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Machining & CNC Schools in Alabama

20 schools in Alabama offer machining & cnc-related programs, compared below on official cost, completion, and earnings data. Prefer to earn while you learn? 26 registered apprenticeship sponsors in Alabama train machining & cnc apprentices — see apprenticeships. Federal program data groups machining & cnc with welding — schools below may offer any of these.

Schools in Alabama
20
Median net price / yr (Alabama)
$6,142
national: $8,501
Median earnings (Alabama)
$32,937
national: $38,354
Apprenticeship sponsors
26
earn while training

Schools, ranked by earnings per tuition dollar

SchoolCityTypeNet price / yrCompletionEarnings (10 yr)
George C Wallace Community College-DothanDothanpublic$1,17036.5%$31,399
Reid State Technical CollegeEvergreenpublic$1,73950.3%$28,982
Northeast Alabama Community CollegeRainsvillepublic$2,75646.3%$34,913
Northwest Shoals Community CollegeMuscle Shoalspublic$2,83837.2%$33,828
Lurleen B Wallace Community CollegeAndalusiapublic$2,79242.5%$32,307
Gadsden State Community CollegeGadsdenpublic$3,51531.2%$32,937
Southern Union State Community CollegeWadleypublic$6,14230.3%$36,597
Bevill State Community CollegeJasperpublic$5,93735.9%$34,107
Bishop State Community CollegeMobilepublic$5,39728%$29,916
Lawson State Community CollegeBirminghampublic$6,27524%$31,701
John C Calhoun State Community CollegeTannerpublic$7,66029.9%$38,192
J. F. Drake State Community and Technical CollegeHuntsvillepublic$6,00520.7%$28,281
H Councill Trenholm State Community CollegeMontgomerypublic$8,32539.5%$32,183
George C Wallace State Community College-SelmaSelmapublic$9,27230.4%$31,598
George C Wallace State Community College-HancevilleHancevillepublic$13,17044.4%$39,842
Coastal Alabama Community CollegeBay Minettepublic$13,64424.1%$34,894
Shelton State Community CollegeTuscaloosapublic$14,55722%$35,014
Central Alabama Community CollegeAlexander Citypublic$15,99627.6%$33,506
Fortis Institute-BirminghamBirminghamprivate for-profit$25,94653.3%$32,886
J F Ingram State Technical CollegeDeatsvillepublicnot reported17.5%not reported

Ranking = median earnings 10 years after entry per $1,000 of average yearly net price (methodology). Schools without both figures sort last — "not reported" means the federal dataset lacks the value, not that the school is bad.

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Data: U.S. Dept of Education College Scorecard (most recent release, pulled July 2026) + U.S. Dept of Labor apprenticeship.gov. Methodology & provenance. Independent site — not affiliated with any government agency.