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Electrician training in Chicago, Illinois

15 electrician training programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

9 schools offer these electrician programs with classes in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area, and every one is approved for workforce funding: 11 by Illinois and 4 by Indiana. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Electricians install, maintain and repair electrical power, communications, lighting and control systems. Most learn the trade in a four- or five-year apprenticeship with paid on-the-job training, and most states require electricians to pass a test and be licensed.1

In Chicago, 7 of the 15 programs take students without a high school diploma, 4 ask for a diploma or equivalent and 4 ask for earlier courses first.

By kind, the 15 programs here are industrial electrician (5 programs), short course or single level (4 programs), electrician apprenticeship (3 programs), electrician certificate or diploma (2 programs), and 1 more of one other kind.

See the 15 programs

All 30 electrician training programs in Illinois, including online programs

How much does electrician training cost in Chicago?

$4,912 to $4,912

is what the 4 programs with a price cost if you pay yourself

In the typical program

Finished the program
Not enough data
2 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Working 6 months later
Not enough data
2 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
2 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Length
36 to 104 weeks

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Chicago may also offer electrician training. How these figures are made

Is there free electrician training in Chicago?

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: paid apprenticeships, financial aid and the GI Bill

All 15 electrician training programs in Chicago approved for WIOA funding

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15 programs

  • Industrial electricianHybridNo diploma needed

    Industrial Electrical Technology Technical Certificate (tc)

    Ivy Tech Community College

    Valparaiso

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Ivy Tech Community College, ValparaisoIndustrial electrician · Accredited schoolHybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$55,900
    Price if you pay yourself$4,912
    Program website, Industrial Electrical Technology Technical Certificate (tc) at Ivy Tech Community College
    More details about Industrial Electrical Technology Technical Certificate (tc) at Ivy Tech Community College
    Finished
    62%
    Working at 6 months
    80%
    Earned in a quarter
    $13,978
    Length
    104 weeks, 15 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,047
    Students counted
    92
    Earned a year, estimated
    $55,900
    Price if you pay yourself
    $4,912
    Program website, Industrial Electrical Technology Technical Certificate (tc) at Ivy Tech Community College

  • Industrial electricianIn personNo diploma needed

    Industrial Electrical Certificate (ct)

    Ivy Tech Community College

    Valparaiso

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Ivy Tech Community College, ValparaisoIndustrial electrician · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$42,300
    Price if you pay yourself$4,912
    Program website, Industrial Electrical Certificate (ct) at Ivy Tech Community College
    More details about Industrial Electrical Certificate (ct) at Ivy Tech Community College
    Finished
    73%
    Working at 6 months
    100%
    Earned in a quarter
    $10,567
    Length
    104 weeks, 15 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $357
    Students counted
    37
    Earned a year, estimated
    $42,300
    Price if you pay yourself
    $4,912
    Program website, Industrial Electrical Certificate (ct) at Ivy Tech Community College

  • Industrial electricianIn personNo diploma needed

    Industrial Electrical Certificate (ct)

    Ivy Tech Community College

    East Chicago

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Ivy Tech Community College, East ChicagoIndustrial electrician · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,912
    Program website, Industrial Electrical Certificate (ct) at Ivy Tech Community College
    More details about Industrial Electrical Certificate (ct) at Ivy Tech Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    104 weeks, 15 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $357
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $4,912
    Program website, Industrial Electrical Certificate (ct) at Ivy Tech Community College

  • Industrial electricianHybridNo diploma needed

    Industrial Electrical Technology Technical Certificate (tc)

    Ivy Tech Community College

    East Chicago

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Ivy Tech Community College, East ChicagoIndustrial electrician · Accredited schoolHybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,912
    Program website, Industrial Electrical Technology Technical Certificate (tc) at Ivy Tech Community College
    More details about Industrial Electrical Technology Technical Certificate (tc) at Ivy Tech Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    104 weeks, 15 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,047
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $4,912
    Program website, Industrial Electrical Technology Technical Certificate (tc) at Ivy Tech Community College

  • Short course or single levelIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    CORE/Electrical Level 1

    Associated Builders and Contractors

    Elk Grove Village

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Associated Builders and Contractors, Elk Grove VillageShort course or single levelIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfLeft out
    Program website, CORE/Electrical Level 1 at Associated Builders and Contractors
    More details about CORE/Electrical Level 1 at Associated Builders and Contractors
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    36 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Left out
    Program website, CORE/Electrical Level 1 at Associated Builders and Contractors

  • Electrician apprenticeshipIn personNo diploma needed

    Electrical Apprenticeship

    3Q Services Pro LLC

    Northbrook

    No diploma needed

    3Q Services Pro LLC, NorthbrookElectrician apprenticeshipIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfLeft out
    More details about Electrical Apprenticeship at 3Q Services Pro LLC
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    36 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Left out

  • Short course or single levelIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Electrical Level 2

    Associated Builders and Contractors

    Elk Grove Village

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Associated Builders and Contractors, Elk Grove VillageShort course or single levelIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfLeft out
    Program website, Electrical Level 2 at Associated Builders and Contractors
    More details about Electrical Level 2 at Associated Builders and Contractors
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    36 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Left out
    Program website, Electrical Level 2 at Associated Builders and Contractors

  • Short course or single levelIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Electrical Level 3

    Associated Builders and Contractors

    Elk Grove Village

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Associated Builders and Contractors, Elk Grove VillageShort course or single levelIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfLeft out
    Program website, Electrical Level 3 at Associated Builders and Contractors
    More details about Electrical Level 3 at Associated Builders and Contractors
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    36 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Left out
    Program website, Electrical Level 3 at Associated Builders and Contractors

  • Short course or single levelHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Electrical Level 4

