Electrical and Power Transmission Installers programs in California
84 schools in California teach this, at certificate or associate level. 14 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $84,691 at Palomar College.
What this work pays in California
Electricians in California earn a median of $76,160 a year across 73,310 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in California |
|---|---|---|
| First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers | $97,680 | 71,750 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers | $93,660 | 51,670 |
| Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers | $129,040 | 8,930 |
| Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers | $71,570 | 8,180 |
| Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay | $121,520 | 1,680 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palomar College San Marcos | Undergraduate certificate | — | $84,691 (13 grads) | 101 |
| San Diego City College San Diego | Undergraduate certificate | — | $59,124 (29 grads) | 14 |
| Los Angeles Trade Technical College Los Angeles | Associate's degree | — | $41,937 (12 grads) | 53 |
| Southern California Institute of Technology Anaheim | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $35,345 (276 grads) | 268 |
| Institute for Business and Technology San Jose | Undergraduate certificate | $8,867 | $35,123 (95 grads) | 239 |
| National Career Education Citrus Heights | Undergraduate certificate | $8,867 | $35,123 (95 grads) | 222 |
| InterCoast Colleges-Fairfield Fairfield | Undergraduate certificate | $11,469 | $30,583 (285 grads) | 136 |
| InterCoast Colleges-Rancho Cordova Rancho Cordova | Undergraduate certificate | $11,469 | $30,583 (285 grads) | 91 |
| InterCoast Colleges-Riverside Riverside | Undergraduate certificate | $11,469 | $30,583 (285 grads) | 70 |
| InterCoast Colleges-West Covina West Covina | Undergraduate certificate | $11,469 | $30,583 (285 grads) | 84 |
| CET-Colton Colton | Undergraduate certificate | — | $29,685 (14 grads) | 4 |
| CET-San Jose San Jose | Undergraduate certificate | — | $29,685 (14 grads) | 68 |
| CET-Soledad Soledad | Undergraduate certificate | — | $29,685 (14 grads) | 90 |
| Baldwin Park Adult & Community Education Baldwin Park | Undergraduate certificate | — | $28,719 (61 grads) | 75 |
| Independent Training & Apprenticeship Program Sacramento | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | not published | 93 |
| Los Angeles Trade Technical College Los Angeles | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 91 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield Bakersfield | Undergraduate certificate | $11,667 | not published | 52 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield Bakersfield | Associate's degree | $17,710 | not published | 16 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Hesperia Hesperia | Undergraduate certificate | $11,667 | not published | 0 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Hesperia Hesperia | Associate's degree | $17,710 | not published | 0 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto Salida | Undergraduate certificate | $11,667 | not published | 103 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto Salida | Associate's degree | $17,710 | not published | 16 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Ontario Ontario | Undergraduate certificate | $11,667 | not published | 97 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Ontario Ontario | Associate's degree | $17,710 | not published | 29 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Mirage Rancho Mirage | Undergraduate certificate | $11,667 | not published | — |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Mirage Rancho Mirage | Associate's degree | $17,710 | not published | — |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Temecula Temecula | Undergraduate certificate | $11,667 | not published | 108 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Temecula Temecula | Associate's degree | $17,710 | not published | 21 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Trades Education Center Fresno | Undergraduate certificate | $11,667 | not published | 57 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Trades Education Center Fresno | Associate's degree | $17,710 | not published | 13 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia Visalia | Undergraduate certificate | $11,667 | not published | — |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia Visalia | Associate's degree | $17,710 | not published | — |
| Summit College San Bernardino | Undergraduate certificate | $7,600 | not published | 238 |
| American River College Sacramento | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 60 |
| American River College Sacramento | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Antelope Valley Community College District Lancaster | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 18 |
| Antelope Valley Community College District Lancaster | Associate's degree | — | not published | 14 |
| Bakersfield College Bakersfield | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 41 |
| Bakersfield College Bakersfield | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Capstone College Pasadena | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 29 |
| Chaffey College Rancho Cucamonga | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 45 |
| Chaffey College Rancho Cucamonga | Associate's degree | — | not published | 16 |
| City College of San Francisco San Francisco | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Coastline Community College Fountain Valley | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| College of San Mateo San Mateo | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| College of San Mateo San Mateo | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| College of the Canyons Santa Clarita | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| College of the Redwoods Eureka | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 19 |
| College of the Sequoias Visalia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 41 |
| College of the Sequoias Visalia | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Cuesta College San Luis Obispo | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 16 |
| Cuesta College San Luis Obispo | Associate's degree | — | not published | 17 |
| Foothill College Los Altos Hills | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 243 |
| Foothill College Los Altos Hills | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Imperial Valley College Imperial | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 20 |
| Imperial Valley College Imperial | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Irvine Valley College Irvine | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| Laney College Oakland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Merced College Merced | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Merced College Merced | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Modesto Junior College Modesto | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Norco College Norco | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 68 |
| Norco College Norco | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Orange Coast College Costa Mesa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Palomar College San Marcos | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| San Bernardino Valley College San Bernardino | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 25 |
| San Bernardino Valley College San Bernardino | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| San Diego City College San Diego | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| San Diego Mesa College San Diego | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| San Diego Mesa College San Diego | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| San Joaquin Delta College Stockton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 45 |
| San Joaquin Delta College Stockton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| Santiago Canyon College Orange | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 14 |
| Santiago Canyon College Orange | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| UEI College-Bakersfield Bakersfield | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 119 |
| UEI College-Chula Vista Chula Vista | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 204 |
| UEI College-Gardena Gardena | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| UEI College-Huntington Park Huntington Park | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 120 |
| UEI College-Oceanside Oceanside | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 21 |
| UEI College-Ontario Ontario | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| UEI College-Riverside Riverside | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 119 |
| UEI College-Sacramento Sacramento | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 110 |
| UEI College-Stockton Stockton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| UEI College-West Covina West Covina | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 220 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
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The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Electrical and Power Transmission Installers — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.