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Diesel Mechanic Programs in Texas
Colleges and schools: 27
Programs
28
all sources
Median pay
$58,810
bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists, BLS May 2025; U.S. $61,770
Middle program cost
$35,417
5 programs report one, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS
On the WIOA list
66
Diesel programs, U.S. DOL file
Diesel Mechanic Programs in Texas: the figures
- Programs we list
- 28 in Texas: 27 at colleges and schools, 1 training providers known only from the WIOA list.
- Colleges and schools
- 22 public and 5 private; 1,672 diesel completions in 2023-24 at the 26 that reported any (IPEDS).
- Listed program cost
- Middle $35,417 in Texas, from $5,600 to $40,100, across 5 programs that report one (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS).
- Median pay
- $58,810 a year for bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists in Texas, against $61,770 for the U.S. (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
- WIOA training funds
- WIOA in Texas: 5,743 programs from 565 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 66 of them diesel.
- WIOA results
- 66 diesel programs on Texas's list; middle values: 58.1% of students who exited completed (43 programs report it); 77.8% were employed in the second quarter after exit (45); $9,220 median earnings in that quarter (45) (U.S. DOL file).
- Metro areas
- 2 Texas metro areas have a page; the largest list, Houston, has 5 programs.
By metro area
- Houston area5 programs · median pay $60,770
- Dallas area3 programs · median pay $60,390
Every diesel program in Texas
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adaptive Construction Solutions INC.WIOA list | Houston | WIOA list only | $5,600 | Not reported | |
| Amarillo CollegeWIOA list | Amarillo | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 59 |
| Angelina CollegeWIOA list | Lufkin | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 28 |
| Central Texas College | Killeen | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 17 |
| Dallas College | Dallas | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 21 |
| Del Mar CollegeWIOA list | Corpus Christi | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 11 |
| El Paso Community CollegeWIOA list | El Paso | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 38 |
| Frank Phillips CollegeWIOA list | Borger | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 6 |
| Houston Community College | Houston | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| Kilgore CollegeWIOA list | Kilgore | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 13 |
| Lamar Institute of Technology | Beaumont | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 36 |
| Laredo CollegeWIOA list | Laredo | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 20 |
| Lone Star College System | The Woodlands | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 102 |
| Midland CollegeWIOA list | Midland | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 37 |
| Miller-Motte College-STVT-San Antonio | San Antonio | Certificate | $25,240 | 13 months | 49 |
| Odessa CollegeWIOA list | Odessa | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 70 |
| San Jacinto Community College | Pasadena | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 31 |
| South Plains CollegeWIOA list | Levelland | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 40 |
| South Texas CollegeWIOA list | McAllen | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 76 |
| Southwest Texas CollegeWIOA list | Uvalde | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 38 |
| St Philip's CollegeWIOA list | San Antonio | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 185 |
| Tarrant County College DistrictWIOA list | Fort Worth | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 2 |
| Texarkana CollegeWIOA list | Texarkana | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 22 |
| Texas State Technical CollegeWIOA list | Waco | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 321 |
| Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc.WIOA list | Houston | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 157 |
| Universal Technical Institute-Dallas Fort Worth | Irving | Certificate | $40,100 | 11 months | 161 |
| Universal Technical Institute-West Texas | Austin | Certificate | $39,400 | 11 months | 42 |
| Western Technical CollegeWIOA list | El Paso | Certificate | $35,417 | 19 months | 90 |
- College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- WIOA list: DOL TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171), read October 8, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Texas, read October 8, 2026.
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