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Diesel program at Western Technical College
El Paso, TX · Private for-profit 4-year · (915) 532-3737 · School website
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)
- $35,417
- Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
- $8,516
- Listed cost
- $43,933
- LengthIPEDS
- 63 credit hours, 19 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 90
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard
- Not published (small cohort)
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $51,586
- Typical pay for bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialistsBLS OEWS May 2025, El Paso, TX
- $47,520
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About this program
Western Technical College awarded 90 diesel credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its number 5 career program of 7 we list. Its listed tuition of $35,417 compares with a Texas median wage of $58,810 for bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists (BLS, May 2025).
| Award | CIP | Completions | Length | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year) | 47.0605 Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician | 1 | 63 credit hours, 19 months | $35,417 |
| Associate degree | 47.0605 Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician | 89 | 63 credit hours, 19 months | $35,417 |
On Texas's WIOA eligible training provider list
People who meet WIOA's rules for training services can have their local workforce board pay for a program on the state's eligible training provider list. Limits vary by area. How WIOA training funds work.
| Listed program | Tuition and fees | Length | Completed | Employed, 2nd quarter | Median earnings, 2nd quarter | Students who exited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associate of Occupational Studies in Diesel MechanicsAOS in Diesel Mechanics · Online only · CIP 47.0605 | $30,613+ $8,884 books | Competency-based or withheld | 68% | 79.8% | $9,212 | 372 |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171): programs on state lists as of June 30, 2025; outcomes for all students who exited between July 2021 and June 2025, not only WIOA-funded ones. Median earnings are one quarter's pay in the second quarter after exit. Suppressed means DOL withheld the figure (a small group, nothing reported, or a data quality hold); for length it can also mean a competency-based program. Matched to this page by provider name, address and field of study (CIP code).
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