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Crane operator training in Oklahoma

4 crane operator programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

2 schools offer these crane operator programs, and Oklahoma has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Crane and tower operators lift and move materials, machinery and other heavy loads, usually guided by signals from workers on the ground. Training can take several months, many operators first spend years running other construction equipment or working as riggers and signalers, and some states and cities require a crane operator license.1 On construction sites, federal rules require employers to make sure each crane operator is certified, by an accredited testing organization, or licensed before running most cranes, and the employer must provide that certification at no cost to the worker.2

In Oklahoma, 2 of the 4 programs take students without a high school diploma, 1 asks for a diploma or equivalent and 1 asks for earlier courses first.

By kind, the 4 programs here are mobile crane operator course (2 programs), rigger and signal person course (1 program) and tower or overhead crane course (1 program).

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How much does crane operator training cost in Oklahoma?

$3,625 to $14,712

from the lowest-priced program to the highest, if you pay yourself

In the typical program

Finished the program
Not enough data
3 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Working 6 months later
Left out
Far more of Oklahoma's programs report exactly 100% than in other states
Earned a year, estimated
Left out
The figure filed fails our checks
Length
Not reported
None of the 4 programs report it

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Oklahoma may also offer crane operator training. How these figures are made

The year of these Oklahoma figures is uncertain. Oklahoma has not sent its program year 2024 data to the federal site, so check with the school and an American Job Center that the program is still approved and the funding terms still apply. We will update this page when that data is out. More on this

Is there free crane operator training in Oklahoma?

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

All 4 crane operator programs in Oklahoma approved for WIOA funding

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4 programs

  • Rigger and signal person courseHybridNo diploma needed

    Rigger/Signal Person

    4C Welding and Industrial Center

    Hugo

    No diploma needed

    4C Welding and Industrial Center, HugoRigger and signal person courseHybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,625
    More details about Rigger/Signal Person at 4C Welding and Industrial Center
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $1,300
    Students counted
    226
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $3,625

  • Mobile crane operator courseIn personNo diploma needed

    Certificate of Mobile Crane Operations

    Heavy Equipment Colleges of America

    Oklahoma City

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Heavy Equipment Colleges of America, Oklahoma CityMobile crane operator course · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$11,522

    18 students trained with WIOA funding

    School website, Certificate of Mobile Crane Operations at Heavy Equipment Colleges of America
    More details about Certificate of Mobile Crane Operations at Heavy Equipment Colleges of America
    Finished
    99%
    Working at 6 months
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $140
    Students counted
    149
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $11,522
    students trained with WIOA funding
    18
    School website, Certificate of Mobile Crane Operations at Heavy Equipment Colleges of America

  • Mobile crane operator courseIn personPrerequisite courses

    Certificate of Lattice Boom Crane Operations

    Heavy Equipment Colleges of America

    Oklahoma City

    Accredited school

    Prerequisite courses

    Heavy Equipment Colleges of America, Oklahoma CityMobile crane operator course · Accredited schoolIn person · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimatedLeft out
    Price if you pay yourself$14,712
    School website, Certificate of Lattice Boom Crane Operations at Heavy Equipment Colleges of America
    More details about Certificate of Lattice Boom Crane Operations at Heavy Equipment Colleges of America
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    Left out
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $140
    Students counted
    89
    Earned a year, estimated
    Left out
    Price if you pay yourself
    $14,712
    School website, Certificate of Lattice Boom Crane Operations at Heavy Equipment Colleges of America

  • Tower or overhead crane courseIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Certificate of Heavy Equipment Operations - Tower Crane

    Heavy Equipment Colleges of America

    Oklahoma City

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Heavy Equipment Colleges of America, Oklahoma CityTower or overhead crane course · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$8,258
    Program website, Certificate of Heavy Equipment Operations - Tower Crane at Heavy Equipment Colleges of America
    More details about Certificate of Heavy Equipment Operations - Tower Crane at Heavy Equipment Colleges of America
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $75
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $8,258
    Program website, Certificate of Heavy Equipment Operations - Tower Crane at Heavy Equipment Colleges of America

How to pay for crane operator training in Oklahoma

WIOA funding can pay for crane operator training in Oklahoma

Every program on this page is approved for it. Whether you qualify, how much your local area pays and how to apply are on our page Does WIOA pay for job training?

Financial aid and grants for crane operator 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 crane operator 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.

Other training in Oklahoma

How crane operator training compares with the rest of skilled trades: Trade school programs in Oklahoma

Where the Oklahoma crane operator program numbers come from

Which Oklahoma crane operator programs are on this list?

These are the crane operator programs Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma offers.

How the prices and results of Oklahoma crane operator programs are measured

Prices are tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported them; check the current price with the school. Results describe students who left each program in recent years, so they are no guarantee, and the yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. A program without a "Trained with WIOA funding" line may still take WIOA students. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported", and "Left out" where a figure was filed but failed one of our checks; nothing is estimated to fill a gap. Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

How reliable are the Oklahoma figures?

The US Department of Labor's own results site says Oklahoma has not yet sent its data for program year 2024.11 So we cannot say which year these figures describe; they may be older. Before you enroll, check with the school and your local American Job Center that the program is still approved and that the funding terms still apply. We will update these pages when the federal site publishes the 2024 data for Oklahoma. We leave out the share working 6 months later for Oklahoma: far more of its programs report exactly 100% than in other states.

Sources for the facts about crane operator training in Oklahoma

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Material Moving Machine Operators
  2. Electronic Code of Federal Regulations: 29 CFR 1926.1427, Operator training, certification, and evaluation
  3. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  4. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  5. Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
  6. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  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
  11. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: search page, note on states with known data quality concerns