Crane operator training in West Virginia

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

2 schools offer these crane operator programs, and West Virginia 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 West Virginia, all 3 programs take students without a high school diploma.

All 3 are the same kind of program: mobile crane operator course.

See the 3 programs

How much does crane operator training cost in West Virginia?

$4,500 to $6,495

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; Every program that reports it reports exactly 100%
Earned a year, estimated: Not enough data; 3 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Length: Not reported; None of the 3 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 West Virginia may also offer crane operator training. How these figures are made

Is there free crane operator training in West Virginia?

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.³⁴⁵In program year 2024 it paid toward the training of at least 8 people at 1 of the 3 programs here.
Ask an American Job Center whether you qualify, or call 1-877-872-5627.⁶ Before funding training, the center goes through an assessment and a career plan with you.⁵
Or pay yourself. These programs cost $4,500 to $6,495.

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

All 3 crane operator programs in West Virginia approved for WIOA funding

3 programs

Mobile crane operator courseOnlineNo diploma needed
NCCCO Mobile Crane Operator
Crane Edge LLC
Based in Milton, WV
No diploma needed
Crane Edge LLC, based in Milton, WVMobile crane operator courseOnline · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$90,300
Price if you pay yourself$4,500
8 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, NCCCO Mobile Crane Operator at Crane Edge LLC
More details about NCCCO Mobile Crane Operator at Crane Edge LLC
Finished
97%
Working at 6 months
Left out
Earned in a quarter
$22,582
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
310
Earned a year, estimated
$90,300
Price if you pay yourself
$4,500
students trained with WIOA funding
8
Program website, NCCCO Mobile Crane Operator at Crane Edge LLC
Mobile crane operator courseIn personNo diploma needed
Mobile Crane Operations I
Performance Training Solutions LLC
Reynoldsburg, OH
No diploma needed
Performance Training Solutions LLC, Reynoldsburg, OHMobile crane operator courseIn person · No diploma needed
Classes are outside West Virginia; West Virginia approved the program for its funding.
Earned a year, estimated$58,400
Price if you pay yourself$6,495
Program website, Mobile Crane Operations I at Performance Training Solutions LLC
More details about Mobile Crane Operations I at Performance Training Solutions LLC
Finished
93%
Working at 6 months
Left out
Earned in a quarter
$14,607
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
103
Earned a year, estimated
$58,400
Price if you pay yourself
$6,495
Program website, Mobile Crane Operations I at Performance Training Solutions LLC
Mobile crane operator courseOnlineNo diploma needed
Mobile Crane Operator NCCCO
Crane Edge LLC
Based in Milton, WV
No diploma needed
Crane Edge LLC, based in Milton, WVMobile crane operator courseOnline · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$52,000
Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
Program website, Mobile Crane Operator NCCCO at Crane Edge LLC
More details about Mobile Crane Operator NCCCO at Crane Edge LLC
Finished
97%
Working at 6 months
Left out
Earned in a quarter
$13,000
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
Not reported
Students counted
37
Earned a year, estimated
$52,000
Price if you pay yourself
Not reported
Program website, Mobile Crane Operator NCCCO at Crane Edge LLC

How to pay for crane operator training in West Virginia

WIOA funding can pay for crane operator training in West Virginia

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 West Virginia

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

Where the West Virginia crane operator program numbers come from

Which West Virginia crane operator programs are on this list?

These are the crane operator programs West Virginia 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 West Virginia offers.

How the prices and results of West Virginia 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 West Virginia figures?

We leave out the share working 6 months later for West Virginia: every program that reports it reports exactly 100%.

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