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Diesel Mechanic Programs in the Chicago area
5 diesel programs in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area, listed by distance from Chicago.
Programs
5
1 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$65,680
bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$40,550
of 1 with a cost, IPEDS
Diesel programs, nearest to Chicago first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Universal Technical Institute of Illinois IncWIOA list | Lisle | Certificate | $40,550 | 11 months | 133 | 7.8 |
| Joliet Junior CollegeWIOA list | Joliet | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 6 | 14.5 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey CollegeWIOA list | Chicago | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 10 | 25.3 |
| Prairie State College | Chicago Heights | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | 25.6 |
| Kishwaukee CollegeWIOA list | Malta | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 7 | 44.5 |
The metro area is the federal (OMB) metropolitan statistical area, so suburbs count with their city. Miles are measured from the city's center to the school's address or ZIP code center.
Paying for training in the Chicago area
- WIOA in Illinois: 3,233 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 26 of them Diesel.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill