Warren County Career Center’s NCCER Certified Heavy Equipment Operation and Site Construction program offers a 600-hour course, utilizing the NCCER curriculum, the only Nationally Recognized Certificate in the industry. You will get 240 hours of classroom training and 240 hours of hands-on field training. The last 120 hours will be an externship with an area contractor. You will train on 11 pieces of state-of-the-art Caterpillar equipment. Additional instruction will include: blueprints, grade checking equipment, GPS equipment (survey and machine operation), safety, and preventive maintenance.
Highly trained, qualified workers are in demand for the Heavy Equipment Operation occupation. According to the U. S. Department of Labor forecast, this occupation will grow at a rate of 13% to 15% per year through 2014. This does not take into account the 6.5 million workers (baby boomers) that are going to retire in the next five years. According to the same agency, the salary ranges from $15.00 to $22.16 per hour.
The Warren County Career Center’s Heavy Equipment Operation and Site Construction program is recognized by local contractors as being the best training facility in Southwest Ohio, not just with the best machines, but with a combined instructor experience of over 85 years of heavy equipment operation.
See the "How to Enroll in a Full Time Program" page for details.
Upcoming Class Start/End Dates:
Classes meet 8:00am – 4:30pm Monday thru Friday plus two Saturdays
Admission Requirements:
Contact Coordinator Dick Reese at 513-932-8145 ext. 5323 or dick.reese@mywccc.org.
Gainful Employment Statistics for Program Completers 2009-2010
Program Tuition: $8,700
Textbooks & Supplies: Included
Median Loan Debt: $5,510
CIP Code: 49.0202
SOC Code: 47-2070
On-time Completion Rate: 99.5%
Placement Rate: 99.66%
O-net Link: http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos255.htm