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Electrician schools in West Virginia
West Virginia has 9 accredited campuses awarding electrician credentials. If you finish and work as an electrician in West Virginia, expect to start around $43,620–$48,610 and reach a median of $64,810 with experience; the top quarter earn $83,920 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, West Virginia). Graduates of these West Virginia programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $28,723 in their first year, against $34,710 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What electricians earn in West Virginia
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 4,290 employed in West Virginia. National median: $63,190.
Campuses in West Virginia, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: BeckleyBuckhannonFairmontHuntingtonMartinsburgOak HillParkersburgPrinceton
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierpont Community and Technical College | Fairmont | Public | 12 | $94,290 | not reported | 42% | not reported |
| Mercer County Technical Education Center | Princeton | Public | 11 | $28,723 | not reported | 79% | $10,248 |
| Cabell County Career Technology Center | Huntington | Public | 15 | $27,368 | not reported | 64% | $8,474 |
| James Rumsey Technical Institute | Martinsburg | Public | 33 | not reported | not reported | 77% | $13,393 |
| Fayette Institute of Technology | Oak Hill | Public | 18 | not reported | not reported | 92% | $10,382 |
| Fred W Eberle Technical Center | Buckhannon | Public | 17 | not reported | not reported | 98% | $9,294 |
| Blue Ridge Community and Technical College | Martinsburg | Public | 12 | not reported | not reported | 32% | not reported |
| Academy of Careers and Technology | Beckley | Public | 10 | not reported | not reported | 82% | $18,803 |
| West Virginia University at Parkersburg | Parkersburg | Public | 3 | not reported | not reported | not reported | 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.