Diesel Mechanic Programs in the Chicago area

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area

Programs

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 Mechanic Programs in the Chicago area at a glance

Open to the public: 5 programs: 5 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Chicago: 1 within 10 miles; nearest 7.8 miles, farthest 44.5 miles
Listed program cost: 1 of 5 list one: $40,550 (IPEDS)
Program length: 1 college lists a length: 11 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 4 listed programs give weeks: 41 to 90 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 156 diesel awards at the 4 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 4 of 5 on Illinois's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $65,680 median for bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists ($31.58 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $45,830 to $98,660; 8,660 employed in the metro area; Illinois median $64,340 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

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

WIOA in Illinois: 3,233 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 26 of them Diesel.
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