Heavy Equipment Operations & Engineering
- Program Length
700 hours, 32 weeks
- Days/Times
Monday through Friday, 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm
- Program Dates
Start Date: March 14, 2022
End Date: September 29, 2022
- Program Campus Location
Scarlet Oaks Career Campus
303 Scarlet Oaks Drive
Cincinnati, Ohio 45241
(Formerly 3254 East Kemper Road)
- Tuition Information
Direct Cost: The cost of the program
Tuition: $6,489
Books/Tools/Supplies: $2,249
Total*: $8,738 (Subject to change)Please note: Books, tools and supplies are a requirement of each program and are a mandatory cost of the program.
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- Other Costs
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, transportations, etc.
Dependent Student: $8,069
Independent Student: $14,052
- Available Certifications
- NCCER
- CPR
- OSHA
- Contact Information
Hotline
513.771.8881Marty Lopinto, Career Planning Specialist
lopintom@greatoaks.com or 513.612.5790Mark Runk, Instructor
Runkm@greatoaks.com or 513.771.8881
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.
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.
Learn about one of the many career options in this field!
Learn about construction in Ohio! Go to I Build America – Ohio.
For job outlook and wages for Heavy Equipment Operations & Engineering visit www.onetonline.org.
Enrollment Requirements:
- Attend an information session (online)
- Fill out an online application on the student portal
- Start your financial aid process
- Successfully achieve a Level 4 on the WorkKeys® Assessments
- Submit all required documents
- All financial aid paperwork and/or payment
- Sign all required documents in the student portal
All students must be 18 years old by the completion of the program and have a high school diploma or HSE (High School Equivalency). HSE hotline: 513.612.5806
Accredited by the Commission of the Council on Occupational Education
