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CNC machinist training in Mississippi

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

11 schools offer these machinist programs, and Mississippi 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 Mississippi, every program asks for a diploma or other schooling first.

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How much does CNC machinist training cost in Mississippi?

$5,750 to $9,138 is what most CNC machinist programs in Mississippi cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 12 programs with a price. All of them: $4,055 to $10,400

In the typical program

Finished the program
100%
Working 6 months later
82%
Earned a year, estimated
about $39,300
Length
52 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 Mississippi may also offer CNC machinist training. How these figures are made

Is there free CNC machinist training in Mississippi?

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

CNC machinist training in Laurel, Vicksburg, Tupelo and other Mississippi cities

Choosing an area filters the list below. 1 more program is in 1 other area, 3 in smaller cities and towns.

All 12 CNC machinist programs in Mississippi approved for WIOA funding

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12 programs

  • Machinist certificate or diplomaIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Precision Manufacturing & Machine Technology

    Northeast Mississippi Community College

    Booneville

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Northeast Mississippi Community College, Booneville · Machinist certificate or diploma · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$40,100
    Price if you pay yourself$5,000
    More details about Precision Manufacturing & Machine Technology at Northeast Mississippi Community College
    Finished
    98%
    Working at 6 months
    90%
    Earned in a quarter
    $10,027
    Length
    60 weeks, 17 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    94
    a year, estimated
    $40,100
    price
    $5,000

  • CNC or machine operatorIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Machine Tool Operator - 2 Yr Certificate

    Meridian Community College

    Meridian

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Meridian Community College, Meridian · CNC or machine operator · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$38,500
    Price if you pay yourself$8,821

    7 students trained with WIOA funding

    More details about Machine Tool Operator - 2 Yr Certificate at Meridian Community College
    Finished
    98%
    Working at 6 months
    73%
    Earned in a quarter
    $9,622
    Length
    60 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $580
    Students counted
    69
    a year, estimated
    $38,500
    price
    $8,821
    trained with WIOA funding
    7

  • Machinist (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Machine Tool Operator - 2 Yr Associate Degree

    Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College - Jackson County Campus

    Gautier

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College - Jackson County Campus, Gautier · Machinist (associate degree) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$36,200
    Price if you pay yourself$7,975
    More details about Machine Tool Operator - 2 Yr Associate Degree at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College - Jackson County Campus
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    79%
    Earned in a quarter
    $9,046
    Length
    92 weeks, 15 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $100
    Students counted
    49
    a year, estimated
    $36,200
    price
    $7,975

  • Machinist (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Machine Shop- Associate Degree

    Jones County Junior College

    Ellisville

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Jones County Junior College, Ellisville · Machinist (associate degree) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$42,800
    Price if you pay yourself$10,090
    More details about Machine Shop- Associate Degree at Jones County Junior College
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    82%
    Earned in a quarter
    $10,708
    Length
    60 weeks, 33 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $800
    Students counted
    26
    a year, estimated
    $42,800
    price
    $10,090

  • Machinist (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Precision Manufacturing & Machine Technology

    Mississippi Delta Community College

    Moorhead

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Mississippi Delta Community College, Moorhead · Machinist (associate degree) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$31,800
    Price if you pay yourself$7,890
    More details about Precision Manufacturing & Machine Technology at Mississippi Delta Community College
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    82%
    Earned in a quarter
    $7,961
    Length
    60 weeks, 13 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $700
    Students counted
    22
    a year, estimated
    $31,800
    price
    $7,890

  • Machinist (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Machine Shop- Associate Degree

    East Central Community College

    Decatur

    High school diploma or equivalent

    East Central Community College, Decatur · Machinist (associate degree) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$44,900
    Price if you pay yourself$6,590
    More details about Machine Shop- Associate Degree at East Central Community College
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    88%
    Earned in a quarter
    $11,229
    Length
    16 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,820
    Students counted
    20
    a year, estimated
    $44,900
    price
    $6,590

  • Machinist certificate or diplomaIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Machine Shop - 1Yr Certificate

    Hinds Community College

    Vicksburg

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Hinds Community College, Vicksburg · Machinist certificate or diploma · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,055
    More details about Machine Shop - 1Yr Certificate at Hinds Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    30 weeks, 21 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $300
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $4,055

  • CNC or machine operatorIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Machine Tool Operator - 1 Yr Certificate

    Hinds Community College - Raymond / Main Campus

    Raymond

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Hinds Community College - Raymond / Main Campus, Raymond · CNC or machine operator · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,095
    More details about Machine Tool Operator - 1 Yr Certificate at Hinds Community College - Raymond / Main Campus
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    30 weeks, 21 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $300
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $4,095

  • Machinist (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Precision Manufacturing & Machine Technology

    Itawamba Community College - Belden Center

    Belden

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Itawamba Community College - Belden Center, Belden · Machinist (associate degree) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$6,000
    More details about Precision Manufacturing & Machine Technology at Itawamba Community College - Belden Center
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    60 weeks, 22 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $750
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $6,000

  • Machinist certificate or diplomaIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Precision Machining

    Hinds Community College

    Vicksburg

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Hinds Community College, Vicksburg · Machinist certificate or diploma · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$8,060
    More details about Precision Machining at Hinds Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    60 weeks, 21 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,600
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $8,060

  • Machinist certificate or diplomaIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Precision Machining

    JCJC Jasper County Center

    Bay Springs

    High school diploma or equivalent

    JCJC Jasper County Center, Bay Springs · Machinist certificate or diploma · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$10,090
    More details about Precision Machining at JCJC Jasper County Center
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    60 weeks, 33 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $800
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $10,090

  • Machinist (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Machine Tool Occupations - Associate Degree

    East Mississippi Community College - Golden Triangle / Mayhew

    Columbus

    High school diploma or equivalent

    East Mississippi Community College - Golden Triangle / Mayhew, Columbus · Machinist (associate degree) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$10,400
    More details about Machine Tool Occupations - Associate Degree at East Mississippi Community College - Golden Triangle / Mayhew
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    60 weeks, 22 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $2,100
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $10,400

How to pay for CNC machinist training in Mississippi

WIOA funding can pay for CNC machinist training in Mississippi

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 Mississippi

lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
27th of 30
other states where the typical program's graduates earned less
3 of 11
CNC machinist programs here, against the typical state's 8
12 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 Mississippi

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 Mississippi machinist program numbers come from

Which Mississippi machinist programs are on this list?

These are the machinist programs Mississippi 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 Mississippi offers.

How Mississippi 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 Mississippi

Sources for the facts about CNC machinist training in Mississippi

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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