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Electrician schools in North Carolina

North Carolina has 38 accredited campuses awarding electrician credentials. If you finish and work as an electrician in North Carolina, expect to start around $40,130–$47,070 and reach a median of $56,800 with experience; the top quarter earn $61,920 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, North Carolina). Graduates of these North Carolina programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $69,326 in their first year, against $34,710 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.

What electricians earn in North Carolina

$40,130starting (10th percentile)
$47,070early career (25th)
$56,800median, all experience
$61,920experienced (75th)
$75,060top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 21,640 employed in North Carolina. National median: $63,190.

Campuses in North Carolina, ranked by what their graduates earned

38campuses in North Carolina
1,113credentials awarded / yr
$69,326median earnings, yr 1 (North Carolina)
$34,710median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: AlbemarleAsheboroAshevilleCharlotteClintonClydeDallasDobsonDublinDurhamFayettevilleGrantsboroHamletHendersonHickoryHudsonJacksonvilleJamestownKenansvilleLumbertonMarionMurphyPolktonRaleighRocky MountSalisburySanfordShelbySpindaleStatesvilleTarboroTroyWentworthWilliamstonWilmingtonWilsonWinston-SalemWinterville

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
Richmond Community College Hamlet Public community college 72 $69,326 not reported 46% not reported
Pitt Community College Winterville Public community college 140 not reported not reported 35% not reported
Wake Technical Community College Raleigh Public technical college 113 not reported not reported 33% not reported
Gaston College Dallas Public community college 68 not reported not reported 63% not reported
Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte Public community college 64 not reported not reported 31% not reported
Catawba Valley Community College Hickory Public community college 52 not reported not reported 35% not reported
Robeson Community College Lumberton Public community college 52 not reported not reported 33% not reported
Isothermal Community College Spindale Public community college 44 not reported not reported 56% not reported
Durham Technical Community College Durham Public technical college 39 not reported not reported 45% not reported
Coastal Carolina Community College Jacksonville Public community college 37 not reported not reported 49% not reported
Cape Fear Community College Wilmington Public community college 36 not reported not reported 35% not reported
Fayetteville Technical Community College Fayetteville Public technical college 36 not reported not reported 24% not reported
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Salisbury Public community college 33 not reported not reported 35% not reported
Forsyth Technical Community College Winston-Salem Public technical college 31 not reported not reported 34% not reported
James Sprunt Community College Kenansville Public community college 31 not reported not reported 48% not reported
Montgomery Community College Troy Public community college 29 not reported not reported 84% not reported
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College Asheville Public technical college 27 not reported not reported 40% not reported
Guilford Technical Community College Jamestown Public technical college 26 not reported not reported 31% not reported
Randolph Community College Asheboro Public community college 25 not reported not reported 58% not reported
Bladen Community College Dublin Public community college 20 not reported not reported 23% not reported
Surry Community College Dobson Public community college 16 not reported not reported 6.4% not reported
Cleveland Community College Shelby Public community college 14 not reported not reported 32% not reported
Vance-Granville Community College Henderson Public community college 14 not reported not reported 53% not reported
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute Hudson Public technical college 11 not reported not reported 45% not reported
Central Carolina Community College Sanford Public community college 11 not reported not reported 43% not reported
Mitchell Community College Statesville Public community college 10 not reported not reported 28% not reported
Rockingham Community College Wentworth Public community college 9 not reported not reported 35% not reported
McDowell Technical Community College Marion Public technical college 8 not reported not reported 48% not reported
Nash Community College Rocky Mount Public community college 8 not reported not reported 41% not reported
Haywood Community College Clyde Public community college 7 not reported not reported 34% not reported
Sampson Community College Clinton Public community college 6 not reported not reported 57% not reported
South Piedmont Community College Polkton Public community college 6 not reported not reported 38% not reported
Edgecombe Community College Tarboro Public community college 5 not reported not reported 37% not reported
Martin Community College Williamston Public community college 4 not reported not reported 39% not reported
Wilson Community College Wilson Public community college 4 not reported not reported 27% not reported
Stanly Community College Albemarle Public community college 3 not reported not reported 48% not reported
Pamlico Community College Grantsboro Public community college 1 not reported not reported 54% not reported
Tri-County Community College Murphy Public community college 1 not reported not reported 54% 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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