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L&I names the school, but not this exact program. Ask the school in writing whether it earns work hours toward the residential (02) or nonresidential maintenance (07) certificate.
Total cost
$9,300
For the whole program. Approved programs cost $13,623 to $59,205.
Length
9 months
Certificate. In person, online.
How past students did
70 people finished it in the latest 3 years of data, about 23 a year.
Finished
90%
of everyone who left it
Working
79%
with a job 7 to 9 months later
Pay
$23 an hour
median, $41,300 a year
Top industries for graduates Construction 47% · Manufacturing 13% · Other Industries 12% · Retail Trade 9% · Wholesale Trade 7%
How to read these
Finished is the share of students who completed the program, out of everyone who left it. Working is the share of those who finished with a job 7 to 9 months later, not counting self-employed people. Pay is the median the state publishes for the program. All of them cover the latest 3 years of data. The state publishes results by type of program at each school. Here the type is “Electrician.” Results cover all 3 of Bellingham’s electrician programs.
What it counts for
- L&I names the school, but not this exact program. L&I lists Bellingham’s electrician training for these 2 certificates without naming the award.
- If it counts, the residential (02) or nonresidential maintenance (07) certificate needs 4,000 hours of work as a trainee, and an approved program counts for up to half of them.
- A program counts toward one certificate only, so ask the school which one.
- Ask the school in writing whether this program earns work hours, and how many.
- You need an L&I training certificate the whole time you’re enrolled.
Before you pay
Ask whether it earns hours
Ask Bellingham Technical College in writing whether this program earns work hours toward the residential (02) or nonresidential maintenance (07) certificate, and how many.
Check you can get in
A college application, and English and math placement. Your placement decides whether you start with the program or with other classes first.
The school’s words
A completed college admissions application and placement in English and math. BTC uses a Guided Self-Placement process to help you choose the best starting point for your English and math courses. Your selections will determine whether you begin with program coursework or complete prerequisites classes first. To get started or for help determining your English and math placement, contact the Outreach department at Outreach@btc.edu.
Get your total in writing
The state lists $9,300 for the whole program. Ask the school for your own total in writing before you sign.
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Program details
- School
- Bellingham Technical College
- Award
- Certificate
- Length
- 9 months, 66 credits
- Where
- Bellingham and online
- How it’s taught
- In person, online
- Evening or weekend classes
- No
- Approved to train veterans
- Yes
- Career Bridge number
- 5521
How the school describes it
Choose this program to prepare for an exciting career as an electrician. Students become registered electrician trainees with the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries and are awarded work experience hours upon completion. Occupational choices are extensive in the field; many graduates work in the construction industry, while others work in manufacturing or maintenance. In BTC's Electrician program, you'll learn how to install, maintain, and repair residential, commercial, industrial and renewable electrical systems. You will also learn how to read blueprints and schematics, bend and install conduits, program VFDs and PLCs, and troubleshoot circuits.
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info@skilledladder.comThis program or an apprenticeship
This program
You pay
$9,300
in total
- 9 months
- Ask the school whether it counts
An apprenticeship
You’re paid
$14.60 – $24.75 an hour
on day one
- Paid work from day one
- Every hour counts toward your certificate
Cost: Career Bridge, the state’s training directory · Pay: L&I’s apprenticeship registry, across 34 programs
Other programs for these certificates
See all 31 programs- Electrical Maintenance & AutomationSpokane Community College · Spokane
$15,712total cost
24 monthsAssociate degree
- Industrial Technology - ElectronicsWenatchee Valley College · Wenatchee
$15,758total cost
24 monthsAssociate degree
- Facilities Maintenance EngineerBates Technical College · Tacoma
$16,868total cost
18 monthsAssociate degree
Sources
- Career Bridge, program 5521, the state’s training directory: cost, length, award, place, how it’s taught, entry rules, results, where graduates work and the school’s description
- L&I, approved electrical construction trade training schools: the approved programs, which don’t include this one by name
- L&I, electrician certificates: the 4,000 hours, the 75% supervision and the 48 hours of classes for a specialty
- L&I, electrical apprenticeship: each apprenticeship’s committee decides school credit, and must count a specialty certificate’s 4,000 hours
- L&I, electrical trainee: the training certificate
- L&I, apprenticeship registry: what the 34 registered programs pay on day one
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