CNC machinist training in Minneapolis, Minnesota
16 CNC machinist programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free
5 schools offer these machinist programs with classes in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington area, and every one is approved 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 Minneapolis, every program asks for a diploma or other schooling first, and 2 are taught partly or fully online.
See the 16 programsAll 35 CNC machinist programs in Minnesota, including online programs
How much does CNC machinist training cost in Minneapolis?
$2,752 to $10,620 is what most CNC machinist programs in Minneapolis cost if you pay yourself
That is the middle half of the 16 programs with a price. All of them: $1,452 to $54,400
In the typical program
- Finished the program
- 62%
- Working 6 months later
- 90%
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $48,600
- 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 Minneapolis may also offer CNC machinist training. How these figures are made
All 16 CNC machinist programs in Minneapolis approved for WIOA funding
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Machine Operator (Right Skills Now)
Saint Paul College
St. Paul
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$44,900Price if you pay yourself$3,331Program website, Machine Operator (Right Skills Now) at Saint Paul CollegeMore details about Machine Operator (Right Skills Now) at Saint Paul College
- Finished
- 69%
- Working at 6 months
- 84%
- Earned in a quarter
- $11,231
- Length
- 30 weeks, 20 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 355
- a year, estimated
- $44,900
- price
- $3,331
CNC Toolmaking
Saint Paul College
St. Paul
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$44,900Price if you pay yourself$10,492Program website, CNC Toolmaking at Saint Paul CollegeMore details about CNC Toolmaking at Saint Paul College
- Finished
- 69%
- Working at 6 months
- 84%
- Earned in a quarter
- $11,231
- Length
- 120 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 355
- a year, estimated
- $44,900
- price
- $10,492
CNC Swiss Turning Center Technician
Hennepin Technical College
Brooklyn Park
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$55,200Price if you pay yourself$1,452Program website, CNC Swiss Turning Center Technician at Hennepin Technical CollegeMore details about CNC Swiss Turning Center Technician at Hennepin Technical College
- Finished
- 62%
- Working at 6 months
- 89%
- Earned in a quarter
- $13,804
- Length
- 30 weeks, 9 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 349
- a year, estimated
- $55,200
- price
- $1,452
Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Setup Technician
Hennepin Technical College
Brooklyn Park
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$55,200Price if you pay yourself$2,743Program website, Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Setup Technician at Hennepin Technical CollegeMore details about Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Setup Technician at Hennepin Technical College
- Finished
- 62%
- Working at 6 months
- 89%
- Earned in a quarter
- $13,804
- Length
- 30 weeks, 17 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 349
- a year, estimated
- $55,200
- price
- $2,743
Mazak CNC Technician
Hennepin Technical College
Brooklyn Park
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$55,200Price if you pay yourself$3,228Program website, Mazak CNC Technician at Hennepin Technical CollegeMore details about Mazak CNC Technician at Hennepin Technical College
- Finished
- 62%
- Working at 6 months
- 89%
- Earned in a quarter
- $13,804
- Length
- 30 weeks, 20 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 349
- a year, estimated
- $55,200
- price
- $3,228
CNC Operator
Hennepin Technical College
Brooklyn Park
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$55,200Price if you pay yourself$4,841Program website, CNC Operator at Hennepin Technical CollegeMore details about CNC Operator at Hennepin Technical College
- Finished
- 62%
- Working at 6 months
- 89%
- Earned in a quarter
- $13,804
- Length
- 60 weeks, 30 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 349
- a year, estimated
- $55,200
- price
- $4,841
Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Technician
Hennepin Technical College
Brooklyn Park
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$55,200Price if you pay yourself$10,328Program website, Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Technician at Hennepin Technical CollegeMore details about Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Technician at Hennepin Technical College
- Finished
- 62%
- Working at 6 months
- 89%
- Earned in a quarter
- $13,804
- Length
- 120 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 349
Listed 2 times in the state's file with differing results. Shown: the listing with the most students.
