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Manufacturing technician training in Tennessee

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

14 schools offer these manufacturing programs, and Tennessee 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 Tennessee, 11 of the 18 programs take students without a high school diploma and 7 ask for a diploma or equivalent.

By kind, the 18 programs here are manufacturing technician certificate or diploma (9 programs), certified Production Technician (CPT) course (3 programs), short course or intro to manufacturing (2 programs), quality control and inspection (2 programs), and 2 more of one other kind.

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How much does manufacturing training cost in Tennessee?

$925 to $4,008 is what most manufacturing programs in Tennessee cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 18 programs with a price. All of them: $510 to $6,865

In the typical program

Finished the program
80%
Working 6 months later
62%
Earned a year, estimated
about $24,300
Length
8 to 44 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 Tennessee may also offer manufacturing training. How these figures are made

Is there free manufacturing training in Tennessee?

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

All 18 manufacturing programs in Tennessee approved for WIOA funding

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How to pay for manufacturing training in Tennessee

WIOA funding can pay for manufacturing training in Tennessee

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 Tennessee

programs with a price cost under $1,000
5 of 18
lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
9th of 22
manufacturing programs here, against the typical state's 7
18 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 Dyersburg, Nashville, Knoxville and other Tennessee cities

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

Other training in Tennessee

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

Where the Tennessee manufacturing program numbers come from

Which Tennessee manufacturing programs are on this list?

These are the manufacturing programs Tennessee 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 Tennessee offers.

How the prices and results of Tennessee 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 Tennessee

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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