Electrician Program

Residential and commercial construction requires many technical skills, but none bring a home or business to life as much as power. Electrical lighting, heating, air conditioning, and security require the trained skills of qualified electricians who know proper electrical installation and maintenance. Employers seek out Ridgewater College’s Electrician graduates because of the broad experiences that give them the confidence to get the jobs done and done right.

Program delivery

• Hutchinson and Willmar campuses
• Fall start

Skills you will learn

• Complex concepts such as motor controls
• Photovoltaic solar systems
• Service and transformers
• Specialized systems (generators, fire alarms, security systems, etc.)
• Heating, venting, and air conditioning
• Energy-efficient lighting and heating/cooling systems
• Problem-solving skills

Choose Ridgewater

If you’ve ever experienced a power outage, you know how people depend on electricity. Licensed electricians and their teams are the experts who identify and fix the problem. Ridgewater’s topnotch Electrician program can take you from curious to expert in just two years. Electrical contractors expect you to know National Electrical Codes, and you will! Ridgewater College’s 100% job placement since 2013 speaks volumes about how we are helping meet high industry demands in a field expected to grow by 17% by 2022.

Program Distinctions

Ridgewater College’s Electrician program is approved by the MN Department of Labor and Industry as ONE YEAR of credit towards a CLASS A JOURNEYMAN’S license

Program attributes that help students thrive

• Newest facilities in the state, including a new one in Hutchinson fall 2018
• Extensive hands-on, real-world work, including wiring new house built by fellow Ridgewater Carpentry students
• Convenient four-day class week
• Strong industry affiliations
• Active Electrician Club with service projects
• Industry-experienced faculty with decades of teaching and industry experience

Tremendous opportunities and excellent wages are possible as an electrician or electrician’s helper working in a wide variety of industries, from construction to manufacturing. Graduates finish the program as electrician apprentices. After about three years’ experience, taking and passing the journeyman exam will make every day at work even more rewarding!