Diesel Mechanic Programs in the Los Angeles area

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area

Programs

2 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$77,380

bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$1,890

of 1 with a cost, DOL WIOA list

Diesel Mechanic Programs in the Los Angeles area at a glance

Open to the public: 6 programs: 5 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 1 known only from the WIOA list
Distance from Los Angeles: 2 within 10 miles; nearest 4.1 miles, farthest 21.2 miles
Listed program cost: 1 of 6 list one: $1,890 (DOL WIOA list)
Length on the WIOA list: 2 listed programs give weeks: 18 to 45 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 205 diesel awards at the 4 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 2 of 6 on California's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $77,380 median for bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists ($37.20 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $48,550 to $95,760; 6,520 employed in the metro area; California median $73,950 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Completions	Miles
Long Beach City College	Long Beach	Certificate	Not reported	0	4.1
Universal Technical Institute-Southern CaliforniaWIOA list	Long Beach	Certificate	Not reported	82	4.8
Los Angeles Trade Technical College	Los Angeles	Certificate	Not reported	70	13.9
Santa Ana College	Santa Ana	Certificate	Not reported	22	15.1
Harbor Occupational Center - LAUSDWIOA list	San Pedro	WIOA list only	$1,890		15.2
Citrus College	Glendora	Certificate	Not reported	31	21.2

WIOA in California: 4,171 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 14 of them Diesel.
Pell Grants for short programs
Workforce Pell
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