Kansas City, MO · Private nonprofit
Net price / yr
After grant aid
Median debt
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
21 listings on file
21 trade schools, and no registered apprenticeships. We hold no apprenticeship records for this trade in Missouri yet, which is a gap in our coverage rather than a statement about the trade. The schools are below.
What the job pays in Missouri
$59,360median, per year
This is what bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists earn across Missouri, 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
50-mile radius
Missouri is a big place. Enter your ZIP code to see Diesel Tech programs within 50 miles, paid apprenticeships first.
Price on file
You pay for these, and most students are not earning while they study.
Kansas City, MO · Private nonprofit
Net price / yr
$16,334
After grant aid
Median debt
$20,839
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Cape Girardeau, MO · Public
Net price / yr
$17,598
After grant aid
Median debt
$8,750
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
71%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Chillicothe, MO · Public
Net price / yr
$11,831
After grant aid
Completion
89%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Neosho, MO · Public
Net price / yr
$9,023
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,000
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
49%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Union, MO · Public
Net price / yr
$13,128
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,500
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
48%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Springfield, MO · Public
Net price / yr
$6,936
After grant aid
Median debt
$10,453
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Hillsboro, MO · Public
Net price / yr
$7,378
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,285
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
38%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Lexington, MO · Public
Net price / yr
$6,219
After grant aid
Completion
100%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Linn, MO · Public
Net price / yr
$15,190
After grant aid
Median debt
$10,986
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
84%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Kansas City, MO · Public
Net price / yr
$8,398
After grant aid
Median debt
$10,073
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
34%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Park Hills, MO · Public
Net price / yr
$12,045
After grant aid
Median debt
$10,500
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
49%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Saint Louis, MO · Private nonprofit
Net price / yr
$18,795
After grant aid
Median debt
$12,000
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Bridgeton, MO · Public
Net price / yr
$8,440
After grant aid
Median debt
$6,725
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Sedalia, MO · Public
Net price / yr
$7,985
After grant aid
Median debt
$10,500
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
44%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Poplar Bluff, MO · Public
Net price / yr
$8,496
After grant aid
Median debt
$10,000
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
33%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Eolia, MO · Public
Net price / yr
$16,125
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,500
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
73%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Waynesville, MO · Public
Net price / yr
$28,418
After grant aid
Completion
78%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Joplin, MO · Public
Net price / yr
$30,618
After grant aid
Median debt
$7,600
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
73%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Kirksville, MO · Public
Net price / yr
$1,699
After grant aid
Completion
100%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
West Plains, MO · Public
Net price / yr
$22,260
After grant aid
Completion
83%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
Kansas City, MO · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$26,815
After grant aid
Median debt
$30,416
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
71%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Requirements, the test, timing
Finding the program is the easy part. The application is where people fall down.
How to get into a diesel tech apprenticeship21 listings matched. Figures come from the publishers named on each card. Nothing on this page is estimated.