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Forklift certification in Mississippi

11 forklift programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

11 schools offer these forklift programs, and Mississippi has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Forklift operators drive industrial trucks with a lifting mechanism and forks to move heavy and large loads around warehouses, storage yards and other worksites. No formal education is usually required, and a forklift may take only a few days to learn; training covers safety rules, many of them set by OSHA, and employers must certify that each operator has been properly trained.1

In Mississippi, all 11 programs ask for a high school diploma or equivalent.

All 11 are the same kind of program: forklift certification course.

See the 11 programs

How much does forklift certification cost in Mississippi?

$106 to $200 is what most forklift programs in Mississippi cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 10 programs with a price. All of them: $106 to $600

In the typical program

Finished the program
Not reported
None of the 11 programs report it
Working 6 months later
Not reported
None of the 11 programs report it
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
None of the 11 programs report it
Length
1 week

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

Is there free forklift training in Mississippi?

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

All 11 forklift programs in Mississippi approved for WIOA funding

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11 programs

  • Forklift certification courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Forklift Operation

    Central Mississippi Correctional Facility

    Pearl

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Central Mississippi Correctional Facility, PearlForklift certification courseIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$106
    More details about Forklift Operation at Central Mississippi Correctional Facility
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    1 week, 12 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $50
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $106

  • Forklift certification courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Forklift Operation

    South Mississippi Correctional Institute

    Leakesville

    High school diploma or equivalent

    South Mississippi Correctional Institute, LeakesvilleForklift certification courseIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$106
    More details about Forklift Operation at South Mississippi Correctional Institute
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    1 week, 12 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $50
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $106

  • Forklift certification courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Forklift Operation

    Parchman State Penitentiary

    Parchman

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Parchman State Penitentiary, ParchmanForklift certification courseIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$106
    More details about Forklift Operation at Parchman State Penitentiary
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    1 week, 12 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $50
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $106

  • Forklift certification courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Forklift Operation

    Jefferson-Franklin Regional Facility

    Fayette

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Jefferson-Franklin Regional Facility, FayetteForklift certification courseIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$106
    More details about Forklift Operation at Jefferson-Franklin Regional Facility
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    1 week, 12 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $50
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $106

  • Forklift certification courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Forklift Operation

    Hinds Community College

    Vicksburg

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Hinds Community College, VicksburgForklift certification course · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$200
    More details about Forklift Operation at Hinds Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    1 week, 8 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $10
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $200

  • Forklift certification courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Forklift Operation

    Hinds Community College

    Utica

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Hinds Community College, UticaForklift certification course · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$200
    More details about Forklift Operation at Hinds Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    1 week, 8 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $10
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $200

  • Forklift certification courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Forklift Operation

    Hinds Community College - Rankin County

    Pearl

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Hinds Community College - Rankin County, PearlForklift certification course · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$200
    More details about Forklift Operation at Hinds Community College - Rankin County
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    1 week, 8 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $10
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $200

  • Forklift certification courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Forklift Operation

    Hinds Community College - Jackson Campus

    Jackson

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Hinds Community College - Jackson Campus, JacksonForklift certification course · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$200
    More details about Forklift Operation at Hinds Community College - Jackson Campus
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    1 week, 8 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $10
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $200

  • Forklift certification courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Forklift Operation

    Hinds Community College - Raymond / Main Campus

    Raymond

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Hinds Community College - Raymond / Main Campus, RaymondForklift certification course · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$200
    More details about Forklift Operation at Hinds Community College - Raymond / Main Campus
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    1 week, 8 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $10
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $200

  • Forklift certification courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Forklift Operation

    Jones County Junior College

    Ellisville

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Jones County Junior College, EllisvilleForklift certification course · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$600
    More details about Forklift Operation at Jones County Junior College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    2 weeks, 28 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $600

  • Forklift certification courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Forklift Operation

    Coahoma Community College - Clarksdale Main Campus

    Clarksdale

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Coahoma Community College - Clarksdale Main Campus, ClarksdaleForklift certification course · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfLeft out
    More details about Forklift Operation at Coahoma Community College - Clarksdale Main Campus
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    1 week, 3 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Left out

How to pay for forklift training in Mississippi

WIOA funding can pay for forklift training in Mississippi

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 forklift 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 forklift 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: Forklift certification in Mississippi

programs with a price cost under $1,000
10 of 10
forklift programs here, against the typical state's 2
11 vs 2

State comparisons use the same figures as the forklift 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).

Forklift certification in Jackson, Natchez, Vicksburg and other Mississippi cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above. 2 in smaller cities and towns.

Other training in Mississippi

How forklift training compares with the rest of transportation and logistics: Transportation and logistics training in Mississippi

Where the Mississippi forklift program numbers come from

Which Mississippi forklift programs are on this list?

These are the forklift programs Mississippi 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 Mississippi offers.

How the prices and results of Mississippi forklift 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.

How reliable are the Mississippi figures?

We leave out the share who finished for Mississippi: 6 in 10 of its programs report exactly 100%, far more than in other states.

Sources for the facts about forklift training in Mississippi

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Material Moving Machine Operators
  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