Heavy equipment operator training in South Carolina
2 heavy equipment operator programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free
2 schools offer these heavy equipment operator programs, and South Carolina 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 South Carolina, 1 of the 2 programs takes students without a high school diploma and 1 asks for earlier courses first.
Both are the same kind of program: heavy equipment operator course.
See the 2 programsHow much does heavy equipment operator training cost in South Carolina?
$6,775 to $7,000
from the lowest-priced program to the highest, if you pay yourself
These two programs
- Finished the program
- 88% to 100%
- Working 6 months later
- 58% to 82%
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $33,600 to $44,800
- Length
- 7 to 8 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 South Carolina may also offer heavy equipment operator training. How these figures are made
All 2 heavy equipment operator programs in South Carolina approved for WIOA funding
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2 programs
Heavy Equipment Operater Training With Nccer Core Curriculum
Carolina Construction School LLC
Lancaster
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$33,600Price if you pay yourself$6,77517 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, Heavy Equipment Operater Training With Nccer Core Curriculum at Carolina Construction School LLCMore details about Heavy Equipment Operater Training With Nccer Core Curriculum at Carolina Construction School LLC
- Finished
- 88%
- Working at 6 months
- 58%
- Earned in a quarter
- $8,393
- Length
- 8 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $175
- Students counted
- 64
- Earned a year, estimated
- $33,600
- Price if you pay yourself
- $6,775
- students trained with WIOA funding
- 17
Heavy Equipment Operator- Heo
Safety Compliance Solutions, Llc
Charleston
Prerequisite courses
Earned a year, estimated$44,800Price if you pay yourself$7,000Program website, Heavy Equipment Operator- Heo at Safety Compliance Solutions, LlcMore details about Heavy Equipment Operator- Heo at Safety Compliance Solutions, Llc
- Finished
- 100%
- Working at 6 months
- 82%
- Earned in a quarter
- $11,198
- Length
- 7 weeks, 25 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 14
- Earned a year, estimated
- $44,800
- Price if you pay yourself
- $7,000
No programs match these filters.
How to pay for heavy equipment operator training in South Carolina
WIOA funding can pay for heavy equipment operator training in South Carolina
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 Charlotte, Charleston and other South Carolina cities
Choosing an area filters the program list above.
Other training in South Carolina
How heavy equipment operator training compares with the rest of skilled trades: Trade school programs in South Carolina
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- HVAC training7 programs
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- LPN programs4 programs
- EMT classes2 programs
- Electrician training4 programs
- Dental assistant programs4 programs
- Auto mechanic classes1 program
- Pharmacy technician training6 programs
- Plumbing school1 program
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Where the South Carolina heavy equipment operator program numbers come from
Which South Carolina heavy equipment operator programs are on this list?
These are the heavy equipment operator programs South Carolina 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 South Carolina offers.
How the prices and results of South Carolina 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 South Carolina
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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