Electrician training in Minnesota

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

14 schools offer these electrician programs, and Minnesota has approved every one for workforce funding. 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 Minnesota, all 21 programs ask for a high school diploma or equivalent.

By kind, the 21 programs here are electrician certificate or diploma (12 programs), electrician (associate degree, 6 programs), industrial electrician (2 programs) and residential electrician (1 program).

See the 21 programs

How much does electrician training cost in Minnesota?

Certificates and short courses (15 programs): $10,851 to $12,324most of them, usually 120 weeks long
Two-year degrees (6 programs): $14,148 to $14,534most of them, usually 120 weeks long

What you pay yourself for the whole program, as the schools report it. "Most" is the middle half of the programs with a price.

In the typical program

Finished the program: 67%
Working 6 months later: 81%
Earned a year, estimated: about $38,100
Length: 120 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 Minnesota may also offer electrician training. How these figures are made

Is there free electrician training in Minnesota?

Yes, if you qualify. WIOA (public workforce funding) can pay for any program on this page, in full or in part, depending on local limits.²³⁴In program year 2024 it paid toward the training of at least 25 people at 3 of the 21 programs here.
Ask an American Job Center whether you qualify, or call 1-877-872-5627.⁵ Before funding training, the center goes through an assessment and a career plan with you.⁴
Or pay yourself. Certificates and short courses here mostly cost $10,851 to $12,324.Two-year degrees here mostly cost $14,148 to $14,534.

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

How to pay for electrician training in Minnesota

WIOA funding can pay for electrician training in Minnesota

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.

Quick facts: Electrician training in Minnesota

programs with a price cost under $10,000: 3 of 19
lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare: 32nd of 34
other states where the typical program's graduates earned less: 13 of 21
electrician training programs here, against the typical state's 12: 21 vs 12

State comparisons use the same figures as the electrician training by state table: the middle program of each state, and only states with three or more schools for prices. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025).

Electrician apprenticeships in Minnesota

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.

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

Electrician training in Minneapolis, Duluth, Albert Lea and other Minnesota cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above. 3 more programs are in 3 other areas, 3 in smaller cities and towns and 2 online.

Other training in Minnesota

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

Where the Minnesota electrician program numbers come from

Which Minnesota electrician programs are on this list?

These are the electrician programs Minnesota 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. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Minnesota offers.

How the prices and results of Minnesota 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.

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How to pay for electrician training in Minnesota

WIOA funding can pay for electrician training in Minnesota

Paid electrician apprenticeships

Financial aid and grants for electrician training

GI Bill for electrician training

Quick facts: Electrician training in Minnesota

Electrician apprenticeships in Minnesota

Electrician training in Minneapolis, Duluth, Albert Lea and other Minnesota cities

Other training in Minnesota

Where the Minnesota electrician program numbers come from

Which Minnesota electrician programs are on this list?

How the prices and results of Minnesota electrician programs are measured

Sources for the facts about electrician training in Minnesota