Diesel mechanic training in Nevada

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

1 school offers these diesel mechanic programs, and Nevada 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 Nevada, all 3 programs take students without a high school diploma.

See the 3 programs

How much does diesel mechanic training cost in Nevada?

$1,559 to $3,597

from the lowest-priced program to the highest, if you pay yourself

In the typical program

Finished the program: Not reported
Working 6 months later: Not reported
Earned a year, estimated: Not reported
Length: Not enough data

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

Is there free diesel mechanic training in Nevada?

Yes, if you qualify. WIOA (public workforce funding) can pay for any program on this page, in full or in part, depending on local limits.²³⁴
Ask an American Job Center whether you qualify, or call 1-877-872-5627.⁵ Before funding training, the center goes through an assessment and a career plan with you.⁴
Or pay yourself. These programs cost $1,559 to $3,597.

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

All 3 diesel mechanic programs in Nevada approved for WIOA funding

3 programs

Diesel technician certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed
Automotive Service Excellence (ASE)-Diesel Technician Heavy Duty Power Trains
Truckee Meadows Community College
Reno
No diploma needed
Truckee Meadows Community College, Reno · Diesel technician certificate or diploma · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$1,559
School website, Automotive Service Excellence (ASE)-Diesel Technician Heavy Duty Power Trains at Truckee Meadows Community College
More details about Automotive Service Excellence (ASE)-Diesel Technician Heavy Duty Power Trains at Truckee Meadows Community College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
16 weeks, 35 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$150
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$1,559
Diesel technician certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed
Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) Diesel Technician: HD Diesel Engines
Truckee Meadows Community College
Reno
No diploma needed
Truckee Meadows Community College, Reno · Diesel technician certificate or diploma · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$2,076
Program website, Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) Diesel Technician: HD Diesel Engines at Truckee Meadows Community College
More details about Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) Diesel Technician: HD Diesel Engines at Truckee Meadows Community College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
14 weeks, 35 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$280
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$2,076
Diesel technician certificate or diplomaIn personNo diploma needed
Diesel General Service Technician
Truckee Meadows Community College
Reno
No diploma needed
Truckee Meadows Community College, Reno · Diesel technician certificate or diploma · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$3,597
Program website, Diesel General Service Technician at Truckee Meadows Community College
More details about Diesel General Service Technician at Truckee Meadows Community College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
32 weeks, 35 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$915
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$3,597

How to pay for diesel mechanic training in Nevada

WIOA funding can pay for diesel mechanic training in Nevada

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

Where the Nevada diesel mechanic program numbers come from

Which Nevada diesel mechanic programs are on this list?

These are the diesel mechanic programs Nevada 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 Nevada offers.

How the prices and results of Nevada diesel mechanic programs are measured

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. Results describe students who left the program in recent years, and the yearly earnings figure is the reported quarter times four, an estimate. They describe past students, so they are no guarantee. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported". Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

How reliable are the Nevada figures?

We leave out the share working 6 months later for Nevada: its rates sit far below every other state's, and the counts suggest jobs were traced only for students whose training was publicly paid.

Other training in Nevada

Sources for the facts about diesel mechanic training in Nevada

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