Construction Trades, General programs in Virginia
12 schools in Virginia teach this, at certificate or associate level. 1 of them reports what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $33,993 at Wytheville Community College.
What this work pays in Virginia
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers in Virginia earn a median of $78,640 a year across 24,970 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wytheville Community College Wytheville | Undergraduate certificate | — | $33,993 (16 grads) | 10 |
| Brightpoint Community College Chester | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Danville Community College Danville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Liberty University Lynchburg | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Mountain Empire Community College Big Stone Gap | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 54 |
| New River Community College Dublin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Northern Virginia Community College Annandale | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Northern Virginia Community College Annandale | Associate's degree | — | not published | 13 |
| Southside Virginia Community College Alberta | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Southwest Virginia Community College Cedar Bluff | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Tidewater Community College Norfolk | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Virginia Western Community College Roanoke | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Construction Trades, General — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.