Cheraw, SC · Public
Net price / yr
After grant aid
Completion
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
13 listings on file
Diesel Tech programs in South Carolina
13 trade schools, and no registered apprenticeships. We hold no apprenticeship records for this trade in South 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 South Carolina
$59,330median, per year
This is what bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists earn across South 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 · 13
You pay for these, and most students are not earning while they study.
Trade school
Florence, SC · Public
Net price / yr
$2,004
After grant aid
Median debt
$12,250
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
34%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Greenville, SC · Public
Net price / yr
$11,713
After grant aid
Median debt
$15,392
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Trade school
Conway, SC · Public
Net price / yr
$4,159
After grant aid
Median debt
$14,250
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
38%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
West Columbia, SC · Public
Net price / yr
$4,647
After grant aid
Median debt
$12,000
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
18%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Trade school
Orangeburg, SC · Public
Net price / yr
$6,186
After grant aid
Median debt
$10,562
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
32%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Greenwood, SC · Public
Net price / yr
$11,366
After grant aid
Median debt
$15,000
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
33%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Spartanburg, SC · Public
Net price / yr
$2,405
After grant aid
Median debt
$6,500
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
28%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Trade school
Sumter, SC · Public
Net price / yr
$5,571
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,977
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
34%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Pendleton, SC · Public
Net price / yr
$14,670
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,000
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
42%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Charleston, SC · Public
Net price / yr
$1,406
After grant aid
Median debt
$13,029
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
30%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Kingstree, SC · Public
Net price / yr
$9,887
After grant aid
Completion
15%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Rock Hill, SC · Public
Net price / yr
$5,931
After grant aid
Median debt
$7,000
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
30%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Requirements, the test, timing
How to actually get in
Finding the program is the easy part. The application is where people fall down.
How to get into a diesel tech apprenticeship13 listings matched. Figures come from the publishers named on each card. Nothing on this page is estimated.