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Machining & CNC Schools in Virginia

21 schools in Virginia offer machining & cnc-related programs, compared below on official cost, completion, and earnings data. Prefer to earn while you learn? 87 registered apprenticeship sponsors in Virginia train machining & cnc apprentices — see apprenticeships. Federal program data groups machining & cnc with welding — schools below may offer any of these.

Schools in Virginia
21
Median net price / yr (Virginia)
$5,490
national: $8,501
Median earnings (Virginia)
$36,031
national: $38,354
Apprenticeship sponsors
87
earn while training

Schools, ranked by earnings per tuition dollar

SchoolCityTypeNet price / yrCompletionEarnings (10 yr)
Eastern Shore Community CollegeMelfapublic$2,49535.2%$32,418
Paul D Camp Community CollegeFranklinpublic$4,12626.5%$36,031
Rappahannock Community CollegeGlennspublic$4,34331.8%$36,121
Patrick & Henry Community CollegeMartinsvillepublic$4,10235.7%$33,323
Virginia Western Community CollegeRoanokepublic$4,96635.6%$38,787
J Sargeant Reynolds Community CollegeRichmondpublic$5,16822.2%$39,529
Brightpoint Community CollegeChesterpublic$5,49027.9%$41,223
Wytheville Community CollegeWythevillepublic$4,62243.3%$34,303
Mountain Gateway Community CollegeClifton Forgepublic$4,86141.7%$34,293
New River Community CollegeDublinpublic$6,27929.5%$40,025
Virginia Highlands Community CollegeAbingdonpublic$5,37533.8%$32,681
Southside Virginia Community CollegeAlbertapublic$5,33833.7%$32,371
Southwest Virginia Community CollegeCedar Bluffpublic$6,00535.3%$34,221
Virginia Peninsula Community CollegeHamptonpublic$7,01220.6%$37,996
Northern Virginia Community CollegeAnnandalepublic$9,91928.5%$53,557
Central Virginia Community CollegeLynchburgpublic$6,92830%$36,627
Danville Community CollegeDanvillepublic$6,66933.8%$31,664
Mountain Empire Community CollegeBig Stone Gappublic$8,85242%$32,622
Tidewater Community CollegeNorfolkpublic$11,76223.2%$38,349
Advanced Technology InstituteVirginia Beachprivate for-profit$16,35876.6%$46,342
Tidewater Tech-TradesNorfolkprivate for-profit$26,36672.8%$31,657

Ranking = median earnings 10 years after entry per $1,000 of average yearly net price (methodology). Schools without both figures sort last — "not reported" means the federal dataset lacks the value, not that the school is bad.

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Data: U.S. Dept of Education College Scorecard (most recent release, pulled July 2026) + U.S. Dept of Labor apprenticeship.gov. Methodology & provenance. Independent site — not affiliated with any government agency.