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Electrician schools in Georgia
Georgia has 21 accredited campuses awarding electrician credentials. If you finish and work as an electrician in Georgia, expect to start around $37,180–$46,640 and reach a median of $58,320 with experience; the top quarter earn $76,490 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Georgia). Graduates of these Georgia programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $38,499 in their first year, against $34,710 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What electricians earn in Georgia
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 21,650 employed in Georgia. National median: $63,190.
Campuses in Georgia, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AlbanyAmericusAthensAtlantaAugustaClarkesvilleColumbusGainesvilleGriffinMariettaMorrowRomeSavannahStatesboroStone MountainThomasvilleValdostaVidaliaWacoWarner RobinsWaycross
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Georgia Technical College | Americus | Public | 42 | $47,408 | not reported | 61% | not reported |
| North Georgia Technical College | Clarkesville | Public | 50 | $41,914 | not reported | 39% | not reported |
| Augusta Technical College | Augusta | Public | 168 | $38,499 | not reported | 31% | not reported |
| Ogeechee Technical College | Statesboro | Public | 35 | $37,250 | not reported | 43% | not reported |
| Atlanta Technical College | Atlanta | Public | 29 | $24,240 | not reported | 49% | not reported |
| Lincoln College of Technology-Marietta | Marietta | for-profit | 117 | not reported | $13,833 | 64% | $35,543 |
| Athens Technical College | Athens | Public | 90 | not reported | not reported | 51% | not reported |
| Central Georgia Technical College | Warner Robins | Public | 69 | not reported | not reported | 47% | not reported |
| Southern Regional Technical College | Thomasville | Public | 49 | not reported | not reported | 31% | not reported |
| Georgia Northwestern Technical College | Rome | Public | 43 | not reported | not reported | 43% | not reported |
| Lanier Technical College | Gainesville | Public | 39 | not reported | not reported | 34% | not reported |
| West Georgia Technical College | Waco | Public | 34 | not reported | not reported | 35% | not reported |
| United Education Institute-Morrow | Morrow | for-profit | 33 | not reported | not reported | 51% | $41,199 |
| United Education Institute-Stone Mountain | Stone Mountain | for-profit | 33 | not reported | not reported | 56% | $38,109 |
| Southern Crescent Technical College | Griffin | Public | 22 | not reported | not reported | 58% | not reported |
| Southeastern Technical College | Vidalia | Public | 19 | not reported | not reported | 38% | not reported |
| Albany Technical College | Albany | Public | 15 | not reported | not reported | 42% | not reported |
| Coastal Pines Technical College | Waycross | Public | 10 | not reported | not reported | 48% | not reported |
| Savannah Technical College | Savannah | Public | 10 | not reported | not reported | 43% | not reported |
| Wiregrass Georgia Technical College | Valdosta | Public | 10 | not reported | not reported | 50% | not reported |
| Columbus Technical College | Columbus | Public | 3 | not reported | not reported | 27% | 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.