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Electrician schools in Virginia
Virginia has 16 accredited campuses awarding electrician credentials. If you finish and work as an electrician in Virginia, expect to start around $40,780–$49,410 and reach a median of $62,900 with experience; the top quarter earn $78,190 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 $38,419 in their first year, against $34,710 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What electricians earn in Virginia
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 23,630 employed in Virginia. National median: $63,190.
Campuses in Virginia, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AbingdonAlbertaCedar BluffChesterClifton ForgeDanvilleDublinFranklinGlennsLynchburgNorfolkNorth ChesterfieldRoanokeWeyers CaveWytheville
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danville Community College | Danville | Public | 16 | $49,414 | not reported | 39% | not reported |
| Virginia Western Community College | Roanoke | Public | 23 | $27,425 | not reported | 40% | not reported |
| Tidewater Community College | Norfolk | Public | 66 | not reported | not reported | 32% | not reported |
| Virginia Highlands Community College | Abingdon | Public | 65 | not reported | not reported | 40% | not reported |
| Wytheville Community College | Wytheville | Public | 50 | not reported | not reported | 47% | not reported |
| New River Community College | Dublin | Public | 37 | not reported | not reported | 50% | not reported |
| Centura College-Norfolk | Norfolk | for-profit | 35 | not reported | $14,750 | 73% | not reported |
| Mountain Gateway Community College | Clifton Forge | Public | 35 | not reported | not reported | 38% | not reported |
| Centura College-Richmond Main | North Chesterfield | for-profit | 24 | not reported | $14,750 | not reported | not reported |
| Blue Ridge Community College | Weyers Cave | Public | 20 | not reported | not reported | 40% | not reported |
| Central Virginia Community College | Lynchburg | Public | 18 | not reported | not reported | 45% | not reported |
| Brightpoint Community College | Chester | Public | 14 | not reported | not reported | 38% | not reported |
| Paul D Camp Community College | Franklin | Public | 9 | not reported | not reported | 36% | not reported |
| Rappahannock Community College | Glenns | Public | 3 | not reported | not reported | 45% | not reported |
| Southside Virginia Community College | Alberta | Public | 2 | not reported | not reported | 42% | not reported |
| Southwest Virginia Community College | Cedar Bluff | Public | 1 | not reported | not reported | 46% | 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.