity | Valley Career & Technical Center | 151 wk · 50 hrs | 275 | 97% | 14% | $7,920 |
| 38 | $6,478 | Electricity (Certificate) | Virginia Highlands Community College | 96 wk · 16 hrs | 10 | 100% | — | — |
| 39 | $7,324 | Residential and Commercial Electricity | Atlas Institute of Technology | 43 wk · 6 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 40 | $7,913 | ELECTRICITY (CERT) | VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 32 wk · 12 hrs | 35 | 100% | 87% | $11,040 |
| 41 | $10,918 | Electrical/Electronics Associate of Applied Science | Southwest VA Community College | 48 wk · 10 hrs | 15 | 40% | 100% | $7,704 |
| 42 | $11,900 | 1 year Electrical Program | Build Smart Institute, LLC | 41 wk · 50 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 43 | $28,232 | Construction Electrician | Centura College/Chesapeake, Norfolk, Peninsula | 48 wk · 24 hrs | 4 | — | — | — |
Source and date: U.S. Department of Labor, Training Provider Results — the open program index behind trainingproviderresults.gov, snapshot taken 2026-09-02 (2,091 programs for Virginia in the index that day); the site states the data cover programs approved as of June 30, 2025 and outcomes for July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2025. Cost is Out-of-Pocket Cost for a Non-WIOA Participant: Tuition and Requested Fees (DE111) where the provider reported it, otherwise Average number of dollars the training program received from each WIOA participant Individual Training Account (ITA) during the time period (DE138/DE135) — the basis is printed under each figure; books and supplies are added only when reported separately. “Completed” = Percent of All Students who completed the program (DE122/DE121); “Employed Q2” = Percent of All Students Exiters who were employed in the 2nd Quarter after Exit (DE123/DE129); “Median earnings” = Median Earnings in the 2nd Quarter after Exit of All Students that are Employed in the 2nd Quarter after Exit (DE125) — one calendar quarter, not a year. A dash means the federal file prints −1: Values displayed as "-1" indicate data that have been suppressed to protect confidentiality. Your local job center decides eligibility — this shows what is on the list and what it cost and produced, not whether you will be approved.
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