Diesel Mechanic Programs in the Riverside area

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area

Programs

in the metro area

Median pay here

$71,300

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

Lowest listed cost

$41,450

of 1 with a cost, IPEDS

Diesel Mechanic Programs in the Riverside area at a glance

Open to the public: 3 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Riverside: none within 10 miles; nearest 18.0 miles, farthest 39.6 miles
Listed program cost: 1 of 3 list one: $41,450 (IPEDS)
Program length: 1 college lists a length: 11 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 1 listed program gives weeks: 45 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 149 diesel awards at the 3 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 1 of 3 on California's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $71,300 median for bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists ($34.28 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $46,890 to $89,570; 3,400 employed in the metro area; California median $73,950 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
San Bernardino Valley College	San Bernardino	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	15	18.0
Universal Technical Institute of California IncWIOA list	Rancho Cucamonga	Certificate	$41,450	11 months	115	23.9
Barstow Community College	Barstow	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	19	39.6

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
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