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Construction Trades at Virginia Western Community College

Construction Trades at Virginia Western Community College

If you are interested in studying construction trades, you may want to check out the program at Virginia Western Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Virginia Western Community College is located in Roanoke, Virginia and approximately 5,738 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Construction Trades section at the bottom of this page.

Virginia Western Community College Construction Trades Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Construction Trades (Less Than 1 Year)

Virginia Western Community College Construction Trades Rankings

Concentrations Within Construction Trades

If you plan to be a construction trades major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Virginia Western Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded

Careers That Construction Trades Grads May Go Into

A degree in construction trades can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for VA, the home state for Virginia Western Community College.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Maintenance and Repair Workers 32,260 $41,560
Construction Trades and Extraction Worker Supervisors 20,330 $67,650
Carpenters 17,310 $43,750
Electricians 15,700 $51,290
Mechanic, and Repairer Supervisors 15,660 $71,050

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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