Become an Electrician with Hands-On Training and Live Instruction in Portland, ME

Enrollment for the 2026/27 school year is now open, and seats are limited

Train for your electrical career in a structured program built for real life. Maine Electrical Institute’s In-Person Journeyman Program gives you hands-on labs, live instruction from Master Electricians, and a one-day-a-week schedule designed to help you move toward licensure without putting your life on hold.

Benefits:

*Attend class just one day a week.

*Learn from Master Electricians.

*Build real skills through hands-on labs.

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A clear path from training to licensure

Our In-Person Journeyman Program is organized in the order students need to build knowledge and progress toward licensing requirements. In Year One, students complete 225-270 hours of education, which may help qualify some students to sit for the Limited to Residential house wiring license exam once required field hours are also completed.

In Year Two, students continue into advanced coursework and complete the education…bringing the total for both years (with a couple of courses completed online) to 585 hours of education, which meets the educational requirement to sit for the State of Maine Electrical Journeyman license exam once required work experience is completed.

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Learn by doing, not just by reading

This program combines classroom instruction with hands-on learning to help you build confidence in the skills electricians use every day….from instructors who are Master Electricians and understand what it takes to succeed in the field.

What you’ll learn

Year One includes: Basic Electricity I, Basic Electricity II, Controls I, Blueprint Reading, Conduit Bending, and access to the online Intro to the National Electric Code course at whatever point needed.

Year Two includes: Transformers, Motors, Math, Advanced Industrial Controls, Controls II, Electronics, and access to the online Advanced National Electrical Code (Level II) course once all other courses are completed.

Class schedule built for working students

Classes meet one day per week, and students enroll in one class time. For the 2026/27 school year, Monday classes run from 8:00am-1:30pm or 2:30-7:30pm, and Wednesday classes run from 2:30-7:30pm. The program begins each September and runs through June.

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Ready to get started?

If you want hands-on electrician training, live support from experienced instructors, and a schedule that works one day a week, this program is built for you. Reserve your seat for the 2026/27 school year before spots fill. ($6800)

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Do you need to take out a loan to pay for the program?
MEI has partnered with cPort to create a Student Financing Program.

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