Heavy Equipment Operation & Maintenance

Dig into your future: Build a solid career in Heavy Equipment!

Think about it—roads, schools, stadiums, and skyscrapers all rely on skilled heavy equipment operators to make them possible. These pros shape the ground beneath our cities, moving dirt and aggregate to create a solid foundation for everything we build. Without them, construction would literally fall apart.

At CLC, our Heavy Equipment program is all about hands-on learning. Whether you choose the one-year or two-year track, your “classroom” will be our massive outdoor training lab. Here, you’ll master excavators, dozers, skid steers, and other powerful machines while gaining the skills to keep them running strong. You’ll also earn your Commercial Driver’s License (CDL).

Sure, learning heavy equipment takes grit—but with our expert instructors guiding you, you’ll gain the confidence and skills to succeed. Join us and start building the future—one bucket load at a time.

Fast Facts

  • In our program you will earn an OSHA 10-hour safety card, a Class A CDL, an American Red Cross/CPR/AED certification, and a Minnesota aggregate production certification.
  • You will learn to maintain and operate a front-end loader, backhoe, excavator, skid steer, haul truck, dozer and motor grader.
  • You will hone your skills in our expansive 360-acre lab.
heavy equipment operator

Get-hands on experience in the only 360-acre sandbox in the state! 

Median Annual Salary

$56,160 ($27.00 hr)*

US Annual Job Openings 41,500

Currently Employed
468,000

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“When driving down the road students say, ‘I helped build that road' or 'I worked on that overpass’. They get to take pride in the things they build.”
Anji Mousseau
Program coordinator
“They really stress the maintenance aspect here. So, if you came from this program, when something goes wrong, you can call your boss and say, I think this is what broke, or even fix it yourself.”
Olivia Spikberg
Student

The CLC Promise

Central Lakes College promises to provide you with an extraordinary education
that is affordable, accessible and enhances quality of your life.

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*Source: CareerOneStop – US Dept. of Labor

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