Program Overview
Washburn Institute of Technology (Washburn Tech) in Topeka offers Electrical Technology as a half-day program that adults and high school students can complete in two semesters. Completers earn a 30-credit-hour technical certificate. The program page lists morning sections from 8:00 to 11:10 a.m. and afternoon sections from 11:45 a.m. to 2:55 p.m., Monday through Friday, both starting each August. An evening section runs Monday through Thursday from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m., starts each January and meets at Washburn Tech East, 2014 SE Washington St. Each option is listed as one year long.
Curriculum Highlights
Instruction covers safety, electrical theory, blueprint reading, wiring, electrical construction, and residential and commercial electricity, preparing students for electrical construction and maintenance work. Washburn Tech aligns the program with CIP code 46.0302, Electrician, which includes residential, commercial and industrial power wiring, motors, controls, distribution panels, testing, inspection and applicable codes. Certifications named on the program page include OSHA-30, NCCER Core and NCCER Electricity Level I.
Admission Requirements
The program is open to both high school and adult students, and applications go through Washburn Tech's online application. The program page links a technical standards document and a textbook and supply list for prospective students to review. Contact Washburn Tech admissions for current enrollment steps.
Cost & Financial Aid
Washburn Tech lists post-secondary tuition of $171 per credit hour and a materials and technology fee of $27 per credit hour. The 2026-2027 post-secondary estimated cost sheet for Electrical Technology charges 15 credit hours each semester: $2,565 tuition and a $405 materials and technology fee each term. Shop supplies, tool rental, safety gear, OSHA-30 certification, code book tabs and an estimated $170 for textbooks bring the estimated totals to $3,666 and $3,195 for the two semesters. Students buy textbooks from the bookstore or any vendor.
Career Outcomes
Washburn Tech says the program prepares students for work in electrical construction and maintenance. The program page also says completers may be eligible to enter an electrical union's apprentice program at the second level; that decision belongs to the apprenticeship program, not the school.