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CNC machinist training in Maine

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

5 schools offer these machinist programs, and Maine 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 Maine, 4 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 Maine?

$291 to $2,546 is what most CNC machinist programs in Maine cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 6 programs with a price. All of them: $285 to $10,342

In the typical program

Finished the program
79%
Working 6 months later
80%
Earned a year, estimated
about $31,500
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 Maine may also offer CNC machinist training. How these figures are made

Is there free CNC machinist training in Maine?

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

CNC machinist training in Portland, Lewiston and other Maine cities

Choosing an area filters the list below. 4 in smaller cities and towns.

All 8 CNC machinist programs in Maine approved for WIOA funding

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8 programs

  • Machinist certificate or diplomaIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Precision Machining Technology

    Central Maine Community College

    Auburn

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Central Maine Community College, Auburn · Machinist certificate or diploma · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$46,500
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    Program website, Precision Machining Technology at Central Maine Community College
    More details about Precision Machining Technology at Central Maine Community College
    Finished
    64%
    Working at 6 months
    80%
    Earned in a quarter
    $11,621
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    29
    a year, estimated
    $46,500
    price
    Not reported

  • Short course or single classIn personNo diploma needed

    Machining Part I

    Mid-Coast School of Technology

    Rockland

    No diploma needed

    Mid-Coast School of Technology, Rockland · Short course or single class · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$48,500
    Price if you pay yourself$285
    Program website, Machining Part I at Mid-Coast School of Technology
    More details about Machining Part I at Mid-Coast School of Technology
    Finished
    96%
    Working at 6 months
    64%
    Earned in a quarter
    $12,136
    Length
    8 weeks, 24 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    28
    a year, estimated
    $48,500
    price
    $285

  • Machinist certificate or diplomaIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Precision Machining Technology

    Kennebec Valley Community College

    Fairfield

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Kennebec Valley Community College, Fairfield · Machinist certificate or diploma · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$31,500
    Price if you pay yourself$10,342
    School website, Precision Machining Technology at Kennebec Valley Community College
    More details about Precision Machining Technology at Kennebec Valley Community College
    Finished
    76%
    Working at 6 months
    80%
    Earned in a quarter
    $7,867
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $2,256
    Students counted
    26
    a year, estimated
    $31,500
    price
    $10,342

  • Machinist certificate or diplomaHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Precision Machining & Manufacturing

    Southern Maine Community College

    South Portland

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Southern Maine Community College, South Portland · Machinist certificate or diploma · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$23,600
    Price if you pay yourself$2,896
    Program website, Precision Machining & Manufacturing at Southern Maine Community College
    More details about Precision Machining & Manufacturing at Southern Maine Community College
    Finished
    79%
    Working at 6 months
    50%
    Earned in a quarter
    $5,888
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $2,800
    Students counted
    24
    a year, estimated
    $23,600
    price
    $2,896

  • Short course or single classIn personNo diploma needed

    Machining Part II

    Mid-Coast School of Technology

    Rockland

    No diploma needed

    Mid-Coast School of Technology, Rockland · Short course or single class · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$28,100
    Price if you pay yourself$285
    Program website, Machining Part II at Mid-Coast School of Technology
    More details about Machining Part II at Mid-Coast School of Technology
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    100%
    Earned in a quarter
    $7,025
    Length
    8 weeks, 24 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    13
    a year, estimated
    $28,100
    price
    $285

  • Machinist certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed

    Machining CNC

    Mid-Coast School of Technology

    Rockland

    No diploma needed

    Mid-Coast School of Technology, Rockland · Machinist certificate or diploma · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$310
    Program website, Machining CNC at Mid-Coast School of Technology
    More details about Machining CNC at Mid-Coast School of Technology
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    7 weeks, 21 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $310

  • CNC or machine operatorHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    CNC Machine Operator

    Southern Maine Community College

    South Portland

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Southern Maine Community College, South Portland · CNC or machine operator · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,496
    Program website, CNC Machine Operator at Southern Maine Community College
    More details about CNC Machine Operator at Southern Maine Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $1,400
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $1,496

  • Machinist certificate or diplomaHybridNo diploma needed

    Precision Machining Technology

    York County Community College

    Wells

    No diploma needed

    York County Community College, Wells · Machinist certificate or diploma · Hybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    More details about Precision Machining Technology at York County Community 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 Maine

WIOA funding can pay for CNC machinist training in Maine

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 Maine

programs with a price cost under $1,000
3 of 6
lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
1st of 30
other states where the typical program's graduates earned less
0 of 11
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 Maine

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 Maine machinist program numbers come from

Which Maine machinist programs are on this list?

These are the machinist programs Maine 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 Maine offers.

How Maine 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 Maine

Sources for the facts about CNC machinist training in Maine

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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