CNC machinist training in Minnesota

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

14 schools offer these machinist programs, and Minnesota 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 Minnesota, every program asks for a diploma or other schooling first, and 3 are taught partly or fully online.

See the 35 programs

How much does CNC machinist training cost in Minnesota?

$3,410 to $10,407 is what most CNC machinist programs in Minnesota cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 35 programs with a price. All of them: $1,452 to $54,400

In the typical program

Finished the program: 62%
Working 6 months later: 86%
Earned a year, estimated: about $44,900
Length: 30 to 120 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 Minnesota may also offer CNC machinist training. How these figures are made

Is there free CNC machinist training in Minnesota?

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 3 people at 1 of the 35 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 Minnesota cost $3,410 to $10,407. Prices on this page run from $1,452 to $54,400.

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

CNC machinist training in Minneapolis, Faribault, Mankato and other Minnesota cities

Minneapolis area16

Areas with 10 or more programs have a page of their own. Choosing another area filters the list below. 5 more programs are in 4 other areas, 3 in smaller cities and towns and 1 online.

How to pay for CNC machinist training in Minnesota

WIOA funding can pay for CNC machinist training in Minnesota

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 Minnesota

programs with a price cost under $3,000: 7 of 35
lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare: 21st of 30
other states where the typical program's graduates earned less: 10 of 11
CNC machinist programs here, against the typical state's 8: 35 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 Minnesota

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 Minnesota machinist program numbers come from

Which Minnesota machinist programs are on this list?

These are the machinist programs Minnesota 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 Minnesota offers.

How Minnesota 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.

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CNC machinist training in Minneapolis, Faribault, Mankato and other Minnesota cities

All 35 CNC machinist programs in Minnesota approved for WIOA funding

Machine Operator (Right Skills Now)

CNC Toolmaking

CNC Swiss Turning Center Technician

Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Setup Technician

Mazak CNC Technician

CNC Operator

Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Technician

Machine Technology 1

Machine Technology 2

Machine Tool Technology Right Skills Now

Machine Tool Technology Right Skills Now

Machine Tool Technology

Machine Tool Technology

Machine Technology 3

Advanced CNC Machine Technology

Machine Tool Technology

CNC Design and Manufacturing Technology

CNC Machinist Machine Tool

Precision Machining

CNC and Advanced Machining

CNC Machine Tool

Integrated Manufacturing Technology - CNC Machine

Precision Machining Technology

Computer Numerical Control Technician

CNC Technician

CNC Precision Manufacturing Technician

CNC Technologies

Machine Technologist

Machining

Machine Operator

Machine Operations

Right Skills Now for Manufacturing (CNC)

Machine Tool Technology

Integrated Manufacturing Tech - Manual Machinist

Machine Tool Technologies

How to pay for CNC machinist training in Minnesota

WIOA funding can pay for CNC machinist training in Minnesota

Ask at an American Job Center

Paid machinist apprenticeships

Financial aid and grants for CNC machinist training

GI Bill for CNC machinist training

Quick facts: CNC machinist training in Minnesota

Machinist apprenticeships in Minnesota

Where the Minnesota machinist program numbers come from

Which Minnesota machinist programs are on this list?

How Minnesota machinist program prices are reported

What the graduate results of these programs measure

Why do some machinist programs say "Not reported"?

Why the kind of school is left off each program

Other training in Minnesota

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