Veteran Trade Schools

VA-approved electrician programs in Iowa

Quick answer

Most electrician training in Iowa approved for the GI Bill® is on the job: 141 of the 151 locations are employers or sponsors offering apprenticeship or OJT, so you can earn wages while you train.

VA's GI Bill Comparison Tool lists 151 electrician training locations in Iowa with 160 approved programs: 10 with school programs and 141 with apprenticeship or on-the-job training.

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]

151 locations, by city

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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 Iowa?

VA's GI Bill Comparison Tool lists 160 approved programs at 151 locations in Iowa as of October 23, 2026. That's about 5% of the 3,260 electrician locations in VA's data nationally. By type: 141 employers and apprenticeship sponsors, 9 public colleges and technical schools, 1 private nonprofit school.

[VA: GI Bill Comparison Tool]

Which cities in Iowa have electrician programs?

By number of locations: Des Moines (11), Cedar Rapids (6), Davenport (6), Ames (5), Marshalltown (5), Ankeny (4) and 78 more cities.

[VA: GI Bill Comparison Tool]

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

Yes. 141 locations offer VA-approved on-the-job training in Iowa (147 programs); 137 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]

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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.