Water treatment operator training in Virginia
2 water and wastewater programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free
1 school offers these water treatment programs, and Virginia has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.
Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators run the machines that move and treat water. They typically need at least a high school diploma and long-term training on the job, and a state license is usually required; licenses have several levels, and employers may prefer applicants with a certificate or degree in a field such as water treatment technology.1 Under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, every state must run a certification program for the operators of community water systems, or lose a fifth of its federal drinking water grant; the state sets the levels and exams.2
In Virginia, both programs take students without a high school diploma.
Both are the same kind of program: water or wastewater operator certificate.
See the 2 programsHow much does water treatment operator training cost in Virginia?
$3,925
is the price of each of the 2 programs with a price, if you pay yourself
These two programs
- Finished the program
- Not reported
- Neither program reports it
- Working 6 months later
- Not reported
- Neither program reports it
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Neither program reports it
- Length
- 30 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 water treatment operator training. How these figures are made
All 2 water and wastewater programs in Virginia approved for WIOA funding
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Wastewater Plant Operator CSC
Mountain Empire Community College
Big Stone Gap
Accredited school
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$3,925Program website, Wastewater Plant Operator CSC at Mountain Empire Community CollegeMore details about Wastewater Plant Operator CSC at Mountain Empire Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 30 weeks, 30 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,000
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $3,925
Water Plant Operator CSC
Mountain Empire Community College
Big Stone Gap
Accredited school
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$3,925Program website, Water Plant Operator CSC at Mountain Empire Community CollegeMore details about Water Plant Operator CSC at Mountain Empire Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 30 weeks, 30 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,000
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $3,925
No programs match these filters.
How to pay for water treatment operator training in Virginia
WIOA funding can pay for water treatment operator 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 water treatment operator 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.78
GI Bill for water treatment operator training
Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.9
The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.
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Where the Virginia water treatment program numbers come from
Which Virginia water treatment programs are on this list?
These are the water treatment 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).10 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 water treatment 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 water treatment operator training in Virginia
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- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
- US Code: 42 U.S.C. 300g-8, operator certification
- US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
- US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
- 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)
- US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
- US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
- US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
- US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
- 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