CNC machinist training in Colorado

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

2 schools offer these machinist programs, and Colorado 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 Colorado, 4 of the 5 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 4 are taught partly or fully online.

See the 5 programs

How much does CNC machinist training cost in Colorado?

$5,394 to $9,412

from the lowest-priced program to the highest, if you pay yourself

In the typical program

Finished the program: Too few programs to say
Working 6 months later: Too few programs to say
Earned a year, estimated: Too few programs to say
Length: Not reported

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

Is there free CNC machinist training in Colorado?

Yes, if you qualify. WIOA (public workforce funding) can pay for any program on this page, in full or in part, depending on local limits.²³⁴
Ask an American Job Center whether you qualify, or call 1-877-872-5627.⁵ Before funding training, the center goes through an assessment and a career plan with you.⁴
Or pay yourself. These programs cost $5,394 to $9,412.

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

CNC machinist training in Colorado Springs, Denver and other Colorado cities

Choosing an area filters the list below.

All 5 CNC machinist programs in Colorado approved for WIOA funding

5 programs

Machinist certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed
Precision/Computer Aided Machining
Front Range Community College
Westminster
No diploma needed
Front Range Community College, Westminster · Machinist certificate or diploma · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$39,800
Price if you pay yourself$5,783
Program website, Precision/Computer Aided Machining at Front Range Community College
More details about Precision/Computer Aided Machining at Front Range Community College
Finished
50%
Working at 6 months
75%
Earned in a quarter
$9,943
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
$2,190
Students counted
53
Listed 3 times in the state's file with differing results. Shown: the listing with the most students.
a year, estimated
$39,800
price
$5,783
Short course or single classHybridNo diploma needed
Machining Technology 7
Pikes Peak State College
Colorado Springs
No diploma needed
Pikes Peak State College, Colorado Springs · Short course or single class · Hybrid · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$24,500
Price if you pay yourself$9,412
School website, Machining Technology 7 at Pikes Peak State College
More details about Machining Technology 7 at Pikes Peak State College
Finished
24%
Working at 6 months
46%
Earned in a quarter
$6,132
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
$3,600
Students counted
50
a year, estimated
$24,500
price
$9,412
Short course or single classHybridNo diploma needed
Machining Technology 4
Pikes Peak State College
Colorado Springs
No diploma needed
Pikes Peak State College, Colorado Springs · Short course or single class · Hybrid · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$47,600
Price if you pay yourself$9,412
School website, Machining Technology 4 at Pikes Peak State College
More details about Machining Technology 4 at Pikes Peak State College
Finished
21%
Working at 6 months
44%
Earned in a quarter
$11,907
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
$3,600
Students counted
33
a year, estimated
$47,600
price
$9,412
Short course or single classHybridNo diploma needed
Machining Technology 5
Pikes Peak State College
Colorado Springs
No diploma needed
Pikes Peak State College, Colorado Springs · Short course or single class · Hybrid · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$43,800
Price if you pay yourself$5,394
Program website, Machining Technology 5 at Pikes Peak State College
More details about Machining Technology 5 at Pikes Peak State College
Finished
22%
Working at 6 months
33%
Earned in a quarter
$10,944
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
$2,126
Students counted
22
a year, estimated
$43,800
price
$5,394
Short course or single classHybridEducation and courses
Machining Technology 3
Pikes Peak State College
Colorado Springs
Education and courses
Pikes Peak State College, Colorado Springs · Short course or single class · Hybrid · Education and courses
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$5,946
Program website, Machining Technology 3 at Pikes Peak State College
More details about Machining Technology 3 at Pikes Peak State College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
$2,165
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$5,946

How to pay for CNC machinist training in Colorado

WIOA funding can pay for CNC machinist training in Colorado

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

Machinist apprenticeships in Colorado

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 Colorado machinist program numbers come from

Which Colorado machinist programs are on this list?

These are the machinist programs Colorado 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 Colorado offers.

How Colorado 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.

How reliable are the Colorado figures?

The US Department of Labor's own results site lists Colorado among the states with "known data quality concerns".¹¹ The figures here are shown as the state reported them; check them with the school before you enroll.

Other training in Colorado

Sources for the facts about CNC machinist training in Colorado

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