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Optician training in Virginia

1 optician and eye care program with costs, results and funding that can make it free

One school offers this eye care program, and Virginia has approved it for workforce funding. It shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Opticians fit customers for eyeglasses and contact lenses and help them choose frames and lenses. Most need a high school diploma and learn on the job, while some start with an associate degree or certificate in ophthalmic dispensing. Some states require a license, which usually takes an approved program or an apprenticeship and passed exams, and employers may want certification in eyeglass and contact lens dispensing.1

In Virginia, the one program takes students without a high school diploma.

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How much does optician training cost in Virginia?

$699

is what this program costs if you pay yourself

This program

Finished the program
Not reported
The program doesn't report it
Working 6 months later
Not reported
The program doesn't report it
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
The program doesn't report it
Length
15 weeks

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Virginia may also offer optician training. How these figures are made

Is there free optician training in Virginia?

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: financial aid, grants and the GI Bill

The one optician and eye care program in Virginia approved for WIOA funding

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  • Eye care assistant or technician courseIn personNo diploma needed

    Ophthalmic Technician

    Chesterfield Adult Education

    Chesterfield

    No diploma needed

    Chesterfield Adult Education, ChesterfieldEye care assistant or technician courseIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$699
    School website, Ophthalmic Technician at Chesterfield Adult Education
    More details about Ophthalmic Technician at Chesterfield Adult Education
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
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    Length
    15 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $115
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $699
    School website, Ophthalmic Technician at Chesterfield Adult Education

How to pay for optician training in Virginia

WIOA funding can pay for optician training in Virginia

Every program on this page is approved for it. Whether you qualify, how much your local area pays and how to apply are on our page Does WIOA pay for job training?

Financial aid and grants for optician training

Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.67

GI Bill for optician training

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.8

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Other training in Virginia

How optician training compares with the rest of allied health: Allied health programs in Virginia

Where the Virginia eye care program numbers come from

Which Virginia eye care programs are on this list?

These are the eye care programs Virginia approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).9 The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Virginia offers.

How the prices and results of Virginia eye care programs are measured

Prices are tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported them; check the current price with the school. Results describe students who left each program in recent years, so they are no guarantee, and the yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. A program without a "Trained with WIOA funding" line may still take WIOA students. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported", and "Left out" where a figure was filed but failed one of our checks; nothing is estimated to fill a gap. Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

Sources for the facts about optician training in Virginia

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Opticians
  2. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  3. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  4. Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
  5. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  6. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  8. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  9. US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List