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Diesel mechanic training in Utah

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

11 schools offer these diesel mechanic programs, and Utah 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 Utah, 1 of the 11 programs takes students without a high school diploma, 8 ask for a diploma or equivalent and 2 ask for earlier courses first.

By kind, the 11 programs here are diesel technician certificate or diploma (6 programs) and diesel technology (associate degree, 5 programs).

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How much does diesel mechanic training cost in Utah?

Certificates and short courses (6 programs)
$3,313 to $3,792most of them, usually 50 to 64 weeks long
Two-year degrees (5 programs)
$6,839 to $12,540most of them, usually 60 to 69 weeks long

What you pay yourself for the whole program, as the schools report it. "Most" is the middle half of the programs with a price.

In the typical program

Finished the program
70%
Working 6 months later
Left out
Utah's rates sit far below every other state's
Earned a year, estimated
about $29,300
Length
56 to 67 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 Utah may also offer diesel mechanic training. How these figures are made

Is there free diesel mechanic training in Utah?

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

All 11 diesel mechanic programs in Utah approved for WIOA funding

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How to pay for diesel mechanic training in Utah

WIOA funding can pay for diesel mechanic training in Utah

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.

Quick facts: Diesel mechanic training in Utah

lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
8th of 26
other states where the typical program's graduates earned less
1 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).

Diesel mechanic training in Ogden, Provo, Salt Lake City and other Utah cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above. 2 in smaller cities and towns.

Other training in Utah

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

Where the Utah diesel mechanic program numbers come from

Which Utah diesel mechanic programs are on this list?

These are the diesel mechanic programs Utah 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 Utah offers.

How the prices and results of Utah 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 Utah figures?

We leave out the share working 6 months later for Utah: its rates sit far below every other state's.

Sources for the facts about diesel mechanic training in Utah

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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