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Manufacturing technician training in Mississippi

9 manufacturing programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

6 schools offer these manufacturing programs, and Mississippi has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Assemblers and fabricators build finished products and the parts that go into them. A high school diploma is enough for most jobs, and new workers usually get several months of training on the job; advanced assembly work takes more experience and training, and certifications can help a worker move up.1

In Mississippi, all 9 programs ask for a high school diploma or equivalent.

By kind, the 9 programs here are short course or intro to manufacturing (3 programs), manufacturing technician certificate or diploma (2 programs), certified Production Technician (CPT) course (2 programs), plastics, composites and 3D printing (1 program), and 1 more of one other kind.

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How much does manufacturing training cost in Mississippi?

$250 to $1,540 is what most manufacturing programs in Mississippi cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 9 programs with a price. All of them: $180 to $4,400

In the typical program

Finished the program
Not reported
None of the 9 programs report it
Working 6 months later
Not reported
None of the 9 programs report it
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
None of the 9 programs report it
Length
6 to 10 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 manufacturing training. How these figures are made

Is there free manufacturing training in Mississippi?

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

All 9 manufacturing programs in Mississippi approved for WIOA funding

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9 programs

  • Short course or intro to manufacturingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Manufacturing - Basic Skills

    Itawamba Community College - Belden Center

    Belden

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Itawamba Community College - Belden Center, BeldenShort course or intro to manufacturing · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$650
    More details about Manufacturing - Basic Skills at Itawamba Community College - Belden Center
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    6 weeks, 16 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    46
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $650

  • Short course or intro to manufacturingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Manufacturing - Basic Skills

    East Mississippi Community College West Point/Clay County Campus

    West Point

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    East Mississippi Community College West Point/Clay County Campus, West PointShort course or intro to manufacturing · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$180
    More details about Manufacturing - Basic Skills at East Mississippi Community College West Point/Clay County Campus
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    10 weeks, 6 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $180

  • Short course or intro to manufacturingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Manufacturing - Basic Skills

    East Mississippi Community College - Golden Triangle / Mayhew

    Columbus

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    East Mississippi Community College - Golden Triangle / Mayhew, ColumbusShort course or intro to manufacturing · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$185
    More details about Manufacturing - Basic Skills at East Mississippi Community College - Golden Triangle / Mayhew
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    6 weeks, 12 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $185

  • Plastics, composites and 3D printingIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Composite Manufacture - Aircraft

    East Mississippi Community College - Golden Triangle / Mayhew

    Columbus

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    East Mississippi Community College - Golden Triangle / Mayhew, ColumbusPlastics, composites and 3D printing · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$250
    More details about Composite Manufacture - Aircraft at East Mississippi Community College - Golden Triangle / Mayhew
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    15 weeks, 6 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $250

  • Manufacturing technician certificate or diplomaIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Production Technician

    Northeast Mississippi Community College

    New Albany

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Northeast Mississippi Community College, New AlbanyManufacturing technician certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$424
    More details about Production Technician at Northeast Mississippi Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    4 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
    $424

  • Quality control and inspectionIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Manufacturing Tech -Certificate

    Itawamba Community College - Belden Center

    Belden

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Itawamba Community College - Belden Center, BeldenQuality control and inspection · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$850
    More details about Manufacturing Tech -Certificate 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
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $850

  • Certified Production Technician (CPT) courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Certified Production Technician

    Jones County Junior College

    Ellisville

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Jones County Junior College, EllisvilleCertified Production Technician (CPT) course · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,540
    More details about Certified Production Technician at Jones County Junior College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    7 weeks, 30 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,540

  • Certified Production Technician (CPT) courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Manufacturing - Basic Skills

    Hinds Community College - Raymond / Main Campus

    Raymond

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Hinds Community College - Raymond / Main Campus, RaymondCertified Production Technician (CPT) course · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,635
    More details about Manufacturing - Basic Skills at Hinds Community College - Raymond / Main Campus
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    8 weeks, 14 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $35
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,635

  • Manufacturing technician certificate or diplomaIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Manufacturing Tech -Certificate

    East Mississippi Community College - Golden Triangle / Mayhew

    Columbus

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    East Mississippi Community College - Golden Triangle / Mayhew, ColumbusManufacturing technician certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,400
    More details about Manufacturing Tech -Certificate at East Mississippi Community College - Golden Triangle / Mayhew
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    30 weeks, 24 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $2,150
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $4,400

How to pay for manufacturing training in Mississippi

WIOA funding can pay for manufacturing 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 manufacturing 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 manufacturing 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: Manufacturing technician training in Mississippi

programs with a price cost under $1,000
6 of 9
lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
2nd of 22
manufacturing programs here, against the typical state's 7
9 vs 7

State comparisons use the same figures as the manufacturing 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).

Manufacturing technician training in Columbus, Laurel, Jackson and other Mississippi cities

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

Other training in Mississippi

How manufacturing training compares with the rest of skilled trades: Trade school programs in Mississippi

Where the Mississippi manufacturing program numbers come from

Which Mississippi manufacturing programs are on this list?

These are the manufacturing 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 manufacturing 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 manufacturing training in Mississippi

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Assemblers and Fabricators
  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