This heavy equipment trade school is located close to Youngstown, Pennsylvania and offers students training on light and heavy equipment to find employment as forklift operators, heavy equipment operators, dump truck drivers and tractor trailer drivers. Graduates will also receive training to obtain a commercial driver's license. The program, which lasts 26 weeks, provides students with classroom theory as well as hands-on instruction. Qualified applicants may be entitled to receive financial aid.
Located in Wilson, North Carolina, Wilson Community College's Trades/Public Services department offers both a diploma and certificate program for heavy equipment operators. Each program consists of 43 classroom hours and students receive training in earth-moving equipment. Students may choose from electives that include training on motor graders, hydraulic excavators, front-end loaders, crawler tractors and backhoe-loader combinations. Graduates of the program will also be able to conduct preventative maintenance on construction equipment.
This private California college offers four different construction equipment programs including heavy equipment operators Level 1 and II, introduction to cranes and the heavy equipment "Go Green" combination. Each component is 120 hours in duration and costs between $7,360 and $8,360. Both level I and level II include 58 hours of hands-on training on backhoe, front-end loader, skid-steer, tractor and dump truck operation and maintenance, as well as 21 hours on construction site work layouts.
This accredited North Florida private institution offers two-phase training for its Heavy Equipment Operators Program: the home study phase and the resident training phase. The home study phase consists of 60 online lessons in topics such as construction drawing, fuel systems, diesel engines, bulldozers, graders and skid loaders. Requiring an average of 12 hours of study per week, the home study phase must be completed within a year. The resident training phase takes place on-site in Green Cove Springs and is 3 1/2 weeks long.