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Diesel mechanic training in New Mexico

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

2 schools offer these diesel mechanic programs, and New Mexico 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 Under federal rules, anyone paid to handle the refrigerant in a truck's cab air conditioning must be certified by an EPA-approved program.2

In New Mexico, both programs ask for a high school diploma or equivalent.

Both are the same kind of program: diesel technician certificate or diploma.

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How much does diesel mechanic training cost in New Mexico?

$4,258 to $6,232

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

These two programs

Finished the program
Left out
7 in 10 of New Mexico's programs report exactly 100%, far more than in other states
Working 6 months later
65%
Earned a year, estimated
about $39,700
Length
32 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 New Mexico may also offer diesel mechanic training. How these figures are made

Is there free diesel mechanic training in New Mexico?

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

All 2 diesel mechanic programs in New Mexico approved for WIOA funding

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2 programs

  • Diesel technician certificate or diplomaIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Diesel Heavy Line Certificate

    San Juan College-North-C29

    Farmington

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    San Juan College-North-C29, FarmingtonDiesel technician certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$39,700
    Price if you pay yourself$6,232
    Program website, Diesel Heavy Line Certificate at San Juan College-North-C29
    More details about Diesel Heavy Line Certificate at San Juan College-North-C29
    Finished
    Left out
    Working at 6 months
    65%
    Earned in a quarter
    $9,920
    Length
    64 weeks, 25 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $5,500
    Students counted
    71
    Earned a year, estimated
    $39,700
    Price if you pay yourself
    $6,232
    Program website, Diesel Heavy Line Certificate at San Juan College-North-C29

  • Diesel technician certificate or diplomaIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Automotive Technology-Diesel COE

    Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell C04

    Roswell

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell C04, RoswellDiesel technician certificate or diploma · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,258
    Program website, Automotive Technology-Diesel COE at Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell C04
    More details about Automotive Technology-Diesel COE at Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell C04
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    32 weeks, 24 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $4,230
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $4,258
    Program website, Automotive Technology-Diesel COE at Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell C04

How to pay for diesel mechanic training in New Mexico

WIOA funding can pay for diesel mechanic training in New Mexico

Every program on this page is approved for it. Whether you qualify, how much your local area pays and how to apply are on our page Does WIOA pay for job training?

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.78

GI Bill for diesel mechanic training

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.9

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

Diesel mechanic training in Farmington, Roswell and other New Mexico cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above.

Other training in New Mexico

How diesel mechanic training compares with the rest of skilled trades: Trade school programs in New Mexico

Where the New Mexico diesel mechanic program numbers come from

Which New Mexico diesel mechanic programs are on this list?

These are the diesel mechanic programs New Mexico 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).10 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 New Mexico offers.

How the prices and results of New Mexico diesel mechanic programs are measured

Prices are tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported them; check the current price with the school. Results describe students who left each program in recent years, so they are no guarantee, and the yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. A program without a "Trained with WIOA funding" line may still take WIOA students. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported", and "Left out" where a figure was filed but failed one of our checks; nothing is estimated to fill a gap. Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

How reliable are the New Mexico figures?

We leave out the share who finished for New Mexico: 7 in 10 of its programs report exactly 100%, far more than in other states.

Sources for the facts about diesel mechanic training in New Mexico

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Diesel Service Technicians and Mechanics
  2. Electronic Code of Federal Regulations: 40 CFR part 82, subpart B, Servicing of motor vehicle air conditioners
  3. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  4. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  5. Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
  6. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  8. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  9. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  10. 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