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Heavy equipment operator training in Arizona

2 heavy equipment operator programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

2 schools offer these heavy equipment operator programs, and Arizona 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 Arizona, both programs take students without a high school diploma.

Both are the same kind of program: heavy equipment operator course.

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How much does heavy equipment operator training cost in Arizona?

$4,150 to $10,000

from the lowest-priced program to the highest, if you pay yourself

These two programs

Finished the program
76%
Working 6 months later
Not reported
Neither program reports it
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Neither program reports it
Length
Not reported
Neither program reports it

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

Is there free heavy equipment operator training in Arizona?

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

All 2 heavy equipment operator programs in Arizona approved for WIOA funding

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2 programs

  • Heavy equipment operator courseHybridNo diploma needed

    Heavy Equipment Operator

    Workforce Training Academy USA

    Tucson

    No diploma needed

    Workforce Training Academy USA, TucsonHeavy equipment operator courseHybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$10,000
    Program website, Heavy Equipment Operator at Workforce Training Academy USA
    More details about Heavy Equipment Operator at Workforce Training Academy USA
    Finished
    76%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $850
    Students counted
    17
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $10,000
    Program website, Heavy Equipment Operator at Workforce Training Academy USA

  • Heavy equipment operator courseIn personNo diploma needed

    Heavy Equipment Operations

    Valley Academy for Career & Technology Education

    Cottonwood

    No diploma needed

    Valley Academy for Career & Technology Education, CottonwoodHeavy equipment operator courseIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,150
    More details about Heavy Equipment Operations at Valley Academy for Career & Technology Education
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $300
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $4,150

How to pay for heavy equipment operator training in Arizona

WIOA funding can pay for heavy equipment operator training in Arizona

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.

Heavy equipment operator training in Tucson, Prescott Valley and other Arizona cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above.

Other training in Arizona

How heavy equipment operator training compares with the rest of skilled trades: Trade school programs in Arizona

Where the Arizona heavy equipment operator program numbers come from

Which Arizona heavy equipment operator programs are on this list?

These are the heavy equipment operator programs Arizona 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 Arizona offers.

How the prices and results of Arizona 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 Arizona

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Construction Equipment 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