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Diesel mechanic training in Puerto Rico

1 diesel mechanic program with costs, results and funding that can make it free

One school offers this diesel mechanic program, and Puerto Rico has approved it for workforce funding. It 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 Puerto Rico, the one program takes students without a high school diploma.

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How much does diesel mechanic training cost in Puerto Rico?

$13,519

is what this program costs if you pay yourself

This program

Finished the program
Left out
Half of Puerto Rico's programs report exactly 100%, far more than in other states
Working 6 months later
Left out
Every program that reports it reports exactly 100%
Earned a year, estimated
about $13,300
Length
48 weeks

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

Is there free diesel mechanic training in Puerto Rico?

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

The one diesel mechanic program in Puerto Rico approved for WIOA funding

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  • Diesel technician certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed

    Tecnología Diesel y Sistemas Avanzados

    Automeca Technical College-Caguas

    Caguas

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Automeca Technical College-Caguas, CaguasDiesel technician certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$13,300
    Price if you pay yourself$13,519
    More details about Tecnología Diesel y Sistemas Avanzados at Automeca Technical College-Caguas
    Finished
    Left out
    Working at 6 months
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    $3,315
    Length
    48 weeks, 21 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    19
    Earned a year, estimated
    $13,300
    Price if you pay yourself
    $13,519

How to pay for diesel mechanic training in Puerto Rico

WIOA funding can pay for diesel mechanic training in Puerto Rico

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.

Other training in Puerto Rico

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

Where the Puerto Rico diesel mechanic program numbers come from

Which Puerto Rico diesel mechanic programs are on this list?

These are the diesel mechanic programs Puerto Rico 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 Puerto Rico offers.

How the prices and results of Puerto Rico 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.

How reliable are the Puerto Rico figures?

The US Department of Labor's own results site lists Puerto Rico among the states with "known data quality concerns".11 We leave out the share who finished for Puerto Rico: half of its programs report exactly 100%, far more than in other states. We leave out the share working 6 months later for Puerto Rico: every program that reports it reports exactly 100%.

Sources for the facts about diesel mechanic training in Puerto Rico

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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
  11. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: search page, note on states with known data quality concerns