Heavy equipment operator training in Nebraska
1 heavy equipment operator program with costs, results and funding that can make it free
One school offers this heavy equipment operator program, and Nebraska has approved it for workforce funding. It 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 Nebraska, the one program takes students without a high school diploma.
See the programHow much does heavy equipment operator training cost in Nebraska?
$3,920
is what this program costs if you pay yourself
This program
- Finished the program
- 92%
- Working 6 months later
- 100%
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $47,100
- 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 Nebraska may also offer heavy equipment operator training. How these figures are made
The one heavy equipment operator program in Nebraska approved for WIOA funding
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1 program
Heavy Equipment Operator Technician - Diploma
Central Community College
Grand Island
Accredited school
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$47,100Price if you pay yourself$3,920School website, Heavy Equipment Operator Technician - Diploma at Central Community CollegeMore details about Heavy Equipment Operator Technician - Diploma at Central Community College
- Finished
- 92%
- Working at 6 months
- 100%
- Earned in a quarter
- $11,778
- Length
- 30 weeks, 15 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,500
- Students counted
- 14
- Earned a year, estimated
- $47,100
- Price if you pay yourself
- $3,920
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How to pay for heavy equipment operator training in Nebraska
WIOA funding can pay for heavy equipment operator training in Nebraska
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.
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Where the Nebraska heavy equipment operator program numbers come from
Which Nebraska heavy equipment operator programs are on this list?
These are the heavy equipment operator programs Nebraska 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 Nebraska offers.
How the prices and results of Nebraska 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 Nebraska
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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