Electrician training in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
10 electrician training programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free
3 schools offer these electrician programs with classes in the Baton Rouge area, and every one is approved for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did. One school runs 5 of these 10 programs, so the typical figures lean heavily on its prices and results.
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 Baton Rouge, 6 of the 10 programs take students without a high school diploma, 1 asks for a diploma or equivalent and 3 ask for earlier courses first.
By kind, the 10 programs here are short course or single level (8 programs) and electrician certificate or diploma (2 programs).
See the 10 programsAll 33 electrician training programs in Louisiana, including online programs
How much does electrician training cost in Baton Rouge?
$1,112 to $1,275 is what most electrician training programs in Baton Rouge cost if you pay yourself
That is the middle half of the 10 programs with a price. All of them: $850 to $15,580
In the typical program
- Finished the program
- Left out
- Half of Louisiana's programs report exactly 100%
- Working 6 months later
- Left out
- Most of Louisiana's programs report exactly 100%, which no other state comes close to
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not enough data
- 1 program reports it; a typical figure needs 5
- Length
- 14 to 31 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 Baton Rouge may also offer electrician training. How these figures are made
All 10 electrician training programs in Baton Rouge approved for WIOA funding
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Electrical Technology
ITI Technical College
Baton Rouge
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$32,500Price if you pay yourself$15,580Program website, Electrical Technology at ITI Technical CollegeMore details about Electrical Technology at ITI Technical College
- Finished
- Left out
- Working at 6 months
- Left out
- Earned in a quarter
- $8,118
- Length
- 48 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $2,190
- Students counted
- 60
- Earned a year, estimated
- $32,500
- Price if you pay yourself
- $15,580
NCCER Electrical Level 1
River Parishes Community College
Gonzales
Accredited school
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$1,100Program website, NCCER Electrical Level 1 at River Parishes Community CollegeMore details about NCCER Electrical Level 1 at River Parishes Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 14 weeks, 6 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $175
- Students counted
- 20
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $1,100
NCCER Electrical Level 2
River Parishes Community College
Gonzales
Accredited school
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$1,150Program website, NCCER Electrical Level 2 at River Parishes Community CollegeMore details about NCCER Electrical Level 2 at River Parishes Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 14 weeks, 6 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $325
- Students counted
- 20
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $1,150
NCCER Electrical Level 3
River Parishes Community College
Gonzales
Accredited school
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$1,250Program website, NCCER Electrical Level 3 at River Parishes Community CollegeMore details about NCCER Electrical Level 3 at River Parishes Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 14 weeks, 6 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $325
- Students counted
- 20
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $1,250
NCCER Electrical Level 4
River Parishes Community College
Gonzales
Accredited school
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$1,250Program website, NCCER Electrical Level 4 at River Parishes Community CollegeMore details about NCCER Electrical Level 4 at River Parishes Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 14 weeks, 6 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $325
- Students counted
- 20
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $1,250
NCCER Electrical Level 1
Baton Rouge Community College- Mid City Campus
Baton Rouge
Accredited school
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$850School website, NCCER Electrical Level 1 at Baton Rouge Community College- Mid City CampusMore details about NCCER Electrical Level 1 at Baton Rouge Community College- Mid City Campus
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 31 weeks, 6 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $200
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $850
NCCER Electrical Level 2
Baton Rouge Community College- Mid City Campus
Baton Rouge
Accredited school
Prerequisite courses
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$850School website, NCCER Electrical Level 2 at Baton Rouge Community College- Mid City CampusMore details about NCCER Electrical Level 2 at Baton Rouge Community College- Mid City Campus
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 31 weeks, 6 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $200
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $850
NCCER Electrical Level 3
Baton Rouge Community College- Mid City Campus
Baton Rouge
Accredited school
Prerequisite courses
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$1,275School website, NCCER Electrical Level 3 at Baton Rouge Community College- Mid City CampusMore details about NCCER Electrical Level 3 at Baton Rouge Community College- Mid City Campus
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 31 weeks, 6 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $200
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $1,275
NCCER Electrical Level 4
Baton Rouge Community College- Mid City Campus
Baton Rouge
Accredited school
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$1,275School website, NCCER Electrical Level 4 at Baton Rouge Community College- Mid City CampusMore details about NCCER Electrical Level 4 at Baton Rouge Community College- Mid City Campus
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 25 weeks, 6 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $200
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $1,275
Electrical Helper: Commercial/Industrial
River Parishes Community College
Gonzales
Accredited school
Prerequisite courses
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$8,207Program website, Electrical Helper: Commercial/Industrial at River Parishes Community CollegeMore details about Electrical Helper: Commercial/Industrial at River Parishes Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 30 weeks, 30 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,670
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $8,207
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How to pay for electrician training in Baton Rouge
WIOA funding can pay for electrician training in Baton Rouge
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 Baton Rouge
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. None of the electrician training programs on this page is an apprenticeship.
Other training in Baton Rouge
How electrician training compares with the rest of skilled trades across Louisiana: Trade school programs in Louisiana
Where the Baton Rouge electrician program numbers come from
Which Baton Rouge electrician programs are on this list?
These are the electrician programs with classes in the Baton Rouge 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 Louisiana 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 Baton Rouge 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 Louisiana figures?
The US Department of Labor's own results site lists Louisiana among the states with "known data quality concerns".11 We leave out the share working 6 months later for Louisiana: most of its programs report exactly 100%, which no other state comes close to. We leave out the share who finished for Louisiana: half of its programs report exactly 100%.
Sources for the facts about electrician training in Baton Rouge
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- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Electricians
- US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
- US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
- 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)
- US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
- US Department of Labor, Apprenticeship.gov: Discover Apprenticeship: Earn While You Learn Today (fact sheet)
- US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
- US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
- US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
- 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
- US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: search page, note on states with known data quality concerns