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Electrician schools in Louisiana

Louisiana has 12 accredited campuses awarding electrician credentials. If you finish and work as an electrician in Louisiana, expect to start around $38,750–$48,910 and reach a median of $61,540 with experience; the top quarter earn $72,840 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Louisiana). Graduates of these Louisiana programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $28,003 in their first year, against $34,710 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.

What electricians earn in Louisiana

$38,750starting (10th percentile)
$48,910early career (25th)
$61,540median, all experience
$72,840experienced (75th)
$81,810top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 10,550 employed in Louisiana. National median: $63,190.

Campuses in Louisiana, ranked by what their graduates earned

12campuses in Louisiana
1,062credentials awarded / yr
$28,003median earnings, yr 1 (Louisiana)
$34,710median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: AlexandriaBaton RougeBossier CityChalmetteLacombeLafayetteLake CharlesMindenMonroeNew OrleansSchriever

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
South Louisiana Community College Lafayette Public 63 $36,927 $6,062 30% not reported
Central Louisiana Technical Community College Alexandria Public 56 $30,894 not reported 70% not reported
Delgado Community College New Orleans Public 106 $25,113 $11,000 24% not reported
Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College Minden Public 29 $20,992 not reported 77% not reported
SOWELA Technical Community College Lake Charles Public 357 not reported not reported 43% not reported
Northshore Technical Community College Lacombe Public 243 not reported not reported 40% not reported
Fletcher Technical Community College Schriever Public 88 not reported not reported 30% not reported
Nunez Community College Chalmette Public 43 not reported not reported 27% not reported
Louisiana Delta Community College Monroe Public 40 not reported not reported 30% not reported
ITI Technical College Baton Rouge for-profit 14 not reported $8,500 59% not reported
Baton Rouge Community College Baton Rouge Public 12 not reported not reported 31% not reported
Bossier Parish Community College Bossier City Public 11 not reported not reported 15% 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.

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