Diesel Mechanic Programs in the Sacramento area

Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area

Programs

4 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$72,660

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 Sacramento area at a glance

Open to the public: 5 programs: 2 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 3 known only from the WIOA list
Distance from Sacramento: 4 within 10 miles; nearest 4.0 miles, farthest 11.6 miles
Listed program cost: 1 of 5 list one: $41,450 (IPEDS)
Program length: 1 college lists a length: 11 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 4 listed programs give weeks: 45 to 260 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 153 diesel awards at the 2 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 4 of 5 on California's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $72,660 median for bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists ($34.93 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $48,710 to $94,410; 1,190 employed in the metro area; California median $73,950 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
American River College	Sacramento	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	20	4.0
05259 - Collision Career Institute (CCI)WIOA list	Sacramento	WIOA list only	Not reported	Not reported		5.5
10243 - Electrician (Transportation Systems)WIOA list	Sacramento	WIOA list only	Not reported	Not reported		5.5
Universal Technical Institute of Northern California IncWIOA list	Sacramento	Certificate	$41,450	11 months	133	5.8
Reliable Apprenticeship ProgramWIOA list	Roseville	WIOA list only	Not reported	Not reported		11.6

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
Workforce Pell
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