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Aviation maintenance (A&P) schools in Virginia
Virginia has 4 accredited campuses awarding aviation maint. credentials. If you finish and work as an aircraft mechanic in Virginia, expect to start around $58,150–$74,700 and reach a median of $82,200 with experience; the top quarter earn $96,520 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 $40,016 in their first year, against $41,628 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What aircraft mechanics and service technicians earn in Virginia
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 2,260 employed in Virginia. National median: $79,870.
Campuses in Virginia, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: LynchburgManassasNorfolkWeyers Cave
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Norfolk | Norfolk | for-profit | 82 | $42,530 | $27,500 | 79% | not reported |
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Manassas | Manassas | for-profit | 81 | $40,016 | $32,500 | 82% | not reported |
| Blue Ridge Community College | Weyers Cave | Public | 36 | not reported | not reported | 40% | not reported |
| Liberty University | Lynchburg | non-profit | 4 | not reported | not reported | not reported | 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.