Diesel Mechanic Programs in the Houston area

Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area

Programs

2 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$60,770

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

Lowest listed cost

$5,600

of 1 with a cost, DOL WIOA list

Diesel Mechanic Programs in the Houston area at a glance

Open to the public: 5 programs: 4 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 1 known only from the WIOA list
Distance from Houston: 2 within 10 miles; nearest 7.1 miles, farthest 22.7 miles
Listed program cost: 1 of 5 list one: $5,600 (DOL WIOA list)
Length on the WIOA list: 1 listed program gives weeks: 45 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 290 diesel awards at the 3 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 2 of 5 on Louisiana's or Texas's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $60,770 median for bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists ($29.22 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $44,960 to $96,650; 7,410 employed in the metro area; Texas median $58,810 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Completions	Miles
Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc.WIOA list	Houston	Associate	Not reported	157	7.1
Adaptive Construction Solutions INC.WIOA list	Houston	WIOA list only	$5,600		8.8
Houston Community College	Houston	Certificate	Not reported	0	10.2
Lone Star College System	The Woodlands	Certificate	Not reported	102	21.5
San Jacinto Community College	Pasadena	Certificate	Not reported	31	22.7

WIOA in Texas: 5,743 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 66 of them Diesel.
Pell Grants for short programs
Workforce Pell
GI Bill