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Diesel mechanic training in Nebraska

11 diesel mechanic programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

6 schools offer these diesel mechanic programs, and Nebraska has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Diesel mechanics inspect and repair buses and trucks and maintain diesel engines of every kind. Community colleges and technical schools offer certificates and degrees in diesel repair, employers may require or prefer certification, and some jobs need a commercial driver's license to test-drive trucks and buses.1 In Nebraska, 1 of the 11 programs takes students without a high school diploma, and 2 are taught partly or fully online.

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How much does diesel mechanic training cost in Nebraska?

$4,118 to $8,353 is what most diesel mechanic programs in Nebraska cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 11 programs with a price. All of them: $1,624 to $19,116

In the typical program

Finished the program
54%
Working 6 months later
77%
Earned a year, estimated
about $42,300
Length
16 to 64 weeks

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Nebraska may also offer diesel mechanic training. How these figures are made

Is there free diesel mechanic training in Nebraska?

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: financial aid, grants and the GI Bill

Diesel mechanic training in North Platte, Omaha, Lincoln and other Nebraska cities

Choosing an area filters the list below. 1 in smaller cities and towns.

All 11 diesel mechanic programs in Nebraska approved for WIOA funding

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11 programs

  • Diesel technology (associate degree)HybridNo diploma needed

    Diesel Technology - Associated of Applied Science

    Central Community College

    Grand Island

    No diploma needed

    Central Community College, Grand Island · Diesel technology (associate degree) · Hybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$64,600
    Price if you pay yourself$7,728
    School website, Diesel Technology - Associated of Applied Science at Central Community College
    More details about Diesel Technology - Associated of Applied Science at Central Community College
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    88%
    Earned in a quarter
    $16,147
    Length
    64 weeks, 15 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $8,000
    Students counted
    142
    a year, estimated
    $64,600
    price
    $7,728

  • Diesel technology (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Diesel Technology - Diesel Service - Associate of Applied Science

    Metropolitan Community College

    Omaha

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Metropolitan Community College, Omaha · Diesel technology (associate degree) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$41,000
    Price if you pay yourself$7,519
    School website, Diesel Technology - Diesel Service - Associate of Applied Science at Metropolitan Community College
    More details about Diesel Technology - Diesel Service - Associate of Applied Science at Metropolitan Community College
    Finished
    17%
    Working at 6 months
    74%
    Earned in a quarter
    $10,241
    Length
    86 weeks, 12 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $7,085
    Students counted
    128
    a year, estimated
    $41,000
    price
    $7,519

  • Diesel technology (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Diesel Technology - Associate of Applied Science

    Iowa Western Community College

    Council Bluffs, IA

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Iowa Western Community College, Council Bluffs, IA · Diesel technology (associate degree) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Classes are outside Nebraska; Nebraska approved the program for its funding.

    Earned a year, estimated$43,700
    Price if you pay yourself$19,116
    Program website, Diesel Technology - Associate of Applied Science at Iowa Western Community College
    More details about Diesel Technology - Associate of Applied Science at Iowa Western Community College
    Finished
    31%
    Working at 6 months
    31%
    Earned in a quarter
    $10,918
    Length
    80 weeks, 22 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $5,168
    Students counted
    103
    a year, estimated
    $43,700
    price
    $19,116

  • Diesel technology (associate degree)In personEducation and courses

    Diesel Technology - Truck - Associate of Applied Science

    Southeast Community College

    Lincoln

    Education and courses

    Southeast Community College, Lincoln · Diesel technology (associate degree) · In person · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimated$53,100
    Price if you pay yourself$8,470
    Program website, Diesel Technology - Truck - Associate of Applied Science at Southeast Community College
    More details about Diesel Technology - Truck - Associate of Applied Science at Southeast Community College
    Finished
    57%
    Working at 6 months
    77%
    Earned in a quarter
    $13,264
    Length
    64 weeks, 26 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $11,343
    Students counted
    102
    a year, estimated
    $53,100
    price
    $8,470

  • Diesel technology (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Diesel Technology - Truck - Associate of Applied Science

    Northeast Community College

    Norfolk

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Northeast Community College, Norfolk · Diesel technology (associate degree) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$57,600
    Price if you pay yourself$9,536
    School website, Diesel Technology - Truck - Associate of Applied Science at Northeast Community College
    More details about Diesel Technology - Truck - Associate of Applied Science at Northeast Community College
    Finished
    52%
    Working at 6 months
    77%
    Earned in a quarter
    $14,401
    Length
    64 weeks, 30 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $10,998
    Students counted
    73
    a year, estimated
    $57,600
    price
    $9,536

  • Diesel technology (associate degree)HybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Diesel Technology - Associate of Applied Science

    Mid-Plains Community College

    North Platte

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Mid-Plains Community College, North Platte · Diesel technology (associate degree) · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$40,200
    Price if you pay yourself$8,236
    More details about Diesel Technology - Associate of Applied Science at Mid-Plains Community College
    Finished
    25%
    Working at 6 months
    87%
    Earned in a quarter
    $10,041
    Length
    64 weeks, 28 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    28
    a year, estimated
    $40,200
    price
    $8,236

