Veteran Trade Schools

VA-approved electrician programs in Arizona

Quick answer

Most electrician training in Arizona approved for the GI Bill® is on the job: 31 of the 51 locations are employers or sponsors offering apprenticeship or OJT, so you can earn wages while you train.

VA's GI Bill Comparison Tool lists 51 electrician training locations in Arizona with 66 approved programs: 20 with school programs and 31 with apprenticeship or on-the-job training. 4 have a VA caution flag.

Before you enroll, open the VA profile to confirm the exact program, and ask the School Certifying Official to confirm your start date. [VA: Choosing a GI Bill approved school]

51 locations, by city

Central Arizona College

Coolidge, AZ
VA profile for Central Arizona College (opens VA Comparison Tool)
VA-approved School program Public VA caution flag
  • Commercial Electrician Installer

VA caution flag: School placed on Heightened Cash Monitoring. The Department of Education has placed this school on Heightened Cash Monitoring because of financial or federal compliance issues. Learn more about Heightened Cash Monitoring

GI Bill students (all programs): 151Accredited (regional)Student complaints in VA data: 1

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Uei College Mesa

Mesa, AZ
VA profile for Uei College Mesa (opens VA Comparison Tool)
VA-approved School program For-profit VA caution flag
  • Electrician Technician

VA caution flag: A Settlement Agreement Has Been Reached with the United States Government

GI Bill students (all programs): 1Accredited

South Mountain Community College

Phoenix, AZ
VA profile for South Mountain Community College (opens VA Comparison Tool)
VA-approved School program Public VA caution flag
  • Construction Trades-Electrical

VA caution flag: School has an accreditation issue. This school's accreditation has been taken away and is under appeal, or the school has been placed on probation, because it didn't meet acceptable levels of quality. Learn more about this school's accreditation

GI Bill students (all programs): 108Accredited (regional)

Source: VA GI Bill Comparison Tool program data, retrieved October 23, 2026. School details come from VA's data file dated October 8, 2026. The list is sorted by city, then name. It isn't a ranking.

Common questions

How many GI Bill-approved electrician programs are in Arizona?

VA's GI Bill Comparison Tool lists 66 approved programs at 51 locations in Arizona as of October 23, 2026. That's about 2% of the 3,260 electrician locations in VA's data nationally. By type: 31 employers and apprenticeship sponsors, 12 public colleges and technical schools, 7 for-profit schools, 1 private nonprofit school.

[VA: GI Bill Comparison Tool]

Which cities in Arizona have electrician programs?

By number of locations: Phoenix (15), Tempe (4), Tucson (4), Flagstaff (2), Kingman (2), Mesa (2) and 21 more cities.

[VA: GI Bill Comparison Tool]

Are there paid electrician apprenticeships in Arizona that take the GI Bill?

Yes. 31 locations offer VA-approved on-the-job training in Arizona (40 programs); 31 of them are registered apprenticeships. With the Post-9/11 GI Bill, you're paid wages plus a monthly housing payment that steps down every six months.

[VA: GI Bill Comparison Tool] [VA: On-the-job training and apprenticeships]

Do any electrician schools in Arizona have VA caution flags?

Yes. 4 locations have a VA caution flag. Each flag is shown on its listing in VA's wording. Read it before you enroll.

[VA: GI Bill Comparison Tool]

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Sources

  1. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, “GI Bill Comparison Tool”. Retrieved October 23, 2026.
  2. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, “GI Bill Comparison Tool data (ComparisonToolData.xlsx)”. Retrieved October 23, 2026.
  3. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, “Choosing a GI Bill approved school”. Retrieved October 23, 2026.

GI Bill® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). More information about education benefits offered by VA is available at the official U.S. government website at https://www.benefits.va.gov/gibill.