Alvin, TX · Public
Net price / yr
After grant aid
Median debt
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
53 listings on file
53 trade schools, and no registered apprenticeships. We hold no apprenticeship records for this trade in Texas yet, which is a gap in our coverage rather than a statement about the trade. The schools are below.
What the job pays in Texas
$58,810median, per year
This is what bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists earn across Texas, 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
Texas 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.
Alvin, TX · Public
Net price / yr
$8,525
After grant aid
Median debt
$4,519
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Amarillo, TX · Public
Net price / yr
$4,600
After grant aid
Median debt
$15,000
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
32%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Lufkin, TX · Public
Net price / yr
$7,773
After grant aid
Completion
29%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Austin, TX · Public
Net price / yr
$6,390
After grant aid
Median debt
$10,499
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Beeville, TX · Public
Net price / yr
$4,237
After grant aid
Completion
25%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Lake Jackson, TX · Public
Net price / yr
$4,732
After grant aid
Median debt
$5,641
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Killeen, TX · Public
Net price / yr
$10,265
After grant aid
Median debt
$6,750
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
11%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Cisco, TX · Public
Net price / yr
$9,624
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,500
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
30%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Corpus Christi, TX · Public
Net price / yr
$3,399
After grant aid
Median debt
$5,500
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Dallas, TX · Public
Net price / yr
$3,214
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,500
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
El Paso, TX · Public
Net price / yr
$3,206
After grant aid
Median debt
$6,566
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
24%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Denison, TX · Public
Net price / yr
$5,880
After grant aid
Median debt
$12,250
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
San Antonio, TX · Private nonprofit
Net price / yr
$12,513
After grant aid
Median debt
$25,438
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Athens, TX · Public
Net price / yr
$4,092
After grant aid
Median debt
$10,426
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Hillsboro, TX · Public
Net price / yr
$7,577
After grant aid
Median debt
$10,000
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
32%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Houston, TX · Public
Net price / yr
$5,737
After grant aid
Median debt
$13,921
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Big Spring, TX · Public
Net price / yr
$6,147
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,500
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
35%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Kilgore, TX · Public
Net price / yr
$5,364
After grant aid
Median debt
$14,967
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
39%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Port Arthur, TX · Public
Net price / yr
$2,846
After grant aid
Median debt
$13,250
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
45%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Laredo, TX · Public
Net price / yr
$5,798
After grant aid
Median debt
$2,959
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Baytown, TX · Public
Net price / yr
$6,879
After grant aid
Median debt
$7,500
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
53%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Grand Prairie, TX · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$33,250
After grant aid
Median debt
$11,730
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
73%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Midland, TX · Public
Net price / yr
$4,512
After grant aid
Median debt
$10,670
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
The Woodlands, TX · Public
Net price / yr
$11,252
After grant aid
Median debt
$8,600
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Mount Pleasant, TX · Public
Net price / yr
$6,706
After grant aid
Median debt
$10,946
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
56%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Odessa, TX · Public
Net price / yr
$6,368
After grant aid
Median debt
$7,750
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Brownsville, TX · Public
Net price / yr
$3,085
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,000
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
30%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Ranger, TX · Public
Net price / yr
$6,182
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,500
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
19%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Houston, TX · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$23,529
After grant aid
Median debt
$31,875
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
73%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
San Antonio, TX · Public
Net price / yr
$4,273
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,500
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Pasadena, TX · Public
Net price / yr
$12,143
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,500
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Levelland, TX · Public
Net price / yr
$6,791
After grant aid
Median debt
$10,500
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
29%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Uvalde, TX · Public
Net price / yr
$7,372
After grant aid
Median debt
$6,200
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
31%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Fort Worth, TX · Public
Net price / yr
$4,337
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,104
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
34%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Texarkana, TX · Public
Net price / yr
$8,812
After grant aid
Median debt
$10,500
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
47%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Tyler, TX · Public
Net price / yr
$10,206
After grant aid
Median debt
$11,995
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Houston, TX · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$23,096
After grant aid
Median debt
$14,267
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
60%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Vernon, TX · Public
Net price / yr
$6,404
After grant aid
Median debt
$11,000
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
21%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Weatherford, TX · Public
Net price / yr
$9,967
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,948
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Wharton, TX · Public
Net price / yr
$4,666
After grant aid
Median debt
$7,703
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
27%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
McKinney, TX · Public
Net price / yr
$8,969
After grant aid
Median debt
$7,500
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Houston, TX · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$28,242
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,500
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
93%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Big Spring, TX · Public
Net price / yr
$2,458
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,500
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
40%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
McAllen, TX · Public
Net price / yr
$1,751
After grant aid
Enrolls year-round
Beaumont, TX · Public
Net price / yr
$13,866
After grant aid
Median debt
$13,076
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
31%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Irving, TX · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$27,139
After grant aid
Median debt
$32,229
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
53%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
El Paso, TX · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$16,906
After grant aid
Median debt
$20,000
Completers, institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Corpus Christi, TX · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$20,477
After grant aid
Median debt
$15,917
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
68%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
San Antonio, TX · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$20,077
After grant aid
Median debt
$15,917
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
69%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Irving, TX · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$26,265
After grant aid
Median debt
$14,267
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
75%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Waco, TX · Public
Net price / yr
$13,508
After grant aid
Median debt
$9,500
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
46%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Austin, TX · Private for-profit
Net price / yr
$26,117
After grant aid
Median debt
$14,267
Completers, institution-wide
Completion
75%
Institution-wide
Enrolls year-round
Not enough on file to rank
For each of these the record is missing a price, or the trade is our reading of the program name the school publishes rather than a field we can cite. Either way there is not enough on file to rank them against the schools above, so they are listed and no more.
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 apprenticeship53 listings matched. Figures come from the publishers named on each card. Nothing on this page is estimated.