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Electrician Programs in the Virginia Beach area
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro area
Programs
3
in the metro area
Median pay here
$62,350
electricians, BLS May 2025
Electrician Programs in the Virginia Beach area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 3 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from Virginia Beach
- none within 10 miles; nearest 16.1 miles, farthest 34.2 miles
- Length on the WIOA list
- 1 listed program gives weeks: 10 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 113 electrician awards at the 2 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 1 of 3 on Virginia's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
- Pay here
- $62,350 median for electricians ($29.98 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $43,970 to $81,280; 5,740 employed in the metro area; Virginia median $62,900 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Electrician programs, nearest to Virginia Beach first
| Program | Where | Type | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centura College-Norfolk | Norfolk | Certificate | 30 | 16.1 |
| Tidewater Community CollegeWIOA list | Norfolk | Certificate | 83 | 18.5 |
| Rappahannock Community College | Glenns | Certificate | 0 | 34.2 |
- College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- WIOA list: DOL TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171), read October 8, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Virginia: 2,124 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 46 of them Electrician.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill