Franklin Cummings Tech – Satellite Location
New Program At Our Billerica Location Beginning in September 2026!
Franklin Cummings Tech now offers our Practical Electricity certificate at our new campus at the Gould Construction Institute in Billerica, MA. You can choose to start in September 2026 OR January 2027. The Billerica program is a full-time, daytime program that features the same experienced professors, time-tested curriculum, and strong student experience as our main campus in Roxbury. It provides the 600 hours of approved education required by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Board of Examiners of Electricians to sit for the Journeyman Electricians Licensing Exam.
What you will learn in the Boston or Billerica Practical Electricity Certificate
- Electrical/motor circuits and controls
- Electrical device installation
- Voltage drop and overcurrent protection
- Wiring methods and sizing
Career Opportunities
Note: This certificate program meets the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Board of Examiners of Electricians’ requirement of the completion of 600 hours of approved education in order to be eligible to sit for the Journeyman Electricians Licensing Exam. However, even after completing this program, if you want to become a licensed electrician, you must first work under the direct supervision of a Licensed Journeyman Electrician for a minimum of 8,000 hours. Those 8,000 hours can typically be completed in about four years.
The career pathway to becoming licensed is typically:
Apprentice -> Journeyperson -> Master Electrician
Immediate Jobs after Graduation
- Apprentice Electrician
- Electromechanical Technician
- Robotics Technician
- Utility Substation Operator
There is strong demand for technicians with electrical expertise for residential and commercial projects. Average salaries for these technicians in Massachusetts are 16% higher than the national average, because of the state’s strong innovation and clean energy sectors. Job security and an impressive salary make this a smart career decision. (Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics)
- There are approximately 567,000 jobs for electricians in the US
- The mean hourly rate for electricians in MA is $28-$39
- During apprenticeship, there is a potential earnings increase of 50%
- The median hourly rate for the top 10% of electricians is $40
- The projected job growth for this field is an impressive 23%
Turn to the Gould Construction Institute for high quality cost-effective training.
