Job training programs in Virginia

286 programs in 6 trades, with costs, results and funding that can make them free

98 schools offer these programs, and every one is approved for workforce funding. Compare the trades below, then open one to see each program with its price and how past students did.

Compare job training in Virginia: cost, pay and results

Job training in Virginia, by trade
Training	Programs	Most cost	Earned a year, estimated	Working 6 months later	Finished
Welding classes	88	$1,862 to $4,055	about $35,600	67%	100%
CDL training	60	$3,500 to $4,612	about $41,800	69%	96%
CNA classes	49	$810 to $2,972	about $25,500	78%	93%
Phlebotomy training	41	$1,275 to $2,334	about $25,300	74%	93%
HVAC training	25	$1,770 to $3,272	about $40,800	69%	100%
Medical assistant training	23	$2,940 to $11,514	about $31,600	75%	81%

Each figure is the middle program of that trade. Yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). How these figures are made

Is there free job training in Virginia?

Workforce funding can pay for job training in Virginia

Every program on this page is approved for public workforce funding, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. It can pay for training for eligible adults, people who lost their job and young people.¹People on public assistance, with a low income or lacking basic skills come first, and veterans have priority.²

Ask at an American Job Center

Eligibility rules apply, and services vary from state to state. Your local American Job Center can tell you whether you qualify. The Department of Labor's page links to the center finder, or call 1-877-US-2JOBS (1-877-872-5627).³

Or pay for training yourself

Without funding, prices differ by trade: most CNA programs in Virginia cost $810 to $2,972, and most CDL training programs $3,500 to $4,612. Each trade's page lists every program with its price.

Job training in Virginia Beach, Richmond and other Virginia areas

Programs with classes in each area, all trades together. An area gets a page once one trade there has 10 programs or more.

Where the Virginia job training numbers come from

Which Virginia programs are counted?

Programs Virginia approved for public workforce funding (the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act). They come from the US Department of Labor's file for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025), covering programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Virginia offers.

What the figures for each trade mean

Each figure is the middle program among those that report it: half did better, half did worse. Prices are what most programs cost if you pay yourself (the middle half). Earnings are for the second quarter after students left, times four. Where too few programs report a figure, the table says "Not reported".

Sources for the funding facts about job training in Virginia

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