- a year, estimated
- $55,200
- price
- $10,328
Machine Technology 1
Anoka Technical College
Anoka
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$32,000Price if you pay yourself$2,752Program website, Machine Technology 1 at Anoka Technical CollegeMore details about Machine Technology 1 at Anoka Technical College
- Finished
- 63%
- Working at 6 months
- 86%
- Earned in a quarter
- $8,006
- Length
- 30 weeks, 16 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 255
- a year, estimated
- $32,000
- price
- $2,752
Machine Technology 2
Anoka Technical College
Anoka
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$32,000Price if you pay yourself$2,752Program website, Machine Technology 2 at Anoka Technical CollegeMore details about Machine Technology 2 at Anoka Technical College
- Finished
- 63%
- Working at 6 months
- 86%
- Earned in a quarter
- $8,006
- Length
- 30 weeks, 16 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 255
- a year, estimated
- $32,000
- price
- $2,752
Machine Technology 3
Anoka Technical College
Anoka
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$44,600Price if you pay yourself$2,752Program website, Machine Technology 3 at Anoka Technical CollegeMore details about Machine Technology 3 at Anoka Technical College
- Finished
- 56%
- Working at 6 months
- 92%
- Earned in a quarter
- $11,148
- Length
- 30 weeks, 16 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 146
- a year, estimated
- $44,600
- price
- $2,752
Advanced CNC Machine Technology
Anoka Technical College
Anoka
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$44,600Price if you pay yourself$11,006Program website, Advanced CNC Machine Technology at Anoka Technical CollegeMore details about Advanced CNC Machine Technology at Anoka Technical College
- Finished
- 56%
- Working at 6 months
- 92%
- Earned in a quarter
- $11,148
- Length
- 120 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 146
- a year, estimated
- $44,600
- price
- $11,006
CNC Design and Manufacturing Technology
Anoka Technical College
Anoka
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$49,600Price if you pay yourself$11,866Program website, CNC Design and Manufacturing Technology at Anoka Technical CollegeMore details about CNC Design and Manufacturing Technology at Anoka Technical College
- Finished
- 35%
- Working at 6 months
- 87%
- Earned in a quarter
- $12,398
- Length
- 120 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 134
- a year, estimated
- $49,600
- price
- $11,866
CNC Machinist Machine Tool
Minneapolis Community and Technical College
Minneapolis
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$34,600Price if you pay yourself$9,594Program website, CNC Machinist Machine Tool at Minneapolis Community and Technical CollegeMore details about CNC Machinist Machine Tool at Minneapolis Community and Technical College
- Finished
- 40%
- Working at 6 months
- 82%
- Earned in a quarter
- $8,655
- Length
- 120 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 115
- a year, estimated
- $34,600
- price
- $9,594
Right Skills Now for Manufacturing (CNC)
Dunwoody College of Technology
Minneapolis
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$48,600Price if you pay yourself$14,619Program website, Right Skills Now for Manufacturing (CNC) at Dunwoody College of TechnologyMore details about Right Skills Now for Manufacturing (CNC) at Dunwoody College of Technology
- Finished
- 72%
- Working at 6 months
- 90%
- Earned in a quarter
- $12,139
- Length
- 30 weeks, 19 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $560
- Students counted
- 29
- a year, estimated
- $48,600
- price
- $14,619
Machine Tool Technology
Dunwoody College of Technology
Minneapolis
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$52,900Price if you pay yourself$54,400Program website, Machine Tool Technology at Dunwoody College of TechnologyMore details about Machine Tool Technology at Dunwoody College of Technology
- Finished
- 96%
- Working at 6 months
- 88%
- Earned in a quarter
- $13,224
- Length
- 120 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $2,913
- Students counted
- 24
- a year, estimated
- $52,900
- price
- $54,400
Machine Tool Technologies
Minneapolis Community and Technical College
Minneapolis
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$10,234Program website, Machine Tool Technologies at Minneapolis Community and Technical CollegeMore details about Machine Tool Technologies at Minneapolis Community and Technical College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 120 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $10,234
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How to pay for CNC machinist training in Minneapolis
WIOA funding can pay for CNC machinist training in Minneapolis
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 Minneapolis
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.
Where the Minneapolis machinist program numbers come from
Which Minneapolis machinist programs are on this list?
These are the machinist programs with classes in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington area that are 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. Online programs are left out here; they are on the Minnesota page. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what the area offers.
How Minneapolis 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 Minneapolis
Sources for the facts about CNC machinist training in Minneapolis
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- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Machinists and Tool and Die Makers
- US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
- US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
- 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)
- US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
- US Department of Labor, Apprenticeship.gov: Discover Apprenticeship: Earn While You Learn Today (fact sheet)
- US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
- US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
- US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
- 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