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Diesel mechanic schools in Kentucky
Kentucky has 13 accredited campuses awarding diesel tech credentials. If you finish and work as a diesel technician in Kentucky, expect to start around $38,250–$46,560 and reach a median of $55,480 with experience; the top quarter earn $63,740 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Kentucky). Graduates of these Kentucky programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of not reported in their first year, against $37,506 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists earn in Kentucky
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 3,890 employed in Kentucky. National median: $61,770.
Campuses in Kentucky, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AshlandBowling GreenCumberlandElizabethtownFlorenceHazardLexingtonMadisonvilleMaysvilleOwensboroPaducahPrestonsburgSomerset
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gateway Community and Technical College | Florence | Public | 168 | not reported | $5,500 | 59% | not reported |
| Elizabethtown Community and Technical College | Elizabethtown | Public | 153 | not reported | $8,782 | 60% | not reported |
| Hazard Community and Technical College | Hazard | Public | 140 | not reported | not reported | 48% | not reported |
| Ashland Community and Technical College | Ashland | Public | 133 | not reported | not reported | 51% | not reported |
| Maysville Community and Technical College | Maysville | Public | 120 | not reported | $7,693 | 57% | not reported |
| Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College | Cumberland | Public | 116 | not reported | not reported | 47% | not reported |
| Owensboro Community and Technical College | Owensboro | Public | 85 | not reported | not reported | 54% | not reported |
| Bluegrass Community and Technical College | Lexington | Public | 84 | not reported | not reported | 43% | not reported |
| Somerset Community College | Somerset | Public | 82 | not reported | $10,550 | 43% | not reported |
| Big Sandy Community and Technical College | Prestonsburg | Public | 51 | not reported | not reported | 38% | not reported |
| West Kentucky Community and Technical College | Paducah | Public | 45 | not reported | not reported | 50% | not reported |
| Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College | Bowling Green | Public | 12 | not reported | not reported | 58% | not reported |
| Madisonville Community College | Madisonville | Public | 5 | not reported | not reported | 49% | not reported |
Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.
Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.