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Heavy equipment operator training in Vermont

1 heavy equipment operator program with costs, results and funding that can make it free

One school offers this heavy equipment operator program, and Vermont has approved it for workforce funding. It shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Heavy equipment operators drive and control the machines that build roads, bridges and buildings. Most have a high school diploma and learn on the job or in a three- or four-year apprenticeship, and many need a commercial driver's license to haul their equipment between jobsites.1

In Vermont, the one program takes students without a high school diploma.

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How much does heavy equipment operator training cost in Vermont?

$5,500

is what this program costs if you pay yourself

This program

Finished the program
100%
Working 6 months later
75%
Earned a year, estimated
about $45,600
Length
Not reported
The program doesn't 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 Vermont may also offer heavy equipment operator training. How these figures are made

Is there free heavy equipment operator training in Vermont?

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

The one heavy equipment operator program in Vermont approved for WIOA funding

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1 program

  • Heavy equipment operator courseIn personNo diploma needed

    Adult Heavy Equipment Program

    River Bend Career and Technical Center

    Bradford

    No diploma needed

    River Bend Career and Technical Center, BradfordHeavy equipment operator courseIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$45,600
    Price if you pay yourself$5,500
    More details about Adult Heavy Equipment Program at River Bend Career and Technical Center
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    75%
    Earned in a quarter
    $11,400
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    12
    Earned a year, estimated
    $45,600
    Price if you pay yourself
    $5,500

How to pay for heavy equipment operator training in Vermont

WIOA funding can pay for heavy equipment operator training in Vermont

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 heavy equipment 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.67

GI Bill for heavy equipment operator training

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.8

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Other training in Vermont

How heavy equipment operator training compares with the rest of skilled trades: Trade school programs in Vermont

Where the Vermont heavy equipment operator program numbers come from

Which Vermont heavy equipment operator programs are on this list?

These are the heavy equipment operator programs Vermont 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).9 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 Vermont offers.

How the prices and results of Vermont heavy equipment 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.

Sources for the facts about heavy equipment operator training in Vermont

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Construction Equipment Operators
  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, 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)
  5. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  6. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  8. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  9. 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