CNC machinist training in Kentucky

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

5 schools offer these machinist programs, and Kentucky 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 Kentucky, all 5 programs take students without a high school diploma.

See the 5 programs

How much does CNC machinist training cost in Kentucky?

$10,880 to $11,625

is what the 2 programs with a price cost if you pay yourself

In the typical program

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

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

Is there free CNC machinist training in Kentucky?

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 $10,880 to $11,625.

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

CNC machinist training in Somerset, Huntington and other Kentucky cities

Choosing an area filters the list below. 3 in smaller cities and towns.

All 5 CNC machinist programs in Kentucky approved for WIOA funding

5 programs

Machinist certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed
Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) Machinist Technology/CNC Machinist
EKentucky Advanced Manufacturing Institute
Paintsville
No diploma needed
EKentucky Advanced Manufacturing Institute, Paintsville · Machinist certificate or diploma · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$33,300
Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
Program website, Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) Machinist Technology/CNC Machinist at EKentucky Advanced Manufacturing Institute
More details about Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) Machinist Technology/CNC Machinist at EKentucky Advanced Manufacturing Institute
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
$8,332
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
Not reported
Students counted
19
a year, estimated
$33,300
price
Not reported
Machinist certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed
Computerized Manufacturing and Machining
Southeast KY Community and Technical College
Cumberland
No diploma needed
Southeast KY Community and Technical College, Cumberland · Machinist certificate or diploma · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$10,880
Program website, Computerized Manufacturing and Machining at Southeast KY Community and Technical College
More details about Computerized Manufacturing and Machining at Southeast KY Community and Technical College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
2 weeks, 40 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$950
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$10,880
Machinist (associate degree)In personNo diploma needed
Machine Tool Technology-CNC Machinist GOTS
Somerset Community College
Somerset
No diploma needed
Somerset Community College, Somerset · Machinist (associate degree) · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$11,625
Program website, Machine Tool Technology-CNC Machinist GOTS at Somerset Community College
More details about Machine Tool Technology-CNC Machinist GOTS at Somerset Community College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
2 weeks, 40 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$6,947
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$11,625
Machinist certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed
Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) Machinist Technology/CNC Machinist
Big Sandy Community and Technical College
Kentucky
No diploma needed
Big Sandy Community and Technical College, Kentucky · Machinist certificate or diploma · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
Program website, Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) Machinist Technology/CNC Machinist at Big Sandy Community and Technical College
More details about Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) Machinist Technology/CNC Machinist at Big Sandy Community and Technical College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
Not reported
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
Not reported
Machinist certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist
Ashland Community and Technical College
Ashland
No diploma needed
Ashland Community and Technical College, Ashland · Machinist certificate or diploma · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
Program website, Machine Tool Technology/Machinist at Ashland Community and Technical College
More details about Machine Tool Technology/Machinist at Ashland Community and Technical College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
Not reported
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
Not reported

How to pay for CNC machinist training in Kentucky

WIOA funding can pay for CNC machinist training in Kentucky

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 Kentucky

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 Kentucky machinist program numbers come from

Which Kentucky machinist programs are on this list?

These are the machinist programs Kentucky 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 Kentucky offers.

How Kentucky 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 Kentucky

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