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CNC machinist training in Missouri

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

12 schools offer these machinist programs, and Missouri 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 Missouri, 18 of the 21 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 9 are taught partly or fully online.

See the 21 programs

How much does CNC machinist training cost in Missouri?

$1,940 to $12,668 is what most CNC machinist programs in Missouri cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 21 programs with a price. All of them: $250 to $40,005

In the typical program

Finished the program
Not reported
Working 6 months later
Not reported
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Length
16 to 64 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 Missouri may also offer CNC machinist training. How these figures are made

Is there free CNC machinist training in Missouri?

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

CNC machinist training in St. Louis, Springfield, Farmington and other Missouri cities

Areas with 10 or more programs have a page of their own. Choosing another area filters the list below. 3 programs are online.

All 21 CNC machinist programs in Missouri approved for WIOA funding

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21 programs

  • Machinist (associate degree)HybridNo diploma needed

    Precision Machining Technology

    Jefferson College

    Hillsboro

    No diploma needed

    Jefferson College, Hillsboro · Machinist (associate degree) · Hybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$7,788
    Program website, Precision Machining Technology at Jefferson College
    More details about Precision Machining Technology at Jefferson College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    64 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $7,091
    Students counted
    40
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $7,788

  • Machinist (associate degree)In personNo diploma needed

    Precision Machining Technology AAS

    Ozarks Technical Community College

    Springfield

    No diploma needed

    Ozarks Technical Community College, Springfield · Machinist (associate degree) · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$12,003
    Program website, Precision Machining Technology AAS at Ozarks Technical Community College
    More details about Precision Machining Technology AAS at Ozarks Technical Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    64 weeks, 15 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $2,000
    Students counted
    18
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $12,003

  • Machinist certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed

    Precision Machining Technology Certificate

    Ozarks Technical Community College

    Springfield

    No diploma needed

    Ozarks Technical Community College, Springfield · Machinist certificate or diploma · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$6,528
    Program website, Precision Machining Technology Certificate at Ozarks Technical Community College
    More details about Precision Machining Technology Certificate at Ozarks Technical Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    32 weeks, 15 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,000
    Students counted
    13
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $6,528

  • Machinist (associate degree)HybridNo diploma needed

    Advanced Precision Machining Technology-Try

    Ranken Technical College

    Saint Louis

    No diploma needed

    Ranken Technical College, Saint Louis · Machinist (associate degree) · Hybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$40,005
    Program website, Advanced Precision Machining Technology-Try at Ranken Technical College
    More details about Advanced Precision Machining Technology-Try at Ranken Technical College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    80 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $7,780
    Students counted
    13
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $40,005

  • Short course or single classIn personNo diploma needed

    Machine Tool Semester 1/ Cnc Semester 2

    Unitec Career Center

    Bonne Terre

    No diploma needed

    Unitec Career Center, Bonne Terre · Short course or single class · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$250
    Program website, Machine Tool Semester 1/ Cnc Semester 2 at Unitec Career Center
    More details about Machine Tool Semester 1/ Cnc Semester 2 at Unitec Career Center
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    15 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $205
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $250

  • Machinist certificate or diplomaOnlineNo diploma needed

    CNC Fabricator

    Workforge LLC

    Based in Kansas City, MO

    No diploma needed

    Workforge LLC, based in Kansas City, MO · Machinist certificate or diploma · Online · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$380
    More details about CNC Fabricator at Workforge LLC
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    1 week, 19 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $380

  • Machinist certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed

    Machining Technology

    Missouri State University, Springfield

    West Plains

    No diploma needed

    Missouri State University, Springfield, West Plains · Machinist certificate or diploma · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$850
    Program website, Machining Technology at Missouri State University, Springfield
    More details about Machining Technology at Missouri State University, Springfield
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    12 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $850

  • CNC or machine operatorOnlineNo diploma needed

    CNC Machining Center Operator

    Workforge LLC

    Based in Kansas City, MO

    No diploma needed

    Workforge LLC, based in Kansas City, MO · CNC or machine operator · Online · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,160
    More details about CNC Machining Center Operator at Workforge LLC
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    2 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $1,160

  • Machinist certificate or diplomaHybridNo diploma needed

    Machine Tool/ Cnc Programming Prep.

