Veteran Trade Schools

VA-approved electrician programs in Texas

Quick answer

Most electrician training in Texas approved for the GI Bill® is on the job: 95 of the 147 locations are employers or sponsors offering apprenticeship or OJT, so you can earn wages while you train.

VA's GI Bill Comparison Tool lists 147 electrician training locations in Texas with 175 approved programs: 52 with school programs and 95 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]

147 locations, by city

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Dallas College

Dallas, TX
VA profile for Dallas College (opens VA Comparison Tool)
VA-approved School program Public
  • Commercial Electrical Technology
  • Electrical Construction
  • Rising Electrical Technician Level 1
  • Rising Electrical Technician Occ Skills
  • Theatrical Master Electrician Cert

GI Bill students (all programs): 1,547AccreditedStudent complaints in VA data: 1

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 Texas?

VA's GI Bill Comparison Tool lists 175 approved programs at 147 locations in Texas as of October 23, 2026. That's about 5% of the 3,260 electrician locations in VA's data nationally. By type: 95 employers and apprenticeship sponsors, 35 public colleges and technical schools, 14 for-profit schools, 3 private nonprofit schools.

[VA: GI Bill Comparison Tool]

Which cities in Texas have electrician programs?

By number of locations: Houston (17), San Antonio (10), Austin (7), Amarillo (4), Irving (4), Baytown (3) and 75 more cities.

[VA: GI Bill Comparison Tool]

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

Yes. 95 locations offer VA-approved on-the-job training in Texas (101 programs); 86 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]

Other trades in Texas

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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.