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Diesel mechanic training in Texas

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

29 schools offer these diesel mechanic programs, and Texas 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 Texas, 19 of the 66 programs take students without a high school diploma, 33 ask for a diploma or equivalent and 14 ask for earlier courses first.

By kind, the 66 programs here are diesel technician certificate or diploma (27 programs), diesel technology (associate degree, 20 programs), medium and heavy truck technician (10 programs), heavy equipment mechanic (7 programs), and 2 more of 2 other kinds.

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How much does diesel mechanic training cost in Texas?

Certificates and short courses (46 programs)
$3,819 to $9,288most of them
Two-year degrees (20 programs)
$6,939 to $14,400most of them

What you pay yourself for the whole program, as the schools report it. "Most" is the middle half of the programs with a price.

In the typical program

Finished the program
58%
Working 6 months later
76%
Earned a year, estimated
about $36,900
Length
Not enough data
1 program reports it; a typical figure needs 5

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

Is there free diesel mechanic training in Texas?

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

All 66 diesel mechanic programs in Texas approved for WIOA funding

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How to pay for diesel mechanic training in Texas

WIOA funding can pay for diesel mechanic training in Texas

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.

Quick facts: Diesel mechanic training in Texas

programs with a price cost under $5,000
16 of 65
lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
16th of 26
other states where the typical program's graduates earned less
3 of 13
diesel mechanic programs of any state: no state has more than Texas
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State comparisons use the same figures as the diesel mechanic training by state table: the middle program of each state, and only states with three or more schools for prices. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025).

Diesel mechanic training in Houston, Waco, Dallas and other Texas cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above. 23 more programs are in 9 other areas and 13 online.

Other training in Texas

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

Where the Texas diesel mechanic program numbers come from

Which Texas diesel mechanic programs are on this list?

These are the diesel mechanic programs Texas 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 Texas offers.

How the prices and results of Texas 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 Texas

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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