Water treatment operator training in Indiana
2 water and wastewater programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free
1 school offers these water treatment programs, and Indiana has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.
Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators run the machines that move and treat water. They typically need at least a high school diploma and long-term training on the job, and a state license is usually required; licenses have several levels, and employers may prefer applicants with a certificate or degree in a field such as water treatment technology.1 Under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, every state must run a certification program for the operators of community water systems, or lose a fifth of its federal drinking water grant; the state sets the levels and exams.2
In Indiana, both programs ask for earlier courses first.
Both are the same kind of program: water or wastewater apprenticeship.
See the 2 programsHow much does water treatment operator training cost in Indiana?
$7,000
is the price of each of the 2 programs with a price, if you pay yourself
These two programs
- Finished the program
- 51% to 70%
- Working 6 months later
- 88% to 100%
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $49,000 to $50,800
- Length
- 104 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 Indiana may also offer water treatment operator training. How these figures are made
All 2 water and wastewater programs in Indiana approved for WIOA funding
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Wastewater Systems Operations Specialist Apprentice
Alliance of Indiana Rural Water
Franklin
Education and courses
Earned a year, estimated$49,000Price if you pay yourself$7,000Program website, Wastewater Systems Operations Specialist Apprentice at Alliance of Indiana Rural WaterMore details about Wastewater Systems Operations Specialist Apprentice at Alliance of Indiana Rural Water
- Finished
- 70%
- Working at 6 months
- 88%
- Earned in a quarter
- $12,244
- Length
- 104 weeks, 12 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $300
- Students counted
- 75
- Earned a year, estimated
- $49,000
- Price if you pay yourself
- $7,000
Water Systems Operations Specialist Apprentice
Alliance of Indiana Rural Water
Franklin
Education and courses
Earned a year, estimated$50,800Price if you pay yourself$7,000Program website, Water Systems Operations Specialist Apprentice at Alliance of Indiana Rural WaterMore details about Water Systems Operations Specialist Apprentice at Alliance of Indiana Rural Water
- Finished
- 51%
- Working at 6 months
- 100%
- Earned in a quarter
- $12,709
- Length
- 104 weeks, 12 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $400
- Students counted
- 71
- Earned a year, estimated
- $50,800
- Price if you pay yourself
- $7,000
No programs match these filters.
How to pay for water treatment operator training in Indiana
WIOA funding can pay for water treatment operator training in Indiana
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 water treatment 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 water treatment 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.
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Where the Indiana water treatment program numbers come from
Which Indiana water treatment programs are on this list?
These are the water treatment programs Indiana 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 Indiana offers.
How the prices and results of Indiana water treatment 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 water treatment operator training in Indiana
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- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
- US Code: 42 U.S.C. 300g-8, operator certification
- US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
- US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
- 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)
- US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
- US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
- US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
- US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
- 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