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Electrician schools in California
California has 50 accredited campuses awarding electrician credentials. If you finish and work as an electrician in California, expect to start around $46,800–$59,280 and reach a median of $76,160 with experience; the top quarter earn $103,000 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, California). Graduates of these California programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $34,243 in their first year, against $34,710 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What electricians earn in California
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 73,310 employed in California. National median: $63,190.
Campuses in California, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AnaheimBakersfieldBaldwin ParkChula VistaCitrus HeightsColtonEurekaFairfieldFresnoHesperiaHuntington ParkImperialIrvineLancasterLos Altos HillsLos AngelesMercedModestoNorcoOaklandOceansideOntarioOrangePasadenaRancho CordovaRancho CucamongaRiversideSacramentoSalidaSan BernardinoSan DiegoSan JoseSan Luis ObispoSan MarcosSanta AnaSanta ClaraSanta ClaritaSoledadStocktonTemecula
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institute for Business and Technology | Santa Clara | for-profit career college | 242 | $42,328 | $8,867 | 84% | $30,501 |
| National Career Education | Citrus Heights | for-profit career school | 134 | $42,328 | $8,867 | 83% | $29,169 |
| Los Angeles Trade Technical College | Los Angeles | Public technical college | 136 | $36,674 | not reported | 35% | not reported |
| Southern California Institute of Technology | Anaheim | for-profit college | 256 | $35,873 | $9,500 | not reported | not reported |
| Summit College | San Bernardino | for-profit career college | 260 | $35,529 | $7,600 | 62% | $33,244 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Ontario | Ontario | for-profit career college | 172 | $34,243 | $11,667 | 64% | $31,279 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Temecula | Temecula | for-profit career college | 165 | $34,243 | $11,667 | 82% | $30,114 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto | Salida | for-profit career college | 155 | $34,243 | $11,667 | 77% | $31,003 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Trades Education Center | Fresno | for-profit career college | 96 | $34,243 | $11,667 | 80% | $32,406 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield | Bakersfield | for-profit career college | 55 | $34,243 | $11,667 | 58% | $27,534 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Hesperia | Hesperia | for-profit career college | 45 | $34,243 | $11,667 | 63% | $30,880 |
| Baldwin Park Adult & Community Education | Baldwin Park | Public community college | 46 | $33,903 | not reported | 71% | $11,859 |
| InterCoast Colleges-Fairfield | Fairfield | for-profit career college | 102 | $33,419 | $11,469 | 71% | $26,136 |
| InterCoast Colleges-Rancho Cordova | Rancho Cordova | for-profit career college | 96 | $33,419 | $11,469 | 67% | $30,682 |
| InterCoast Colleges-West Covina | West Covina | for-profit college | 84 | $33,419 | $11,469 | not reported | $35,442 |
| InterCoast Colleges-Riverside | Riverside | for-profit career college | 34 | $33,419 | $11,469 | 60% | $28,814 |
| InterCoast Colleges-Santa Ana | Santa Ana | for-profit career college | 9 | $33,419 | $11,469 | not reported | not reported |
| UEI College-West Covina | West Covina | for-profit career college | 274 | not reported | not reported | 67% | $32,425 |
| UEI College-Chula Vista | Chula Vista | for-profit career college | 254 | not reported | not reported | 71% | $34,257 |
| UEI College-Bakersfield | Bakersfield | for-profit career college | 228 | not reported | not reported | 69% | $32,499 |
| UEI College-Riverside | Riverside | for-profit career college | 215 | not reported | not reported | 71% | $33,956 |
| Foothill College | Los Altos Hills | Public college | 183 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| UEI College-Huntington Park | Huntington Park | for-profit career college | 180 | not reported | not reported | 70% | $34,673 |
| Santiago Canyon College | Orange | Public community college | 137 | not reported | not reported | 48% | not reported |
| Independent Training & Apprenticeship Program | Sacramento | for-profit career school | 131 | not reported | $9,500 | 92% | $27,699 |
| UEI College-Sacramento | Sacramento | for-profit career college | 119 | not reported | not reported | 60% | $33,919 |
| UEI College-Stockton | Stockton | for-profit career college | 97 | not reported | not reported | 71% | $33,047 |
| UEI College-Oceanside | Oceanside | for-profit career college | 91 | not reported | not reported | 69% | $34,243 |
| CET-Soledad | Soledad | non-profit career school | 77 | not reported | not reported | 81% | $26,110 |
| CET-San Jose | San Jose | non-profit career school | 69 | not reported | not reported | 81% | $24,566 |
| Palomar College | San Marcos | Public community college | 69 | not reported | not reported | 38% | not reported |
| Capstone College | Pasadena | for-profit career college | 61 | not reported | not reported | 64% | $20,809 |
| Norco College | Norco | Public community college | 61 | not reported | not reported | 42% | not reported |
| Chaffey College | Rancho Cucamonga | Public community college | 44 | not reported | not reported | 36% | not reported |
| College of the Sequoias | Visalia | Public community college | 44 | not reported | not reported | 39% | not reported |
| Imperial Valley College | Imperial | Public community college | 34 | not reported | not reported | 45% | not reported |
| American River College | Sacramento | Public community college | 32 | not reported | not reported | 37% | not reported |
| Irvine Valley College | Irvine | Public community college | 31 | not reported | not reported | 57% | not reported |
| Merced College | Merced | Public community college | 28 | not reported | not reported | 36% | not reported |
| San Joaquin Delta College | Stockton | Public community college | 24 | not reported | not reported | 35% | not reported |
| Antelope Valley Community College District | Lancaster | Public college | 23 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Cuesta College | San Luis Obispo | Public community college | 22 | not reported | not reported | 48% | not reported |
| CET-Colton | Colton | non-profit career school | 20 | not reported | not reported | 72% | $23,513 |
| College of the Redwoods | Eureka | Public community college | 20 | not reported | not reported | 34% | not reported |
| Modesto Junior College | Modesto | Public college | 14 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| San Bernardino Valley College | San Bernardino | Public community college | 12 | not reported | not reported | 28% | not reported |
| San Diego City College | San Diego | Public community college | 12 | not reported | not reported | 30% | not reported |
| Bakersfield College | Bakersfield | Public college | 4 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Laney College | Oakland | Public community college | 2 | not reported | not reported | 31% | not reported |
| College of the Canyons | Santa Clarita | Public community college | 1 | not reported | not reported | 45% | not reported |
Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.
Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.