About
Heavy Equipment Colleges of America in North Carolina was created to help provide students an education in heavy equipment and crane operations. Heavy equipment and crane operations is a great choice for students looking to acquire entry-level skills that will serve them for a lifetime.
Heavy Equipment Colleges of America also has five other locations. These include:
- Georgia
- Oklahoma
- California – San Bernardino
- California – Ft. Irwin (*Location is on a military base and is VETERAN ONLY – Career Skills Program (CSP)*)
- Washington (*Location is on military base and is VETERAN ONLY – Career Skills Program (CSP)*and VA Education Benefits)
Programs Offered
Our goal, first and foremost, is to aid you in preparing for a reliable career in heavy equipment and crane operations. As a result, we strive to help you attain the skills, credentials and knowledge necessary to find a steady job with fair compensation. We do this by offering you a variety of programs dedicated to providing you with a solid foundation upon which you can add increasingly advanced skills as you go. These include the following programs:
- Certificate of Heavy Equipment Operations – Level I
- Certificate of Heavy Equipment Operations – Level II
- Certificate of Heavy Equipment Operations – Mobile Crane
Once your training is complete, you will be qualified for a wide array of jobs in the construction industry. These include jobs in:
- Commonly-used Cranes and Heavy Equipment
- Safety Operations
- Equipment Maintenance
- Site Management and Preparation
- Trenching
- Residential and Commercial Construction
- Road Construction
- Underground and Utilities
- Excavation
Heavy Equipment Colleges of America (HEC) is a group of private training and education colleges that specialize in training entry-level heavy equipment and crane operation. With six locations across the country, our education facilities train many students, as well as local businesses, with an interest in learning more about skilled trades in the heavy equipment and crane industries. These industries include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Commonly-used Cranes and Heavy Equipment
- Safety Operations
- Equipment Maintenance
- Site Management and Preparation
- Trenching
- Residential and Commercial Construction
- Road Construction
- Underground and Utilities
- Excavation
- Oil/gas
- Waste/recycling
- Mining
This list of our locations are as follows:
- North Carolina
- Georgia
- Oklahoma
- California – San Bernardino
- California – Ft. Irwin (*CSP only)
- Washington (*CSP only)
HEC is proud to be able to offer our students and our clients a wide range of services when it comes to certification, as well as developing skills that will be useful for a lifetime. We have been perfecting our strategy for more than a decade to ensure that we provide the most effective education and heavy equipment and crane operation training available. We also offer services to businesses in the heavy equipment and crane operations industries.
Are you looking for education or certification options for your employees? We offer industry services tailored to your specific needs. Whether on our site or yours, we are passionate in ensuring that individuals working in heavy equipment or crane operation are as educated and well-trained as possible, and we are happy to bring that passion to your workplace.
Our certifications are ADEPT and NCCCO. Our experienced instructors can make the trip to your business site and get to work training your employees right away.
Heavy Equipment Certification
How can you be sure your workers have the skills and training they need when jobsite safety and productivity are at stake?
Heavy Equipment Certification is the answer.
The Heavy Equipment Certification testing and outcome-based assessment program was created to provide a third-party reliable measurement of the essential skills workers must have to demonstrate proficiency and capability in heavy equipment operations.
