Veteran Trade Schools

VA-approved electrician programs in Tennessee

Quick answer

Most electrician training in Tennessee approved for the GI Bill® is on the job: 28 of the 40 locations are employers or sponsors offering apprenticeship or OJT, so you can earn wages while you train.

VA's GI Bill Comparison Tool lists 40 electrician training locations in Tennessee with 45 approved programs: 12 with school programs and 28 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]

40 locations, by city

Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga

Chattanooga, TN
VA profile for Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga (opens VA Comparison Tool)
VA-approved School program For-profit VA caution flag
  • Certificate: Electrical Technician Basics
  • Dipl-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): 170Accredited (national)Student complaints in VA data: 1

Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Upper Cumberland

Crossville, TN
VA profile for Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Upper Cumberland (opens VA Comparison Tool)
VA-approved School program Public VA caution flag
  • Dipl-Elect Plum Tech-Electrician Apprent

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): 34Accredited (national)

Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Crump

Crump, TN
VA profile for Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Crump (opens VA Comparison Tool)
VA-approved School program Public VA caution flag
  • Build Cont Tech-Electrician Helper-Dip

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): 28Accredited (national)

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Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Dickson

Dickson, TN
VA profile for Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Dickson (opens VA Comparison Tool)
VA-approved School program Public VA caution flag
  • Dipl-Industrial Electrical Maint-Mechat

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): 236Accredited (national)

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 Tennessee?

VA's GI Bill Comparison Tool lists 45 approved programs at 40 locations in Tennessee as of October 23, 2026. That's about 1% of the 3,260 electrician locations in VA's data nationally. By type: 28 employers and apprenticeship sponsors, 10 public colleges and technical schools, 2 for-profit schools.

[VA: GI Bill Comparison Tool]

Which cities in Tennessee have electrician programs?

By number of locations: Nashville (6), Knoxville (5), Chattanooga (3), Memphis (3), Clarksville (2), Oak Ridge (2) and 18 more cities.

[VA: GI Bill Comparison Tool]

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

Yes. 28 locations offer VA-approved on-the-job training in Tennessee (30 programs); 26 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 Tennessee 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.