    Unitec Career Center

    Bonne Terre

    No diploma needed

    Unitec Career Center, Bonne Terre · Machinist certificate or diploma · Hybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,500
    Program website, Machine Tool/ Cnc Programming Prep. at Unitec Career Center
    More details about Machine Tool/ Cnc Programming Prep. at Unitec Career Center
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    74 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $1,500

  • CNC or machine operatorOnlineNo diploma needed

    CNC Lathe Operator

    Workforge LLC

    Based in Kansas City, MO

    No diploma needed

    Workforge LLC, based in Kansas City, MO · CNC or machine operator · Online · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,940
    More details about CNC Lathe Operator at Workforge LLC
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    3 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $1,940

  • Machinist certificate or diplomaIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Precision Machining Technology: CS

    St. Louis Community College, District

    Bridgeton

    High school diploma or equivalent

    St. Louis Community College, District, Bridgeton · Machinist certificate or diploma · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,074
    Program website, Precision Machining Technology: CS at St. Louis Community College, District
    More details about Precision Machining Technology: CS at St. Louis Community College, District
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    16 weeks, 17 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,100
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $2,074

  • Machinist certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed

    Precision Machining

    Cape Girardeau Career & Technology Center

    Cape Girardeau

    No diploma needed

    Cape Girardeau Career & Technology Center, Cape Girardeau · Machinist certificate or diploma · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,900
    Program website, Precision Machining at Cape Girardeau Career & Technology Center
    More details about Precision Machining at Cape Girardeau Career & Technology Center
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    45 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $65
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $2,900

  • Machinist certificate or diplomaHybridNo diploma needed

    Machine Tool Technology

    Mineral Area College, Park Hills

    Park Hills

    No diploma needed

    Mineral Area College, Park Hills, Park Hills · Machinist certificate or diploma · Hybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$5,520
    Program website, Machine Tool Technology at Mineral Area College, Park Hills
    More details about Machine Tool Technology at Mineral Area College, Park Hills
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    35 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $3,364
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $5,520

  • Machinist certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed

    Precision Machining Technology Specialist Certificate

    Ozarks Technical Community College

    Springfield

    No diploma needed

    Ozarks Technical Community College, Springfield · Machinist certificate or diploma · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$6,528
    Program website, Precision Machining Technology Specialist Certificate at Ozarks Technical Community College
    More details about Precision Machining Technology Specialist Certificate at Ozarks Technical Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    32 weeks, 15 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $500
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $6,528

  • Machinist certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed

    Precision Machining (cnc Machining)

    East Central College

    Union

    No diploma needed

    East Central College, Union · Machinist certificate or diploma · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$7,009
    Program website, Precision Machining (cnc Machining) at East Central College
    More details about Precision Machining (cnc Machining) at East Central College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    34 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $2,167
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $7,009

  • Machinist certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed

    Precision Machining (cnc Machining)

    East Central College, Bic

    Union

    No diploma needed

    East Central College, Bic, Union · Machinist certificate or diploma · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$7,009
    Program website, Precision Machining (cnc Machining) at East Central College, Bic
    More details about Precision Machining (cnc Machining) at East Central College, Bic
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $2,167
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $7,009

  • Machinist (associate degree)In personNo diploma needed

    Precision Machining

    East Central College

    Union

    No diploma needed

    East Central College, Union · Machinist (associate degree) · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$12,668
    Program website, Precision Machining at East Central College
    More details about Precision Machining at East Central College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    64 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $3,165
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $12,668

  • Machinist (associate degree)In personNo diploma needed

    Precision Machining

    East Central College, Bic

    Union

    No diploma needed

    East Central College, Bic, Union · Machinist (associate degree) · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$12,668
    Program website, Precision Machining at East Central College, Bic
    More details about Precision Machining at East Central College, Bic
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    64 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $3,165
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $12,668

  • Machinist certificate or diplomaHybridNo diploma needed

    Precision Machining Technology - Troy

    Ranken Technical College

    Saint Louis

    No diploma needed

    Ranken Technical College, Saint Louis · Machinist certificate or diploma · Hybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$15,956
    Program website, Precision Machining Technology - Troy at Ranken Technical College
    More details about Precision Machining Technology - Troy at Ranken Technical College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    64 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $4,845
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $15,956

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

    Precision Machining Technology

    State Technical College Of Missouri

    Linn

    High school diploma or equivalent

    State Technical College Of Missouri, Linn · Machinist (associate degree) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$21,760
    Program website, Precision Machining Technology at State Technical College Of Missouri
    More details about Precision Machining Technology at State Technical College Of Missouri
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    76 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $9,102
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $21,760

  • Machinist certificate or diplomaHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Advanced Precision Machining Technology

    Ranken Technical College

    Saint Louis

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Ranken Technical College, Saint Louis · Machinist certificate or diploma · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$33,610
    Program website, Advanced Precision Machining Technology at Ranken Technical College
    More details about Advanced Precision Machining Technology at Ranken Technical College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    64 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $3,950
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $33,610

How to pay for CNC machinist training in Missouri

WIOA funding can pay for CNC machinist training in Missouri

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 Missouri

programs with a price cost under $2,000
6 of 21
lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
26th of 30
CNC machinist programs here, against the typical state's 8
21 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 Missouri

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 Missouri machinist program numbers come from

Which Missouri machinist programs are on this list?

These are the machinist programs Missouri 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 Missouri offers.

How Missouri 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 Missouri

Sources for the facts about CNC machinist training in Missouri

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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