Heavy equipment operator training in Alaska
9 heavy equipment operator programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free
7 schools offer these heavy equipment operator programs, and Alaska has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.
Heavy equipment operators drive and control the machines that build roads, bridges and buildings. Most have a high school diploma and learn on the job or in a three- or four-year apprenticeship, and many need a commercial driver's license to haul their equipment between jobsites.1
In Alaska, 6 of the 9 programs take students without a high school diploma and 3 ask for a diploma or equivalent.
All 9 are the same kind of program: heavy equipment operator course.
See the 9 programsHow much does heavy equipment operator training cost in Alaska?
$8,500 to $9,000 is what most heavy equipment operator programs in Alaska cost if you pay yourself
That is the middle half of the 9 programs with a price. All of them: $4,064 to $12,500
In the typical program
- Finished the program
- 95%
- Working 6 months later
- 77%
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $27,300
- Length
- 3 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 Alaska may also offer heavy equipment operator training. How these figures are made
All 9 heavy equipment operator programs in Alaska approved for WIOA funding
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Heavy Equipment Operator Training
Alaska Works Partnership Inc
Anchorage
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$25,800Price if you pay yourself$4,064School website, Heavy Equipment Operator Training at Alaska Works Partnership IncMore details about Heavy Equipment Operator Training at Alaska Works Partnership Inc
- Finished
- 95%
- Working at 6 months
- 84%
- Earned in a quarter
- $6,449
- Length
- 1 week, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 115
- Earned a year, estimated
- $25,800
- Price if you pay yourself
- $4,064
Construction Equipment Training - 6 Week
Northern Industrial Training (NIT)
Palmer
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$38,400Price if you pay yourself$12,5008 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, Construction Equipment Training - 6 Week at Northern Industrial Training (NIT)More details about Construction Equipment Training - 6 Week at Northern Industrial Training (NIT)
- Finished
- 93%
- Working at 6 months
- 77%
- Earned in a quarter
- $9,593
- Length
- 6 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 88
- Earned a year, estimated
- $38,400
- Price if you pay yourself
- $12,500
- students trained with WIOA funding
- 8
Basic Civil Construction
Alaska Driving Academy
Soldotna
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$27,300Price if you pay yourself$9,0005 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, Basic Civil Construction at Alaska Driving AcademyMore details about Basic Civil Construction at Alaska Driving Academy
- Finished
- 100%
- Working at 6 months
- 79%
- Earned in a quarter
- $6,830
- Length
- 3 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 47
- Earned a year, estimated
- $27,300
- Price if you pay yourself
- $9,000
- students trained with WIOA funding
- 5
Heavy Equipment Operator Quality Pre-Apprenticeship Training
Alaska Works Partnership Inc
Anchorage
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$30,000Price if you pay yourself$6,883Program website, Heavy Equipment Operator Quality Pre-Apprenticeship Training at Alaska Works Partnership IncMore details about Heavy Equipment Operator Quality Pre-Apprenticeship Training at Alaska Works Partnership Inc
- Finished
- 100%
- Working at 6 months
- 72%
- Earned in a quarter
- $7,501
- Length
- 3 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 46
- Earned a year, estimated
- $30,000
- Price if you pay yourself
- $6,883
Heavy Equipment Operator Training
Alaska Technical Center - Northwest Arctic Borough SD
Kotzebue
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$22,900Price if you pay yourself$8,900School website, Heavy Equipment Operator Training at Alaska Technical Center - Northwest Arctic Borough SDMore details about Heavy Equipment Operator Training at Alaska Technical Center - Northwest Arctic Borough SD
- Finished
- 83%
- Working at 6 months
- 58%
- Earned in a quarter
- $5,720
- Length
- 5 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $8,676
- Students counted
- 20
- Earned a year, estimated
- $22,900
- Price if you pay yourself
- $8,900
MAPTS 140-Hr Heavy Equipment Training (Certification)
University of Alaska Fairbanks - UAF
Fairbanks
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$8,50010 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, MAPTS 140-Hr Heavy Equipment Training (Certification) at University of Alaska Fairbanks - UAFMore details about MAPTS 140-Hr Heavy Equipment Training (Certification) at University of Alaska Fairbanks - UAF
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 2 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $2,400
- Students counted
- 28
