New York's only licensed heavy equipment operator training school
Expert, hands-on training on a complete variety of heavy equipment. Open 7 days a week, with a schedule built around your life.
Now offering commercial driver training
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What you will learn to run
The skid-steer is a very unique machine. It is capable of 360° (zero-radius) turning, which makes it extremely maneuverable and indispensable on compact job sites.
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Though it is one of the smallest machines on any large construction site, the backhoe is by far the most versatile machine in the heavy equipment industry.
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Need to dig a 16 foot hole or do some deep trenching? There’s no better machine than an excavator. They’re often used in the heavy construction business for drainage and conduit projects.
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Here on Long Island where snow removal, hurricane clean-up and beach erosion require sand or debris movement, the front end loader can be an indispensable machine.
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Though it looks simple, the bulldozer is one of the more difficult machines to master. Extremely powerful and nimble, it easily clears and levels land with its 6 way tilting blade.
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Request custom trainingNo cost, no obligation
Every Saturday at 11:00 AM, free and no obligation. Come walk the yard, sit in a machine and meet the instructors before you commit to anything. Pick a time below.
Would rather talk first? Call (631) 648-9991, text (631) 319-0020, or send us a message.
Classes start at
7:00 AM
We emulate the hours that the trades work. Open 7 days a week, 12 months a year.
Our campus
The LEARN Center emulates a construction environment in every way possible. From the latest safety training to hands-on field instruction, we are dedicated to providing a well-rounded heavy equipment operation education that is first-class in the industry.
Licensed, approved and accredited
Who we help
GI Bill certificates of eligibility accepted, and we handle the certification.
Most of our students are starting over. You do not need any experience.
Plenty of people come to us later in life and get straight into the seat.
We are NYSED ACCES-VR approved and work directly with your counselor.
We fought for a graduate to train with a prosthetic leg. He finished with no restrictions.
Payment plans tailored to you, plus three lending partners and grant funding.
Student success
Hear it from them. Three of our graduates on what the training did for them.
Completed training with a prosthetic leg, and got hired in the industry.
Brandon graduated from The LEARN Center less than a year ago. We helped fight for his vocational rehabilitation as a heavy equipment operator, as some doubted he could operate heavy equipment with a prosthetic leg. Brandon completed all necessary training with no restriction and already has a great new job in the industry.
The first female heavy equipment operator for the NYC DOT.
Yolanda continued her training after graduating from The LEARN Center and passed her test to become a heavy equipment operator for the Department of Transportation. Yolanda is now the first woman heavy equipment operator for the DOT.
Certified on the backhoe, hired as an excavator operator.
Shelly Anne also continued her training after graduating from The LEARN Center. She is certified on the backhoe and found a job as an excavator operator. We worked with Shelly Anne to provide all the resources and training she needed to be successful on the excavator.
What graduates say
The whole staff is remarkable. They go above and beyond to teach and give real feedback, advice, and solid teaching skills on how to safely operate all heavy equipment.
It has been awesome, they get around to all aspects of an operator engineer career, from mechanical failures to fixes, to daily conditions of a work site.
Phenomenal. George and his team were fantastic. Took us through safety protocols and then in a very safe and fun experience we all learned how to work a bunch of the big machines. Everyone had a blast.
Great place to learn how to operate heavy equipment. Actually the only place really, to learn to run backhoes, bulldozers, excavators, payloaders, skidsteers, blueprint reading, and all that goes with the excavation business. Flexible with schedules and help with financing.
More ways forward
The full 301 hour program across all five machines.
View programConstruction outreach training required to work in New York.
View coursesSite Safety Training courses and SST card packages.
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See optionsCall or email The LEARN Center today to create your customized education program and get started on your new career in heavy equipment operation.
Open 7 days a week, except major holidays
Classes run daily from 7:00 AM to 2:30 PM