Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) offers a Facilities Apprenticeship Program that provides hands-on training in trades like carpentry, masonry, painting, plumbing, electrical systems, and roofing. Apprentices are full-time Facilities employees, earning wages while gaining valuable industry skills and credentials, including trades licensure. Upon completion, apprentices are guaranteed full-time jobs within the university's Facilities division.
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All Programs at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
1 trade program at Virginia Tech, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size). Use the “compare” links to see how this school’s programs stack up against others nationally.
| Program | Score | Earnings | Debt |
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Agricultural Production
Agricultural Production Operations Compare nationwide → |
48 | $36,083/yr | $11,000 |
Reading the table: Score combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size on a 0–100 scale. Earnings = median first-year salary from College Scorecard. Debt = median federal debt at graduation (blank where Scorecard suppresses small samples). 10yr ROI = projected 10-year earnings ÷ in-state tuition. AI Risk reflects task-level AI exposure across mapped occupations. Job Market = annual openings nationwide for connected occupations.
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Apprenticeship Pathways in Virginia
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Trade Schools Near Blacksburg
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About This Data
TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 1 trade and vocational programs at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034).
The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines graduate earnings, return on investment, AI resilience, and job market size. AI Risk reflects task-level exposure for the occupations each program feeds into. Job Market shows the size of the national hiring pool. Programs without published debt figures had small reporting samples that the College Scorecard suppresses for privacy.