Electrician

A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to install, operate, maintain, and repair electric apparatus and systems such as residential, commercial, and industrial electric-power wiring; and DC and AC motors, controls, and electrical distribution panels. Includes instruction in the principles of electronics and electrical systems, wiring, power transmission, safety, industrial and household appliances, job estimation, electrical testing and inspection, and applicable codes and standards.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 483 institutions across the United States, with a total of 87080 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

21,847

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

2,997

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

919

certificates awarded

Other Awards

61,317

awards given

Top Schools for Electrician

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank Institution Degrees
1 Owensboro Community and Technical College
Owensboro, KY
2,977
2 Elizabethtown Community and Technical College
Elizabethtown, KY
2,080
3 City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College
Chicago, IL
2,043
4 Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College
Bowling Green, KY
1,954
5 Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis, IN
1,688
6 Lincoln Technical Institute-Union
Union, NJ
1,371
7 NUC University
Bayamon, PR
1,332
8 Gateway Community and Technical College
Florence, KY
1,181
9 Apex Technical School
Long Island City, NY
1,173
10 Bluegrass Community and Technical College
Lexington, KY
1,054
11 Summit College
San Bernardino, CA
1,040
12 SOWELA Technical Community College
Lake Charles, LA
1,002
13 Ashland Community and Technical College
Ashland, KY
969
14 Institute for Business and Technology
Santa Clara, CA
968
15 Big Sandy Community and Technical College
Prestonsburg, KY
929
16 Advanced Training Institute
Las Vegas, NV
904
17 UEI College-West Covina
West Covina, CA
822
18 Southern Careers Institute-Brownsville
Brownsville, TX
808
19 Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park
Melrose Park, IL
798
20 Somerset Community College
Somerset, KY
793
21 Northshore Technical Community College
Lacombe, LA
781
22 Bevill State Community College
Jasper, AL
778
23 Southern California Institute of Technology
Anaheim, CA
768
24 UEI College-Chula Vista
Chula Vista, CA
762
25 Foothill College
Los Altos Hills, CA
728
26 Escuela Tecnica de Electricidad
Ponce, PR
726
27 UEI College-Bakersfield
Bakersfield, CA
684
28 Augusta Technical College
Augusta, GA
645
29 UEI College-Riverside
Riverside, CA
645
30 Lincoln Technical Institute-Mahwah
Mahwah, NJ
621
31 Porter & Chester Institute
Bridgeport, CT
597
32 Pennco Tech-Blackwood
Blackwood, NJ
585
33 West Kentucky Community and Technical College
Paducah, KY
578
34 UEI College-Huntington Park
Huntington Park, CA
540
35 National Career Education
Citrus Heights, CA
536
36 Pitt Community College
Winterville, NC
528
37 Maysville Community and Technical College
Maysville, KY
527
38 Lincoln Technical Institute-Whitestone
Whitestone, NY
519
39 San Joaquin Valley College-Ontario
Ontario, CA
516
40 J F Ingram State Technical College
Deatsville, AL
507
41 Tulsa Welding School-Houston
Houston, TX
500
42 San Joaquin Valley College-Temecula
Temecula, CA
495
43 Central New Mexico Community College
Albuquerque, NM
492
44 Pennco Tech-Bristol
Bristol, PA
486
45 San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto
Salida, CA
465
46 Wake Technical Community College
Raleigh, NC
426
47 Delgado Community College
New Orleans, LA
421
48 Santiago Canyon College
Orange, CA
411
49 Los Angeles Trade Technical College
Los Angeles, CA
408
50 Madisonville Community College
Madisonville, KY
405
51 Tulsa Welding School-Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL
404
52 Independent Training & Apprenticeship Program
Sacramento, CA
393
53 Lincoln Technical Institute-Shelton
Shelton, CT
384
54 Erie 1 BOCES
West Seneca, NY
376
55 Lincoln Technical Institute-East Windsor
East Windsor, CT
375
56 Central Community College
Grand Island, NE
366
57 Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
364
58 UEI College-Sacramento
Sacramento, CA
357
59 Orleans Technical College
Philadelphia, PA
356
60 Refrigeration School Inc
Phoenix, AZ
352
61 CBT Technology Institute-Hialeah
Hialeah, FL
352
62 Lincoln College of Technology-Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN
351
63 Lincoln College of Technology-Marietta
Marietta, GA
351
64 St Philip's College
San Antonio, TX
350
65 Hinds Community College
Raymond, MS
336
66 Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia
Columbia, MD
333
67 Fletcher Technical Community College
Schriever, LA
332
68 UEI College-Phoenix
Phoenix, AZ
330
69 Dixie Technical College
Saint George, UT
324
70 Athens Technical College
Athens, GA
317
71 Dallas College
Dallas, TX
313
72 InterCoast Colleges-Fairfield
Fairfield, CA
306
73 Lincoln Technical Institute-New Britain
New Britain, CT
306
74 UEI College-Stockton
Stockton, CA
291
75 San Joaquin Valley College-Trades Education Center
Fresno, CA
288
76 InterCoast Colleges-Rancho Cordova
Rancho Cordova, CA
288
77 Rio Salado College
Tempe, AZ
284
78 Lamson Institute
San Antonio, TX
276
79 Jefferson Community and Technical College
Louisville, KY
276
80 UEI College-Oceanside
Oceanside, CA
273
81 MotoRing Technical Training Institute
East Providence, RI
270
82 Central Georgia Technical College
Warner Robins, GA
266
83 Gaston College
Dallas, NC
260
84 Liceo de Arte y Tecnologia
San Juan, PR
255
85 Fox Valley Technical College
Appleton, WI
253
86 InterCoast Colleges-West Covina
West Covina, CA
252
87 Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Perkinston, MS
252
88 Milwaukee Area Technical College
Milwaukee, WI
250
89 Orange Technical College-South Campus
Orlando, FL
246
90 Central Piedmont Community College
Charlotte, NC
243
91 Tidewater Community College
Norfolk, VA
243
92 Mountainland Technical College
Lehi, UT
236
93 Hohokus School of Trade and Technical Sciences
Paterson, NJ
234
94 Virginia Highlands Community College
Abingdon, VA
232
95 Ogden-Weber Technical College
Ogden, UT
232
96 Davis Technical College
Kaysville, UT
232
97 CET-Soledad
Soledad, CA
231
98 Delta Technical College-Mississippi
Horn Lake, MS
231
99 Dunwoody College of Technology
Minneapolis, MN
228
100 Hazard Community and Technical College
Hazard, KY
223