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Diesel Mechanic Programs in Illinois
Illinois has 16 diesel programs in our files: 16 at colleges and career schools in IPEDS.
Programs
16
all sources
Median pay
$64,340
bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists, BLS May 2025; U.S. $61,770
On the WIOA list
26
Diesel programs, U.S. DOL file
By metro area
- Chicago area5 programs · median pay $65,680
Every diesel program in Illinois
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey CollegeWIOA list | Chicago | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 10 |
| Illinois Central CollegeWIOA list | East Peoria | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 25 |
| Illinois Eastern Community Colleges | Olney | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 8 |
| John Wood Community CollegeWIOA list | Quincy | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 3 |
| Joliet Junior CollegeWIOA list | Joliet | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 6 |
| Kankakee Community College | Kankakee | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 11 |
| Kaskaskia College | Centralia | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| Kishwaukee CollegeWIOA list | Malta | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 7 |
| Lewis and Clark Community College | Godfrey | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 2 |
| Lincoln Land Community CollegeWIOA list | Springfield | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| Parkland CollegeWIOA list | Champaign | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 22 |
| Prairie State College | Chicago Heights | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| Rend Lake CollegeWIOA list | Ina | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 21 |
| Richland Community CollegeWIOA list | Decatur | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 29 |
| Southeastern Illinois CollegeWIOA list | Harrisburg | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 16 |
| Universal Technical Institute of Illinois IncWIOA list | Lisle | Certificate | $40,550 | 11 months | 133 |
Sources: IPEDS 2024 (programs, completions 2023-24, costs 2024-25). WIOA list: U.S. Department of Labor ETA-9171 file, programs listed June 30, 2025.
Paying for training in Illinois
- WIOA in Illinois: 3,233 programs from 330 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 26 of them Diesel.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
No Workforce Pell list loaded for Illinois yet. What Workforce Pell covers.