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Heavy equipment operator training in Mississippi

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

10 schools offer these heavy equipment operator programs, and Mississippi 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 Mississippi, all 10 programs ask for a high school diploma or equivalent.

All 10 are the same kind of program: heavy equipment operator course.

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How much does heavy equipment operator training cost in Mississippi?

$1,125 to $3,700 is what most heavy equipment operator programs in Mississippi cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 9 programs with a price. All of them: $500 to $5,800

In the typical program

Finished the program
Left out
6 in 10 of Mississippi's programs report exactly 100%, far more than in other states
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
10 to 48 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 Mississippi may also offer heavy equipment operator training. How these figures are made

Is there free heavy equipment operator training in Mississippi?

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

All 10 heavy equipment operator programs in Mississippi approved for WIOA funding

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10 programs

  • Heavy equipment operator courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Construction Equipment (Operator)

    Pearl River Community College

    Poplarville

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Pearl River Community College, PoplarvilleHeavy equipment operator course · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$26,300
    Price if you pay yourself$4,210
    More details about Construction Equipment (Operator) at Pearl River Community College
    Finished
    Left out
    Working at 6 months
    56%
    Earned in a quarter
    $6,576
    Length
    32 weeks, 45 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $500
    Students counted
    112
    Earned a year, estimated
    $26,300
    Price if you pay yourself
    $4,210

  • Heavy equipment operator courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Construction Equipment (Operator)

    Copiah-Lincoln Community College

    Wesson

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Copiah-Lincoln Community College, WessonHeavy equipment operator course · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$26,300
    Price if you pay yourself$3,700
    More details about Construction Equipment (Operator) at Copiah-Lincoln Community College
    Finished
    Left out
    Working at 6 months
    76%
    Earned in a quarter
    $6,576
    Length
    32 weeks, 45 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $300
    Students counted
    46
    Earned a year, estimated
    $26,300
    Price if you pay yourself
    $3,700

  • Heavy equipment operator courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Heavy Equipment & Maintenance Operations Combo

    Itawamba Community College - Belden Center

    Belden

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Itawamba Community College - Belden Center, BeldenHeavy equipment operator course · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$500
    More details about Heavy Equipment & Maintenance Operations Combo at Itawamba Community College - Belden Center
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    2 weeks, 35 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    46
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $500

  • Heavy equipment operator courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Construction Equipment (Operator)

    Gregory Construction

    Columbus

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Gregory Construction, ColumbusHeavy equipment operator courseIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$675
    More details about Construction Equipment (Operator) at Gregory Construction
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    96 weeks, 8 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $675

  • Heavy equipment operator courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Construction Equipment (Operator)

    East Mississippi Community College - Golden Triangle / Mayhew

    Columbus

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    East Mississippi Community College - Golden Triangle / Mayhew, ColumbusHeavy equipment operator course · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,125
    More details about Construction Equipment (Operator) at East Mississippi Community College - Golden Triangle / Mayhew
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    8 weeks, 32 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,125

  • Heavy equipment operator courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Heavy Equipment & Maintenance Operations Combo

    Jones County Junior College

    Ellisville

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Jones County Junior College, EllisvilleHeavy equipment operator course · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,800
    More details about Heavy Equipment & Maintenance Operations Combo at Jones County Junior College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    15 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
    $1,800

  • Heavy equipment operator courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Heavy Equipment & Maintenance Operations Combo

    Jones County Junior College - Petroleum Training Center

    Stonewall

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Jones County Junior College - Petroleum Training Center, StonewallHeavy equipment operator course · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,800
    More details about Heavy Equipment & Maintenance Operations Combo at Jones County Junior College - Petroleum Training Center
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    15 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
    $1,800

  • Heavy equipment operator courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Construction Equipment (Operator)

    East Mississippi Community College - Scooba / Main Campus

    Scooba

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    East Mississippi Community College - Scooba / Main Campus, ScoobaHeavy equipment operator course · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,250
    More details about Construction Equipment (Operator) at East Mississippi Community College - Scooba / Main Campus
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    6 weeks, 32 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,250

  • Heavy equipment operator courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Construction Equipment (Operator)

    Mississippi Delta Community College - Capps Center Indianola

    Indianola

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Mississippi Delta Community College - Capps Center Indianola, IndianolaHeavy equipment operator course · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$5,800
    More details about Construction Equipment (Operator) at Mississippi Delta Community College - Capps Center Indianola
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    54 weeks, 26 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $600
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $5,800

  • Heavy equipment operator courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Heavy Equipment Operator

    Parchman State Penitentiary

    Parchman

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Parchman State Penitentiary, ParchmanHeavy equipment operator courseIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfLeft out
    More details about Heavy Equipment Operator at Parchman State Penitentiary
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    96 weeks, 8 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 heavy equipment operator training in Mississippi

WIOA funding can pay for heavy equipment operator 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 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 Mississippi

lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
1st of 12
heavy equipment operator programs here, against the typical state's 4
10 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 Columbus, Picayune, Jackson and other Mississippi cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above. 4 in smaller cities and towns.

Other training in Mississippi

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

Where the Mississippi heavy equipment operator program numbers come from

Which Mississippi heavy equipment operator programs are on this list?

These are the heavy equipment operator 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 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.

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 heavy equipment operator training in Mississippi

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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