Diesel Tech programs in Louisiana

0 registered apprenticeships and 10 trade schools. Apprenticeships are listed first because they pay you while you train. That order never changes, and nobody can buy a place in it.

What the job pays in Louisiana

$58,680median, per year

This is what bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists earn across Louisiana, half above and half below. It is an experienced-worker figure, not a starting wage. Nationally the median is $61,770.

US Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, SOC 49-3031 · survey 2025-05 · retrieved 2026-08-26

Trade schools · 10

You pay for these, and most students are not earning while they study.

Central Louisiana Technical Community College

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians

Trade school

Alexandria, LA · Public

Net price / yr

$5,702

After grant aid

Median debt

$7,000

Completers, institution-wide

Completion

70%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Delgado Community College

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians

Trade school

New Orleans, LA · Public

Net price / yr

$9,747

After grant aid

Median debt

$20,198

Completers, institution-wide

Completion

24%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians

Trade school

Minden, LA · Public

Net price / yr

$9,256

After grant aid

Completion

77%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Fletcher Technical Community College

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians

Trade school

Schriever, LA · Public

Net price / yr

$10,527

After grant aid

Median debt

$10,064

Completers, institution-wide

Completion

30%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

SOWELA Technical Community College

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians

Trade school

Lake Charles, LA · Public

Net price / yr

$7,525

After grant aid

Completion

43%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Southern University at Shreveport

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians

Trade school

Shreveport, LA · Public

Net price / yr

$11,049

After grant aid

Median debt

$18,500

Completers, institution-wide

Completion

10%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Northshore Technical Community College

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians

Trade school

Lacombe, LA · Public

Net price / yr

$10,773

After grant aid

Median debt

$12,000

Completers, institution-wide

Completion

40%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

South Louisiana Community College

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians

Trade school

Lafayette, LA · Public

Net price / yr

$12,564

After grant aid

Median debt

$11,000

Completers, institution-wide

Completion

30%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Baton Rouge Community College

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians

Trade school

Baton Rouge, LA · Public

Net price / yr

$9,474

After grant aid

Median debt

$12,450

Completers, institution-wide

Completion

31%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

Louisiana Delta Community College

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians

Trade school

Monroe, LA · Public

Net price / yr

$7,702

After grant aid

Median debt

$12,500

Completers, institution-wide

Completion

30%

Institution-wide

Enrols year-round

School website Full detailUS Dept. of Education College Scorecard

How to actually get in

Finding the program is the easy part. The application is where people fall down.

Applying for a diesel tech apprenticeship

10 listings matched. Figures come from the publishers named on each card. Nothing on this page is estimated.