Elizabeth City, NC · Public
Net price / yr
After grant aid
Completion
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
46 listings on file
Diesel Tech programs in North Carolina
46 trade schools, and no registered apprenticeships. We hold no apprenticeship records for this trade in North Carolina yet, which is a gap in our coverage rather than a statement about the trade. The schools are below.
What the job pays in North Carolina
$57,490median, per year
This is what bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists earn across North Carolina, 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
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Price on file
Trade schools · 46
You pay for these, and most students are not earning while they study.
Polkton, NC · Public
Net price / yr
$6,675
After grant aid
Completion
38%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Trade school
Asheville, NC · Public
Net price / yr
$11,602
After grant aid
Median debt
$15,528
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
40%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Trade school
Washington, NC · Public
Net price / yr
$6,500
After grant aid
Completion
48%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Flat Rock, NC · Public
Net price / yr
$5,756
After grant aid
Median debt
$12,000
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
50%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Trade school
Hudson, NC · Public
Net price / yr
$10,810
After grant aid
Median debt
$8,750
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
45%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Wilmington, NC · Public
Net price / yr
$9,610
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,500
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
34%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Morehead City, NC · Public
Net price / yr
$10,764
After grant aid
Completion
49%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Hickory, NC · Public
Net price / yr
$10,528
After grant aid
Median debt
$4,938
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
35%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Trade school
Sanford, NC · Public
Net price / yr
$5,446
After grant aid
Completion
43%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Trade school
Charlotte, NC · Public
Net price / yr
$3,345
After grant aid
Median debt
$7,925
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
31%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Shelby, NC · Public
Net price / yr
$995
After grant aid
Completion
32%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Trade school
Jacksonville, NC · Public
Net price / yr
$9,461
After grant aid
Completion
49%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
New Bern, NC · Public
Net price / yr
$3,289
After grant aid
Completion
48%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Thomasville, NC · Public
Net price / yr
$8,753
After grant aid
Median debt
$10,500
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
46%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Trade school
Durham, NC · Public
Net price / yr
$1,664
After grant aid
Median debt
$14,750
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
45%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Tarboro, NC · Public
Median debt
$15,917
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
37%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Trade school
Fayetteville, NC · Public
Net price / yr
$3,589
After grant aid
Median debt
$11,500
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
24%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Trade school
Winston-Salem, NC · Public
Net price / yr
$7,200
After grant aid
Median debt
$10,000
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
34%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Dallas, NC · Public
Net price / yr
$6,592
After grant aid
Completion
63%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Trade school
Jamestown, NC · Public
Net price / yr
$15,002
After grant aid
Median debt
$14,901
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
31%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Weldon, NC · Public
Net price / yr
$9,040
After grant aid
Completion
35%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Clyde, NC · Public
Net price / yr
$6,723
After grant aid
Completion
34%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Kenansville, NC · Public
Net price / yr
$1,863
After grant aid
Completion
48%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Smithfield, NC · Public
Net price / yr
$1,776
After grant aid
Completion
37%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Kinston, NC · Public
Net price / yr
$4,127
After grant aid
Completion
36%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Williamston, NC · Public
Net price / yr
$2,676
After grant aid
Completion
39%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Trade school
Marion, NC · Public
Net price / yr
$7,784
After grant aid
Completion
48%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Troy, NC · Public
Net price / yr
$13,832
After grant aid
Completion
84%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Rocky Mount, NC · Public
Net price / yr
$3,338
After grant aid
Median debt
$11,500
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
41%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Winterville, NC · Public
Net price / yr
$7,337
After grant aid
Median debt
$11,977
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
35%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Asheboro, NC · Public
Net price / yr
$6,918
After grant aid
Completion
58%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Salisbury, NC · Public
Net price / yr
$7,981
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,458
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
35%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Pinehurst, NC · Public
Net price / yr
$4,157
After grant aid
Completion
53%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Sylva, NC · Public
Net price / yr
$5,207
After grant aid
Median debt
$10,500
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
53%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Albemarle, NC · Public
Net price / yr
$5,721
After grant aid
Completion
48%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Dobson, NC · Public
Net price / yr
$4,961
After grant aid
Completion
6%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Graham, NC · Public
Net price / yr
$6,109
After grant aid
Completion
39%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Murphy, NC · Public
Net price / yr
$7,799
After grant aid
Completion
54%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Trade school
Henderson, NC · Public
Net price / yr
$3,286
After grant aid
Completion
53%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Raleigh, NC · Public
Net price / yr
$8,759
After grant aid
Median debt
$12,000
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
33%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Goldsboro, NC · Public
Net price / yr
$2,245
After grant aid
Median debt
$6,500
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
49%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Wilkesboro, NC · Public
Median debt
$7,625
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
55%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Wilson, NC · Public
Net price / yr
$3,064
After grant aid
Median debt
$10,500
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
27%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Trade school
Mooresville, NC · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$28,915
After grant aid
Median debt
$13,124
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
65%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Trade school
Charlotte, NC · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$25,733
After grant aid
Median debt
$29,773
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
70%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Requirements, the test, timing
How to actually get in
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How to get into a diesel tech apprenticeship46 listings matched. Figures come from the publishers named on each card. Nothing on this page is estimated.