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Patient care technician training in Virginia

9 patient care technician programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

8 schools offer these patient care technician programs, and Virginia has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

The federal job guide has no separate profile for patient care technicians; the closest is nursing assistants, who give basic care and help patients with daily activities. Nursing assistants often complete a state-approved program and pass the state's competency exam, which puts them on the state registry that nursing home work requires.1

In Virginia, 2 of the 9 programs take students without a high school diploma and 7 ask for a diploma or equivalent.

All 9 are the same kind of program: patient care technician course.

See the 9 programs

How much does patient care technician training cost in Virginia?

$3,150 to $4,260 is what most patient care technician programs in Virginia cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 9 programs with a price. All of them: $2,200 to $5,557

In the typical program

Finished the program
Not enough data
4 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Working 6 months later
Not enough data
2 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
2 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Length
16 to 24 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 patient care technician training. How these figures are made

Is there free patient care technician training in Virginia?

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

All 9 patient care technician programs in Virginia approved for WIOA funding

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9 programs

  • Patient care technician courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Patient Care Technician

    Sentara College of Health Sciences

    Chesapeake

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Sentara College of Health Sciences, ChesapeakePatient care technician course · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$25,100
    Price if you pay yourself$3,200

    25 students trained with WIOA funding

    More details about Patient Care Technician at Sentara College of Health Sciences
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    95%
    Earned in a quarter
    $6,266
    Length
    16 weeks, 16 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $426
    Students counted
    241
    Earned a year, estimated
    $25,100
    Price if you pay yourself
    $3,200
    students trained with WIOA funding
    25

  • Patient care technician courseOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    HI-7000 Patient Care Technician

    MedCerts, LLC

    Based in Livonia, MI

    High school diploma or equivalent

    MedCerts, LLC, based in Livonia, MIPatient care technician courseOnline · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,000
    More details about HI-7000 Patient Care Technician at MedCerts, LLC
    Finished
    91%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    24 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    218
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $4,000

  • Patient care technician courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Patient Care Technician Bundle Program

    Paul D Camp Community College

    Franklin

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Paul D Camp Community College, FranklinPatient care technician course · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$5,557
    More details about Patient Care Technician Bundle Program at Paul D Camp Community College
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    26 weeks, 28 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    24
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $5,557

  • Patient care technician courseIn personNo diploma needed

    Patient Care Technician

    Heart To Heart Career Training Center (WIOA)

    Williamsburg

    No diploma needed

    Heart To Heart Career Training Center (WIOA), WilliamsburgPatient care technician courseIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$8,800
    Price if you pay yourself$4,595

    10 students trained with WIOA funding

    School website, Patient Care Technician at Heart To Heart Career Training Center (WIOA)
    More details about Patient Care Technician at Heart To Heart Career Training Center (WIOA)
    Finished
    43%
    Working at 6 months
    60%
    Earned in a quarter
    $2,206
    Length
    21 weeks, 13 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    10
    Earned a year, estimated
    $8,800
    Price if you pay yourself
    $4,595
    students trained with WIOA funding
    10
    School website, Patient Care Technician at Heart To Heart Career Training Center (WIOA)

  • Patient care technician courseHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Certified Patient Care Technician

    National Institute of HealthCareer Certification, LLC

    Charlottesville

    High school diploma or equivalent

    National Institute of HealthCareer Certification, LLC, CharlottesvillePatient care technician courseHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,200
    More details about Certified Patient Care Technician at National Institute of HealthCareer Certification, LLC
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    8 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,200

  • Patient care technician courseOnlineNo diploma needed

    Patient Care Technician

    Fairfax Public Schools Adult and Community Education

    Based in Springfield, VA

    No diploma needed

    Fairfax Public Schools Adult and Community Education, based in Springfield, VAPatient care technician courseOnline · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,795
    More details about Patient Care Technician at Fairfax Public Schools Adult and Community Education
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    52 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,795

  • Patient care technician courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Patient Care Technician (PCT)

    Medical Solutions Academy

    Danville

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Medical Solutions Academy, DanvillePatient care technician course · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,150
    More details about Patient Care Technician (PCT) at Medical Solutions Academy
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    16 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $733
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $3,150

  • Patient care technician courseOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent

    HI-7000: Patient Care Technician

    MedCerts, LLC

    Based in Livonia, MI

    High school diploma or equivalent

    MedCerts, LLC, based in Livonia, MIPatient care technician courseOnline · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,000
    More details about HI-7000: Patient Care Technician at MedCerts, LLC
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    24 weeks, 16 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $4,000

  • Patient care technician courseHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Patient Care Technician

    Fast Track Health Care Education

    Salem

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Fast Track Health Care Education, SalemPatient care technician courseHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,260
    More details about Patient Care Technician at Fast Track Health Care Education
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    20 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $740
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $4,260

How to pay for patient care technician training in Virginia

WIOA funding can pay for patient care technician 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 patient care technician 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 patient care technician 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.

Quick facts: Patient care technician training in Virginia

lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
11th of 15
patient care technician programs here, against the typical state's 3
9 vs 3

State comparisons use the same figures as the patient care technician training by state table: the middle program of each state, and only states with three or more schools for prices. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025).

Patient care technician training in Virginia Beach, Charlottesville, Danville and other Virginia cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above. 1 in smaller cities and towns and 3 online.

Other training in Virginia

How patient care technician training compares with the rest of nursing and patient care: Nursing and patient care programs in Virginia

Where the Virginia patient care technician program numbers come from

Which Virginia patient care technician programs are on this list?

These are the patient care technician 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 patient care technician 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 patient care technician training in Virginia

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Nursing Assistants and Orderlies
  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