    Associated Builders and Contractors

    Elk Grove Village

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Associated Builders and Contractors, Elk Grove VillageShort course or single levelHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfLeft out
    Program website, Electrical Level 4 at Associated Builders and Contractors
    More details about Electrical Level 4 at Associated Builders and Contractors
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    36 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Left out
    Program website, Electrical Level 4 at Associated Builders and Contractors

  • Industrial electricianHybridEducation and courses

    Electrical Maintenance Technology Certificate 24IF

    College of Lake County

    Grayslake

    Accredited school

    Education and courses

    College of Lake County, GrayslakeIndustrial electrician · Accredited schoolHybrid · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfLeft out
    Program website, Electrical Maintenance Technology Certificate 24IF at College of Lake County
    More details about Electrical Maintenance Technology Certificate 24IF at College of Lake County
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    16 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Left out
    Program website, Electrical Maintenance Technology Certificate 24IF at College of Lake County

  • Electrician certificate or diplomaIn personEducation and courses

    Electrical Technician Training

    HVAC Technical Institute

    Chicago

    Accredited school

    Education and courses

    HVAC Technical Institute, ChicagoElectrician certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolIn person · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfLeft out
    School website, Electrical Technician Training at HVAC Technical Institute
    More details about Electrical Technician Training at HVAC Technical Institute
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    33 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Left out
    School website, Electrical Technician Training at HVAC Technical Institute

  • Electrician apprenticeshipHybridNo diploma needed

    Electrician

    Education Design Development & Research Corporation - RAP Chicago

    Chicago

    No diploma needed

    Education Design Development & Research Corporation - RAP Chicago, ChicagoElectrician apprenticeshipHybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfLeft out
    More details about Electrician at Education Design Development & Research Corporation - RAP Chicago
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    36 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Left out

  • Electrician apprenticeshipIn personNo diploma needed

    Electrician Program- Registered Apprenticeship

    Resmund Corporation

    Maple Park

    No diploma needed

    Resmund Corporation, Maple ParkElectrician apprenticeshipIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfLeft out
    Program website, Electrician Program- Registered Apprenticeship at Resmund Corporation
    More details about Electrician Program- Registered Apprenticeship at Resmund Corporation
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    104 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Left out
    Program website, Electrician Program- Registered Apprenticeship at Resmund Corporation

  • Electrician certificate or diplomaIn personPrerequisite courses

    Electrician Technician Program

    West Chicago Professional Center

    West Chicago

    Prerequisite courses

    West Chicago Professional Center, West ChicagoElectrician certificate or diplomaIn person · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfLeft out
    Program website, Electrician Technician Program at West Chicago Professional Center
    More details about Electrician Technician Program at West Chicago Professional Center
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    12 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Left out
    Program website, Electrician Technician Program at West Chicago Professional Center

  • Electrician (associate degree)HybridPrerequisite courses

    Industrial Electrician AAS

    Prairie State College

    Chicago Heights

    Accredited school

    Prerequisite courses

    Prairie State College, Chicago HeightsElectrician (associate degree) · Accredited schoolHybrid · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfLeft out
    Program website, Industrial Electrician AAS at Prairie State College
    More details about Industrial Electrician AAS at Prairie State College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    104 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Left out
    Program website, Industrial Electrician AAS at Prairie State College

How to pay for electrician training in Chicago

WIOA funding can pay for electrician training in Chicago

Every program on this page is approved for it. Whether you qualify, how much your local area pays and how to apply are on our page Does WIOA pay for job training?

Paid electrician apprenticeships

An apprenticeship is a job: you're paid to learn, with a raise as your skills grow, and most include classroom teaching. You apply to the employer or the program sponsor. Ask what you'll pay for the classroom part and what you'll earn on the job.6

Financial aid and grants for electrician training

Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.78

GI Bill for electrician training

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.9

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Electrician apprenticeships in Chicago

Most electricians train in a four- or five-year apprenticeship. Each year usually brings about 2,000 hours of paid work on the job plus classes in electrical theory, blueprint reading, math, the electrical code and safety. Unions and contractor associations run most programs, and experience from the military or construction can shorten one. When you finish, you are a journey worker and can work on your own, subject to your state license.1

You apply to the employer or the program sponsor, not through a school.6 The Department of Labor's Apprenticeship Finder lists openings by place and job. This page lists 3 electrician apprenticeships approved for WIOA funding in Chicago, none of them with a price listed. Ask what you'll pay for the classes and what you'll earn on the job.

Show only the 3 electrician apprenticeships

What is an apprenticeship, and can WIOA pay for one?

Other training in Chicago

How electrician training compares with the rest of skilled trades across Illinois: Trade school programs in Illinois

Where the Chicago electrician program numbers come from

Which Chicago electrician programs are on this list?

These are the electrician programs with classes in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area that are approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).10 The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Online programs are left out here; they are on the Illinois page. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what the area offers.

How the prices and results of Chicago electrician programs are measured

Prices are tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported them; check the current price with the school. Results describe students who left each program in recent years, so they are no guarantee, and the yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. A program without a "Trained with WIOA funding" line may still take WIOA students. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported", and "Left out" where a figure was filed but failed one of our checks; nothing is estimated to fill a gap. Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

How reliable are the Illinois figures?

The US Department of Labor's own results site lists Illinois among the states with "known data quality concerns".11 We leave out the share who finished for Illinois: only a few programs report it, and those at a typical 11%. We leave out prices for Illinois: the state files a code in place of each price, so no price can be shown.

Sources for the facts about electrician training in Chicago

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Electricians
  2. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  3. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  4. Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
  5. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  6. US Department of Labor, Apprenticeship.gov: Discover Apprenticeship: Earn While You Learn Today (fact sheet)
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  8. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  9. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  10. US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List
  11. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: search page, note on states with known data quality concerns