Heavy Equipment Colleges of America (HEC)

Ditch Witch - Wed July 12, 2023

Ditch Witch Enters Agreement With Heavy Equipment Colleges of America to Offer HDD Training

Careers in horizontal directional drilling can be lucrative and fulfilling and are needed and perhaps most importantly, available. A lack of qualified operators is a major pain point for HDD companies around the world....

NCCCO - Mon February 21, 2022

First Veterans in VICTOR Program Announced

The first recipients of the VICTOR program were announced recently by the NCCCO Foundation and Heavy Equipment Colleges of America (HEC). The Veteran In Crane Training Outstanding Recognition (or V.I.C.T.O.R.) award is presented to the top-performing veteran in each HEC training class for NCCCO mobile crane operator certification....

Manitowoc - Mon November 22, 2021

VIDEO: Upwardly Mobile: Becoming a Crane Operator is Rewarding Career Option

Whether it's because of high wages, increased opportunities or the ability to handle loads easier than ever before, there may never have been a better time to be — or become — a crane operator....

NCCCO - Mon November 15, 2021

NCCCO Foundation, Heavy Equipment Colleges of America Launch VICTOR Recognition Program

The NCCCO Foundation and Heavy Equipment Colleges of America (HEC) announced the launch of a new program designed to recognize top-performing veterans. The announcement was made at the Sixth Annual Industry Forum on Personnel Qualifications held on Veterans Day in Arlington, Va., and hosted by the NCCCO Foundation....

Manitowoc - Mon June 07, 2021

HEC Students Engage in MLC100-1 Assembly Safety Class

Heavy Equipment Colleges of America (HEC) students in Stonecrest, Ga., took part in an assembly safety class on May 19 that used a new Manitowoc MLC100-1. Students spent the day watching the unit being assembled and tested at the school's field-testing site shortly after HEC took delivery of the new crane....