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Digital marketing courses in Virginia

3 digital marketing programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

3 schools offer these digital marketing programs, and Virginia has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Search marketing strategists, with job titles such as digital marketing strategist and social media specialist, help content and products get seen online: they study how people search, run online campaigns and track the results. About half of the people in the job say a new hire needs a bachelor's degree, and about a fifth say an associate degree.1

In Virginia, 1 of the 3 programs takes students without a high school diploma, 1 asks for a diploma or equivalent and 1 asks for earlier courses first.

By kind, the 3 programs here are digital marketing certificate or course (1 program), marketing certificate or course (1 program) and sales and Salesforce course (1 program).

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How much do digital marketing courses cost in Virginia?

$1,299 to $8,751

is what the 3 programs with a price cost if you pay yourself

In the typical program

Finished the program
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None of the 3 programs report it
Working 6 months later
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None of the 3 programs report it
Earned a year, estimated
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None of the 3 programs report it
Length
Not enough data
3 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Virginia may also offer digital marketing courses. How these figures are made

Are there free digital marketing courses in Virginia?

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: financial aid, grants and the GI Bill

All 3 digital marketing programs in Virginia approved for WIOA funding

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3 programs

  • Digital marketing certificate or courseHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    E-Commerce Management

    Patrick Henry Community College

    Martinsville

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Patrick Henry Community College, MartinsvilleDigital marketing certificate or course · Accredited schoolHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$8,751
    More details about E-Commerce Management at Patrick Henry Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    52 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $200
    Students counted
    45
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $8,751

  • Marketing certificate or courseIn personNo diploma needed

    Marketing & Communications Certificate

    University of Richmond-School of Prof and Continuing Studies

    Richmond

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    University of Richmond-School of Prof and Continuing Studies, RichmondMarketing certificate or course · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,299
    Program website, Marketing & Communications Certificate at University of Richmond-School of Prof and Continuing Studies
    More details about Marketing & Communications Certificate at University of Richmond-School of Prof and Continuing Studies
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
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    Length
    1 week, 24 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,299
    Program website, Marketing & Communications Certificate at University of Richmond-School of Prof and Continuing Studies

  • Sales and Salesforce courseHybridEducation and courses

    Salesforce Certified Administrator

    Global Institute of Technology Services

    Fairfax

    Education and courses

    Global Institute of Technology Services, FairfaxSales and Salesforce courseHybrid · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,500
    More details about Salesforce Certified Administrator at Global Institute of Technology Services
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    12 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $400
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,500

How to pay for digital marketing courses in Virginia

WIOA funding can pay for digital marketing courses in Virginia

Every program on this page is approved for it. Whether you qualify, how much your local area pays and how to apply are on our page Does WIOA pay for job training?

Financial aid and grants for digital marketing courses

Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.67

GI Bill for digital marketing courses

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.8

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Digital marketing courses in Martinsville, Richmond, Washington and other Virginia cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above.

Other training in Virginia

How digital marketing courses compare with the rest of business and office work: Business and office training in Virginia

Where the Virginia digital marketing program numbers come from

Which Virginia digital marketing programs are on this list?

These are the digital marketing programs Virginia approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).9 The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Virginia offers.

How the prices and results of Virginia digital marketing programs are measured

Prices are tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported them; check the current price with the school. Results describe students who left each program in recent years, so they are no guarantee, and the yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. A program without a "Trained with WIOA funding" line may still take WIOA students. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported", and "Left out" where a figure was filed but failed one of our checks; nothing is estimated to fill a gap. Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

Sources for the facts about digital marketing courses in Virginia

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  1. US Department of Labor, O*NET OnLine: Search Marketing Strategists
  2. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  3. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  4. Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
  5. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  6. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  8. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  9. US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List