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Construction trades programs in Virginia
Virginia has 3 accredited campuses awarding construction credentials. If you finish and work as a construction laborer in Virginia, expect to start around $32,900–$37,020 and reach a median of $43,560 with experience; the top quarter earn $47,550 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Virginia). Graduates of these Virginia programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $25,461 in their first year, against $27,572 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What construction laborers earn in Virginia
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 25,830 employed in Virginia. National median: $47,120.
Campuses in Virginia, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AlexandriaNorfolk
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tidewater Tech-Trades | Norfolk | for-profit | 99 | $25,676 | $9,500 | 71% | not reported |
| CET-Alexandria | Alexandria | non-profit | 5 | $25,247 | $6,323 | not reported | not reported |
| Centura College-Norfolk | Norfolk | for-profit | 34 | not reported | not reported | 73% | not reported |
Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.
Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.