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Electrician training in South Carolina

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

3 schools offer these electrician programs, and South Carolina 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 South Carolina, 1 of the 4 programs takes students without a high school diploma and 3 ask for a diploma or equivalent.

By kind, the 4 programs here are electrician apprenticeship (2 programs), electrician certificate or diploma (1 program) and pre-apprenticeship (1 program).

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How much does electrician training cost in South Carolina?

$743 to $5,500

is what the 3 programs with a price cost if you pay yourself

In the typical program

Finished the program
Not enough data
1 program reports it; a typical figure needs 5
Working 6 months later
Not enough data
1 program reports it; a typical figure needs 5
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
1 program reports it; a typical figure needs 5
Length
Not enough data
4 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5

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

Is there free electrician training in South Carolina?

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

All 4 electrician training programs in South Carolina approved for WIOA funding

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4 programs

  • Electrician certificate or diplomaIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Electrical Wiring (residential & Commercial)

    Tri-County Technical College

    Pendleton

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Tri-County Technical College, PendletonElectrician certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$34,800
    Price if you pay yourself$2,998
    Program website, Electrical Wiring (residential & Commercial) at Tri-County Technical College
    More details about Electrical Wiring (residential & Commercial) at Tri-County Technical College
    Finished
    74%
    Working at 6 months
    100%
    Earned in a quarter
    $8,710
    Length
    22 weeks, 6 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    37
    Earned a year, estimated
    $34,800
    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,998
    Program website, Electrical Wiring (residential & Commercial) at Tri-County Technical College

  • Electrician apprenticeshipIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Residential Wireman

    Maintenance and Construction Technology Alliance (MCTA)

    Summerville

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Maintenance and Construction Technology Alliance (MCTA), SummervilleElectrician apprenticeshipIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$743
    More details about Residential Wireman at Maintenance and Construction Technology Alliance (MCTA)
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    52 weeks, 3 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,491
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $743

  • Pre-apprenticeshipHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Pre-Apprenticeship Certificate Training (PACT) - ELECTRICAL

    Second Chance Job Center

    Mount Pleasant

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Second Chance Job Center, Mount PleasantPre-apprenticeshipHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$5,500
    Program website, Pre-Apprenticeship Certificate Training (PACT) - ELECTRICAL at Second Chance Job Center
    More details about Pre-Apprenticeship Certificate Training (PACT) - ELECTRICAL at Second Chance Job Center
    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
    $200
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $5,500
    Program website, Pre-Apprenticeship Certificate Training (PACT) - ELECTRICAL at Second Chance Job Center

  • Electrician apprenticeshipIn personNo diploma needed

    Electrician

    Maintenance and Construction Technology Alliance (MCTA)

    Summerville

    No diploma needed

    Maintenance and Construction Technology Alliance (MCTA), SummervilleElectrician apprenticeshipIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    More details about Electrician at Maintenance and Construction Technology Alliance (MCTA)
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    52 weeks, 3 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Not reported

How to pay for electrician training in South Carolina

WIOA funding can pay for electrician training in South Carolina

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 South Carolina

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 2 electrician apprenticeships approved for WIOA funding in South Carolina, 1 of them with no price listed. Ask what you'll pay for the classes and what you'll earn on the job. There is also 1 pre-apprenticeship here, a course that prepares you to apply.

Show only the 2 electrician apprenticeships

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

Electrician training in Charleston, Greenville and other South Carolina cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above.

Other training in South Carolina

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

Where the South Carolina electrician program numbers come from

Which South Carolina electrician programs are on this list?

These are the electrician programs South Carolina 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 South Carolina offers.

How the prices and results of South Carolina 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.

Sources for the facts about electrician training in South Carolina

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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