Diesel Mechanic Programs in the Orlando area

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area

Programs

3 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$60,240

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

Lowest listed cost

$7,000

of 2 with a cost, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS

Diesel Mechanic Programs in the Orlando area at a glance

Open to the public: 3 programs: 2 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 1 known only from the WIOA list
Distance from Orlando: 3 within 10 miles; nearest 1.1 miles, farthest 2.1 miles
Listed program cost: 2 of 3 list one: $7,000 to $7,203 (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS)
Program length: 1 college lists a length: 15 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 1 listed program gives weeks: 48 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 123 diesel awards at the 2 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 1 of 3 on Florida's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $60,240 median for bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists ($28.96 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $45,460 to $77,940; 1,960 employed in the metro area; Florida median $60,490 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Mech Tech Institute-cscfWIOA list	Orlando	WIOA list only	$7,000	Not reported		1.1
Orange Technical College-South Campus	Orlando	Certificate	$7,203	15 months	9	1.6
Universal Technical Institute-Orlando	Orlando	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	114	2.1

WIOA in Florida: 2,364 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 13 of them Diesel.
Pell Grants for short programs
Workforce Pell
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