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Diesel Technology

Overview

Get the skills to repair today’s advanced diesel engines with ASUN’s Diesel Technology program.  We take pride in training our students on leading-edge diesel technology, by repairing trucks just as they would while working in the trucking industry.  

Some employers that have hired our students include Heartland Equipment Inc., Truck Centers of Arkansas, Greenway Equipment, George Kell Motors, City of Augusta, Bill Davis Trucking, MCI Trucking and MHC Kenworth.

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Arkansas Trucking Association has launched an opportunity to encourage growth in the diesel technician workforce, as well as a way to help assure that the safest, most knowledgeable and skilled technicians are working on the trucks and trailers on our roads.
Download the ATA Carl Tepp Scholarship Application here.

Diesel Technology
Technical Certificate

Length of Program: 9 months

Campus Availability: Newport

Course Availability: Fall & Spring

2024-2025 Technical Certificate Degree Plan

Click here to access previous Technical Certificate Degree Plans

Truck Service and Maintenance
Certificate of Proficiency

Length of Program: 16 Weeks

Campus Availability: Newport

Course Availability: Fall & Spring

2024-2025 Certificate of Proficiency Degree Plan

Click here to access previous Certificate of Proficiency Degree Plans

Career Options

Below is information on careers in Diesel Technology. 

https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/53-4011.00 https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/53-6051.07 https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/51-9061.00 https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/47-2072.00 https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/49-3023.00 https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/49-3042.00

 

Questions? Email the Office of Career Services at

Financial Aid Eligibility - Tuition and Fees

Below is more information concerning financial aid eligibility. 

Academic Degree

Title IV (Pell, Loans, FWS, and other federal grants)

ASUN Institutional Scholarships  

Arkansas Department of Higher Education Scholarships 

Private Scholarships 

Certificate of Proficiency

Not Eligible 

Eligible 

TBD

Eligible 

Technical Certificate

Eligible 

Eligible

Eligible

Eligible

Associate of Applied Science

Eligible

Eligible

Eligible

Eligible

Click here for more information about financial aid and scholarships

If you have questions, please email financialaid@asun.edu . 

Click here to view ASUN's current tuition and fees