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Manufacturing technician training in Missouri

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

21 schools offer these manufacturing programs, and Missouri 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 Missouri, 37 of the 56 programs take students without a high school diploma and 19 ask for a diploma or equivalent.

By kind, the 56 programs here are certified Production Technician (CPT) course (20 programs), manufacturing technician certificate or diploma (18 programs), manufacturing (associate degree, 14 programs), short course or intro to manufacturing (3 programs), and 1 more of one other kind.

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How much does manufacturing training cost in Missouri?

Certificates and short courses (42 programs)
$1,500 to $5,131most of them, usually 8 to 32 weeks long
Two-year degrees (14 programs)
$8,750 to $15,776most of them, usually 64 weeks long

What you pay yourself for the whole program, as the schools report it. "Most" is the middle half of the programs with a price.

In the typical program

Finished the program
Not enough data
1 program reports it; a typical figure needs 5
Working 6 months later
Not enough data
1 program reports it; a typical figure needs 5
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
1 program reports it; a typical figure needs 5
Length
15 to 60 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 Missouri may also offer manufacturing training. How these figures are made

Is there free manufacturing training in Missouri?

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

All 56 manufacturing programs in Missouri approved for WIOA funding

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How to pay for manufacturing training in Missouri

WIOA funding can pay for manufacturing training in Missouri

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 Missouri

programs with a price cost under $2,000
16 of 56
lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
18th of 22
most manufacturing programs of any state, after Indiana
2nd

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 St. Louis, Columbia, Springfield and other Missouri cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above. 17 more programs are in 8 other areas, 4 in smaller cities and towns and 2 online.

Other training in Missouri

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

Where the Missouri manufacturing program numbers come from

Which Missouri manufacturing programs are on this list?

These are the manufacturing programs Missouri 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 Missouri offers.

How the prices and results of Missouri 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.

Sources for the facts about manufacturing training in Missouri

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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