Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection programs in Virginia
4 schools in Virginia teach this, at certificate or associate level. 1 of them reports what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $23,649 at Tidewater Tech-Trades.
What this work pays in Virginia
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in Virginia earn a median of $49,470 a year across 34,540 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers | $78,640 | 24,970 |
| Construction and Building Inspectors | $75,660 | 6,550 |
| Painters, Construction and Maintenance | $47,470 | 5,930 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers | $48,660 | 5,900 |
| Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers | $50,930 | 4,020 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tidewater Tech-Trades Norfolk | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $23,649 (64 grads) | 80 |
| Centura College-Chesapeake Chesapeake | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Centura College-Newport News Newport News | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Northern Virginia Community College Annandale | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
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 Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.