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Diesel mechanic training in Kansas

3 diesel mechanic programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

3 schools offer these diesel mechanic programs, and Kansas has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Diesel mechanics inspect and repair buses and trucks and maintain diesel engines of every kind. Community colleges and technical schools offer certificates and degrees in diesel repair, employers may require or prefer certification, and some jobs need a commercial driver's license to test-drive trucks and buses.1 Under federal rules, anyone paid to handle the refrigerant in a truck's cab air conditioning must be certified by an EPA-approved program.2

In Kansas, 1 of the 3 programs takes students without a high school diploma and 2 ask for a diploma or equivalent.

All 3 are the same kind of program: diesel technician certificate or diploma.

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How much does diesel mechanic training cost in Kansas?

$8,020 to $13,778

is what the 3 programs with a price cost if you pay yourself

In the typical program

Finished the program
Not enough data
3 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Working 6 months later
Not reported
None of the 3 programs report it
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
None of the 3 programs report it
Length
Not reported
None of the 3 programs report it

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Kansas may also offer diesel mechanic training. How these figures are made

Is there free diesel mechanic training in Kansas?

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: financial aid, grants and the GI Bill

All 3 diesel mechanic programs in Kansas approved for WIOA funding

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3 programs

  • Diesel technician certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed

    Diesel Mechanics

    Washburn Institute of Technology

    Topeka

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Washburn Institute of Technology, TopekaDiesel technician certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$10,926
    More details about Diesel Mechanics at Washburn Institute of Technology
    Finished
    79%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $3,259
    Students counted
    136
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $10,926

  • Diesel technician certificate or diplomaIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Diesel Technology

    Highland Community College Technical Center

    Atchison

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Highland Community College Technical Center, AtchisonDiesel technician certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$13,778
    More details about Diesel Technology at Highland Community College Technical Center
    Finished
    44%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $3,125
    Students counted
    49
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $13,778

  • Diesel technician certificate or diplomaIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Diesel Technology

    Seward County Community College

    Liberal

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Seward County Community College, LiberalDiesel technician certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$8,020
    Program website, Diesel Technology at Seward County Community College
    More details about Diesel Technology at Seward County Community College
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $560
    Students counted
    41
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $8,020
    Program website, Diesel Technology at Seward County Community College

How to pay for diesel mechanic training in Kansas

WIOA funding can pay for diesel mechanic training in Kansas

Every program on this page is approved for it. Whether you qualify, how much your local area pays and how to apply are on our page Does WIOA pay for job training?

Financial aid and grants for diesel mechanic training

Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.78

GI Bill for diesel mechanic training

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.9

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Diesel mechanic training in Topeka, Atchison, Liberal and other Kansas cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above.

Other training in Kansas

How diesel mechanic training compares with the rest of skilled trades: Trade school programs in Kansas

Where the Kansas diesel mechanic program numbers come from

Which Kansas diesel mechanic programs are on this list?

These are the diesel mechanic programs Kansas approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).10 The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Kansas offers.

How the prices and results of Kansas diesel mechanic programs are measured

Prices are tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported them; check the current price with the school. Results describe students who left each program in recent years, so they are no guarantee, and the yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. A program without a "Trained with WIOA funding" line may still take WIOA students. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported", and "Left out" where a figure was filed but failed one of our checks; nothing is estimated to fill a gap. Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

Sources for the facts about diesel mechanic training in Kansas

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Diesel Service Technicians and Mechanics
  2. Electronic Code of Federal Regulations: 40 CFR part 82, subpart B, Servicing of motor vehicle air conditioners
  3. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  4. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  5. Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
  6. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  8. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  9. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  10. US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List