  • Diesel technician certificate or diplomaIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Diesel Technology - Diploma

    Mid-Plains Community College

    North Platte

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Mid-Plains Community College, North Platte · Diesel technician certificate or diploma · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$40,800
    Price if you pay yourself$6,496
    More details about Diesel Technology - Diploma at Mid-Plains Community College
    Finished
    80%
    Working at 6 months
    100%
    Earned in a quarter
    $10,196
    Length
    64 weeks, 28 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    23
    a year, estimated
    $40,800
    price
    $6,496

  • Short course or single classIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Diesel Technology - Basic Engine and Electrical - Certificate of Completion

    Mid-Plains Community College

    North Platte

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Mid-Plains Community College, North Platte · Short course or single class · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$30,300
    Price if you pay yourself$1,624
    More details about Diesel Technology - Basic Engine and Electrical - Certificate of Completion at Mid-Plains Community College
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    60%
    Earned in a quarter
    $7,566
    Length
    16 weeks, 28 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    10
    a year, estimated
    $30,300
    price
    $1,624

  • Diesel technology (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Diesel Technology - Heavy Equipment (DTHEO) - AAS

    Metropolitan Community College

    Omaha

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Metropolitan Community College, Omaha · Diesel technology (associate degree) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$7,008
    Program website, Diesel Technology - Heavy Equipment (DTHEO) - AAS at Metropolitan Community College
    More details about Diesel Technology - Heavy Equipment (DTHEO) - AAS at Metropolitan Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    11 weeks, 16 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $707
    Students counted
    18
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $7,008

  • Short course or single classIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Diesel Technology - Fuel Systems - Certificate of Completion

    Mid-Plains Community College

    North Platte

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Mid-Plains Community College, North Platte · Short course or single class · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,740
    More details about Diesel Technology - Fuel Systems - Certificate of Completion at Mid-Plains Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    16 weeks, 28 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $1,740

  • Short course or single classIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Diesel Technology - Power Train - Certificate of Completion

    Mid-Plains Community College

    North Platte

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Mid-Plains Community College, North Platte · Short course or single class · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,740
    More details about Diesel Technology - Power Train - Certificate of Completion at Mid-Plains Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    16 weeks, 28 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $1,740

How to pay for diesel mechanic training in Nebraska

WIOA funding can pay for diesel mechanic training in Nebraska

Every program on this page is approved for WIOA funding: public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. It can pay for training for eligible adults, people who lost their job and young people.2People on public assistance, with a low income or lacking basic skills come first, and veterans have priority.3Your state or local area may limit how much WIOA pays and for how long. If a program costs more, a Pell Grant, a scholarship or severance pay can cover the rest.4

Ask at an American Job Center

Eligibility rules apply, and services vary from state to state. Your local American Job Center can tell you whether you qualify. The Department of Labor's page links to the center finder, or call 1-877-US-2JOBS (1-877-872-5627).5

Financial aid and grants for diesel mechanic training

Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.67

GI Bill for diesel mechanic training

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.8

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Does WIOA pay for job training? Who qualifies and how to apply

Quick facts: Diesel mechanic training in Nebraska

programs with a price cost under $5,000
3 of 11
lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
15th of 26
other states where the typical program's graduates earned less
9 of 13
diesel mechanic programs here, against the typical state's 8
11 vs 8

State comparisons use the same figures as the diesel mechanic training by state table: the middle program of each state, and only states with three or more schools for prices. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025).

Where the Nebraska diesel mechanic program numbers come from

Which Nebraska diesel mechanic programs are on this list?

These are the diesel mechanic programs Nebraska approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).9 The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Nebraska offers.

How Nebraska diesel mechanic program prices are reported

The price is tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported it. "Trained with WIOA funding" on a program counts the people whose training there WIOA paid toward through a training account in program year 2024; the file never gives counts under 3, so a program without the line may still take WIOA students. It does not say how much of the price WIOA covered. Prices under $100 are treated as not reported, because the file holds many blanks entered as $0. Check the current price with the school.

What the graduate results of these programs measure

The figures at the top of this page are the middle program among those that report results: half did better, half did worse. Results describe students who left each program in recent years: the share who finished, the share working in the second quarter after leaving, and the middle earnings of those working in that quarter. States report earnings for that one quarter because they take them from the wage reports employers file every three months. The yearly figure here is that quarter times four, rounded to the nearest $100: an estimate, and an early one, since it is measured about half a year after training. The quarter as reported is under "More details" on each program. Results are withheld for small programs, and they describe past students, so they are no guarantee.

Why do some diesel mechanic programs say "Not reported"?

Where a school or the state left a field empty, or the Department of Labor withheld it, the page says "Not reported". Nothing here is estimated to fill a gap.

Why the kind of school is left off each program

The file also records whether a school is public, private or nonprofit, but those entries are wrong too often to print next to a school's name, so this page leaves them out.

Other training in Nebraska

Sources for the facts about diesel mechanic training in Nebraska

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Diesel Service Technicians and Mechanics
  2. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  3. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  4. Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220 and 680.310: career services before training, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
  5. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  6. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  8. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  9. US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List