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CNC machinist training in Arizona

5 CNC machinist programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

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

Machinists set up and run equipment, including computer-controlled (CNC) machines, to make precision metal parts and tools. Community colleges and technical schools offer certificates and two-year degrees that teach reading engineering drawings and programming CNC machines.1 In Arizona, 4 of the 5 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 2 are taught partly or fully online.

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How much does CNC machinist training cost in Arizona?

$2,749 to $4,305 is what most CNC machinist programs in Arizona cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 5 programs with a price. All of them: $748 to $8,067

In the typical program

Finished the program
Not enough data
Working 6 months later
Not enough data
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
Length
Not enough data

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Arizona may also offer CNC machinist training. How these figures are made

Is there free CNC machinist training in Arizona?

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

CNC machinist training in Tucson, Prescott Valley, Yuma and other Arizona cities

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All 5 CNC machinist programs in Arizona approved for WIOA funding

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5 programs

  • Machinist (associate degree)In personNo diploma needed

    Machine Tool Technology - AAS

    Pima Community College

    Tucson

    No diploma needed

    Pima Community College, Tucson · Machinist (associate degree) · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$36,000
    Price if you pay yourself$8,067
    Program website, Machine Tool Technology - AAS at Pima Community College
    More details about Machine Tool Technology - AAS at Pima Community College
    Finished
    11%
    Working at 6 months
    100%
    Earned in a quarter
    $9,008
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $1,400
    Students counted
    66
    a year, estimated
    $36,000
    price
    $8,067

  • CNC or machine operatorHybridNo diploma needed

    Machine Tool Tech Comp Numerical Control Operator (CNC) Cert

    Pima Community College

    Tucson

    No diploma needed

    Pima Community College, Tucson · CNC or machine operator · Hybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$26,200
    Price if you pay yourself$4,305
    Program website, Machine Tool Tech Comp Numerical Control Operator (CNC) Cert at Pima Community College
    More details about Machine Tool Tech Comp Numerical Control Operator (CNC) Cert at Pima Community College
    Finished
    40%
    Working at 6 months
    100%
    Earned in a quarter
    $6,562
    Length
    32 weeks, 29 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,000
    Students counted
    20
    a year, estimated
    $26,200
    price
    $4,305

  • Machinist certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed

    Computer Numerical Controlled (CNC) Machining Certificate

    Yavapai College

    Prescott

    No diploma needed

    Yavapai College, Prescott · Machinist certificate or diploma · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$27,200
    Price if you pay yourself$3,082
    Program website, Computer Numerical Controlled (CNC) Machining Certificate at Yavapai College
    More details about Computer Numerical Controlled (CNC) Machining Certificate at Yavapai College
    Finished
    27%
    Working at 6 months
    100%
    Earned in a quarter
    $6,789
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $580
    Students counted
    19
    a year, estimated
    $27,200
    price
    $3,082

  • Machinist certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed

    Basic Machining

    Arizona Western College

    Yuma

    No diploma needed

    Arizona Western College, Yuma · Machinist certificate or diploma · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$748
    Program website, Basic Machining at Arizona Western College
    More details about Basic Machining at Arizona Western College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    5 weeks, 4 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $110
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $748

  • Short course or single classHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Machine Tool Tech: Machining Inspection & Quality Assurance

    Pima Community College

    Tucson

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Pima Community College, Tucson · Short course or single class · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,749
    Program website, Machine Tool Tech: Machining Inspection & Quality Assurance at Pima Community College
    More details about Machine Tool Tech: Machining Inspection & Quality Assurance at Pima Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    32 weeks, 17 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $650
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $2,749

How to pay for CNC machinist training in Arizona

WIOA funding can pay for CNC machinist training in Arizona

Every program on this page is approved for WIOA funding: public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. It can pay for training for eligible adults, people who lost their job and young people.2People on public assistance, with a low income or lacking basic skills come first, and veterans have priority.3Your state or local area may limit how much WIOA pays and for how long. If a program costs more, a Pell Grant, a scholarship or severance pay can cover the rest.4

Ask at an American Job Center

Eligibility rules apply, and services vary from state to state. Your local American Job Center can tell you whether you qualify. The Department of Labor's page links to the center finder, or call 1-877-US-2JOBS (1-877-872-5627).5

Paid machinist apprenticeships

An apprenticeship is a job: you're paid to learn, with a raise as your skills grow, and most include classroom teaching. You apply to the employer or the program sponsor. Ask what you'll pay for the classroom part and what you'll earn on the job.6

Financial aid and grants for CNC machinist 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.78

GI Bill for CNC machinist training

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.9

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Does WIOA pay for job training? Who qualifies and how to apply

Quick facts: CNC machinist training in Arizona

lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
8th of 30
CNC machinist programs here, against the typical state's 8
5 vs 8

State comparisons use the same figures as the CNC machinist 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).

Machinist apprenticeships in Arizona

A machinist apprenticeship is usually run by an employer. It combines paid training on the job with related classes and lasts several years.1

You apply to the employer or the program sponsor, not through a school.6 The Department of Labor's Apprenticeship Finder lists openings by place and job. None of the CNC machinist programs on this page is an apprenticeship.

What is an apprenticeship, and can WIOA pay for one?

Where the Arizona machinist program numbers come from

Which Arizona machinist programs are on this list?

These are the machinist programs Arizona 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).10 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 Arizona offers.

How Arizona machinist program prices are reported

The price is tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported it. "Trained with WIOA funding" on a program counts the people whose training there WIOA paid toward through a training account in program year 2024; the file never gives counts under 3, so a program without the line may still take WIOA students. It does not say how much of the price WIOA covered. Prices under $100 are treated as not reported, because the file holds many blanks entered as $0. Check the current price with the school.

What the graduate results of these programs measure

The figures at the top of this page are the middle program among those that report results: half did better, half did worse. Results describe students who left each program in recent years: the share who finished, the share working in the second quarter after leaving, and the middle earnings of those working in that quarter. States report earnings for that one quarter because they take them from the wage reports employers file every three months. The yearly figure here is that quarter times four, rounded to the nearest $100: an estimate, and an early one, since it is measured about half a year after training. The quarter as reported is under "More details" on each program. Results are withheld for small programs, and they describe past students, so they are no guarantee.

Why do some machinist programs say "Not reported"?

Where a school or the state left a field empty, or the Department of Labor withheld it, the page says "Not reported". Nothing here is estimated to fill a gap.

Why the kind of school is left off each program

The file also records whether a school is public, private or nonprofit, but those entries are wrong too often to print next to a school's name, so this page leaves them out.

Other training in Arizona

Sources for the facts about CNC machinist training in Arizona

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Machinists and Tool and Die Makers
  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 and 680.310: career services before training, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
  5. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  6. US Department of Labor, Apprenticeship.gov: Discover Apprenticeship: Earn While You Learn Today (fact sheet)
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  8. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  9. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  10. 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