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $8,500
- students trained with WIOA funding
- 10
Civil Construction (earth moving)
Alaska Construction Training, Inc
Soldotna
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$9,000More details about Civil Construction (earth moving) at Alaska Construction Training, Inc
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 3 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
- $9,000
Heavy Equipment Operator
Southwest Alaska Vocational & Education Center - SAVEC
Naknek
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$9,000Program website, Heavy Equipment Operator at Southwest Alaska Vocational & Education Center - SAVECMore details about Heavy Equipment Operator at Southwest Alaska Vocational & Education Center - SAVEC
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 3 weeks, 8 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,500
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $9,000
Heavy Equipment Training (formerly Basic Civil Construction)
Alaska Driving Academy
Soldotna
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$9,000Program website, Heavy Equipment Training (formerly Basic Civil Construction) at Alaska Driving AcademyMore details about Heavy Equipment Training (formerly Basic Civil Construction) at Alaska Driving Academy
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 3 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
- $9,000
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How to pay for heavy equipment operator training in Alaska
WIOA funding can pay for heavy equipment operator training in Alaska
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 heavy equipment 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.67
GI Bill for heavy equipment operator 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: Heavy equipment operator training in Alaska
- programs with a price cost under $10,000
- 8 of 9
- lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
- 10th of 12
- heavy equipment operator programs here, against the typical state's 4
- 9 vs 4
State comparisons use the same figures as the heavy equipment operator 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).
Heavy equipment operator training in Anchorage, Fairbanks and other Alaska cities
Choosing an area filters the program list above. 5 in smaller cities and towns.
Other training in Alaska
How heavy equipment operator training compares with the rest of skilled trades: Trade school programs in Alaska
- CDL training42 programs
- CNA classes5 programs
- Medical assistant training6 programs
- Phlebotomy training3 programs
- Welding classes19 programs
- HVAC training5 programs
- Medical billing and coding training6 programs
- EMT classes4 programs
- Electrician training3 programs
- Dental assistant programs4 programs
- Auto mechanic classes5 programs
- Pharmacy technician training1 program
- Plumbing school3 programs
- Carpentry classes15 programs
- Diesel mechanic training3 programs
- Cybersecurity training1 program
- IT training6 programs
- Barber school3 programs
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- Nail tech school3 programs
- Massage therapy school2 programs
- Paralegal programs3 programs
- Fire academy3 programs
- Police academy5 programs
- Surgical tech programs1 program
- Culinary school8 programs
- Home health aide training1 program
- PTA programs1 program
- Medical administrative assistant training2 programs
- Human resources training1 program
- Industrial maintenance technician training6 programs
- Early childhood education programs5 programs
- Aircraft mechanic school12 programs
- Supply chain and logistics training4 programs
- Hospitality management programs1 program
- Coding and software development courses1 program
- Sonography school1 program
- Administrative assistant training7 programs
- Medical lab technician programs2 programs
- AutoCAD and drafting courses5 programs
- Web and graphic design courses2 programs
- Health information technology programs3 programs
- Vet tech programs2 programs
- Crane operator training1 program
- Home inspector training1 program
- Flight school41 programs
- Mental health technician training1 program
- Human services programs4 programs
- Manufacturing technician training3 programs
- Electronics technician training3 programs
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- Teacher assistant certification1 program
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Where the Alaska heavy equipment operator program numbers come from
Which Alaska heavy equipment operator programs are on this list?
These are the heavy equipment operator programs Alaska 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 Alaska offers.
How the prices and results of Alaska heavy equipment operator 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 heavy equipment operator training in Alaska
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- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Construction Equipment Operators
- 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