CNC machinist training in Louisiana

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

5 schools offer these machinist programs, and Louisiana 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 Louisiana, 5 of the 8 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 3 are taught partly or fully online.

See the 8 programs

How much does CNC machinist training cost in Louisiana?

$2,765 to $5,446 is what most CNC machinist programs in Louisiana cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 8 programs with a price. All of them: $1,950 to $8,206

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: 6 to 60 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 Louisiana may also offer CNC machinist training. How these figures are made

Is there free CNC machinist training in Louisiana?

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.²³⁴In program year 2024 it paid toward the training of at least 19 people at 1 of the 8 programs here.
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. Most machinist programs in Louisiana cost $2,765 to $5,446. Prices on this page run from $1,950 to $8,206.

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

CNC machinist training in Houma, Monroe, Lafayette and other Louisiana cities

Choosing an area filters the list below.

All 8 CNC machinist programs in Louisiana approved for WIOA funding

8 programs

Machinist certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed
Precision Machining
South Louisiana Community College
Lafayette
No diploma needed
South Louisiana Community College, Lafayette · Machinist certificate or diploma · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$25,100
Price if you pay yourself$5,000
19 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, Precision Machining at South Louisiana Community College
More details about Precision Machining at South Louisiana Community College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
$6,278
Length
16 weeks, 40 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
73
a year, estimated
$25,100
price
$5,000
trained with WIOA funding
19
Machinist certificate or diplomaIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Machine Tool Technology
Northshore Technical Community College
Lacombe
High school diploma or equivalent
Northshore Technical Community College, Lacombe · Machinist certificate or diploma · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$56,300
Price if you pay yourself$8,206
Program website, Machine Tool Technology at Northshore Technical Community College
More details about Machine Tool Technology at Northshore Technical Community College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
$14,068
Length
64 weeks, 40 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$3,515
Students counted
48
a year, estimated
$56,300
price
$8,206
CNC or machine operatorIn personNo diploma needed
Basic CNC Operator - Workforce Accelerated Program
Louisiana Delta Community College
Monroe
No diploma needed
Louisiana Delta Community College, Monroe · CNC or machine operator · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$1,950
School website, Basic CNC Operator - Workforce Accelerated Program at Louisiana Delta Community College
More details about Basic CNC Operator - Workforce Accelerated Program at Louisiana Delta Community College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
5 weeks, 50 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$1,950
Machinist certificate or diplomaHybridNo diploma needed
Machine Tool Shop Hand Technical Competency Area (TCA)
Fletcher Technical Community College
Schriever
No diploma needed
Fletcher Technical Community College, Schriever · Machinist certificate or diploma · Hybrid · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$2,060
Program website, Machine Tool Shop Hand Technical Competency Area (TCA) at Fletcher Technical Community College
More details about Machine Tool Shop Hand Technical Competency Area (TCA) at Fletcher Technical Community College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
60 weeks, 40 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$425
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$2,060
CNC or machine operatorHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent
CNC Operator-Machinist
Fletcher Technical Community College
Schriever
High school diploma or equivalent
Fletcher Technical Community College, Schriever · CNC or machine operator · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$3,000
Program website, CNC Operator-Machinist at Fletcher Technical Community College
More details about CNC Operator-Machinist at Fletcher Technical Community College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
6 weeks, 40 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$3,000
Machinist certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed
Machine Tool
Delgado Community College
New Orleans
No diploma needed
Delgado Community College, New Orleans · Machinist certificate or diploma · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$3,500
School website, Machine Tool at Delgado Community College
More details about Machine Tool at Delgado Community College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
12 weeks, 50 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$3,500
CNC or machine operatorIn personPrerequisite courses
CNC Operator Level 1
Louisiana Delta Community College
Monroe
Prerequisite courses
Louisiana Delta Community College, Monroe · CNC or machine operator · In person · Prerequisite courses
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$3,998
School website, CNC Operator Level 1 at Louisiana Delta Community College
More details about CNC Operator Level 1 at Louisiana Delta Community College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
5 weeks, 30 hours a week
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$3,998
Machinist certificate or diplomaHybridNo diploma needed
Machine Tool Technology Diploma
Fletcher Technical Community College
Schriever
No diploma needed
Fletcher Technical Community College, Schriever · Machinist certificate or diploma · Hybrid · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$6,782
Program website, Machine Tool Technology Diploma at Fletcher Technical Community College
More details about Machine Tool Technology Diploma at Fletcher Technical Community College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
60 weeks, 48 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$2,370
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$6,782

How to pay for CNC machinist training in Louisiana

WIOA funding can pay for CNC machinist training in Louisiana

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 Louisiana

lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare: 11th of 30
CNC machinist programs here, against the typical state's 8: 8 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 Louisiana

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 Louisiana machinist program numbers come from

Which Louisiana machinist programs are on this list?

These are the machinist programs Louisiana 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 Louisiana offers.

How Louisiana 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 Louisiana figures?

The US Department of Labor's own results site lists Louisiana among the states with "known data quality concerns".¹¹ We leave out the share working 6 months later for Louisiana: most of its programs report exactly 100%, which no other state comes close to. We leave out the share who finished for Louisiana: half of its programs report exactly 100%.

Other training in Louisiana

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