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Heavy Equipment Operations & Engineering

Heavy Equipment Operations & Engineering

Gain Skills in Operating Heavy Construction Equipment
Great buildings, parks, neighborhoods, roads and homes depend on a properly prepared site.  Heavy Equipment Operations & Engineering will teach you to use and maintain a wide range of equipment—and to understand why and how to create landscapes that will support great structures.

ABOUT

MADE IN THE TRADES

Learn how to operate and maintain a wide range of earth-moving equipment. Interpret and understand soil types as it applies to civil drawings and site maps.

What you will learn: Clearing and excavating, moving and grading earth, digging, slopping, stripping, backfilling, minor maintenance and repair, blueprint reading, construction math, equipment safety, field layout and measurement.

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    Great Oaks Career Campuses is accredited by the Commission of the Council on Occupational Education.

All students must have a high school diploma or HSE (High School Equivalency) to start the program and be 18 years old by the completion of the program. HSE hotline: 513.612.5806 

Program Quick Facts

  • 700 hours

  • Monday through Thursday, 4:30 pm to 10:00 pm

  • Start Date: January 5, 2026
    End Date: September 22, 2026
    No Class in July

  • Direct Cost:  The cost of the program

    Tuition: $7,138
    Books/Tools/Supplies: $2,250
    Total*: $9,388 (Subject to change)

    Please note:  Books, tools and supplies are a requirement of each program and are a mandatory cost of the program.

    Click here to learn more about financial aid and other sources of assistance

    Indirect Costs:  These are not costs to attend Great Oaks, but an estimate of living expenses you may have while attending school.  They are shown for federal financial aid purposes, and include child care, housing, transportation, etc.

    Dependent Student: $10,792
    Independent Student: $13,565

    • NCCER
    • Bobcat Skid Steer 
    • CPR/First Aid
    • OSHA 10

  • Molly Maundrell, Career Planning Specialist 
    maundrem@greatoaks.com
    text or call 513.612.5790

    Mark Runk, Instructor
    Runkm@greatoaks.com or 513.771.8881