I am getting set to go to school for diesel mechanics at Utah Valley University (imagine, a diesel mechanics program in a university...).

Besides Pell Grant and student loans (which I know I will get denied until I pay off an old student loan, which may or may not happen in the summer, depends on how well the side job I have goes), where would I be able to seek monies to pay for tuition and the tools I would need for the schooling?

I am seeking an AAS in diesel mechanics technology at this school; it is because of my desire to change fields (working with surface mount technology electronics parts does get tiring at times).

I have been wondering what WyoTech has that UVU does not... and have come to the conclusion that there is not much more that is there that isn't at UVU.

Thanks in advance.

AC-130U

 

We have a few here that went to Wyo Teck that may have some answers for ya

myself I would think that since the college is on the interstate that you could prolly get a part time job in some diesel shop down there ????

 

I am currently employed as an electronics technician... and the way the class is structured, they run only in the mornings.

I plan on keeping the job because I need to be paying bills while schooling; my wife gets disability and one just cannot live on disability.

As far as diesel shops, the only one I know of is Flying J down in Springville UT... I may also look into working for a Cummins dealership if I have to.

AC-130U

 

For what its worth Wyotech is a okay school but expensive.We have several grads around here in both diesel and autobody------As far as the wyotech guys having a definite advantage on the first job from what I have seen it isnt there----knowlege is on par with our local school which has a ex john deere mechanic/foreman for one instructor and a ex cat mechanic that also served as a shop foreman at a Detroit Diesel shop doing all kinds of engine and transmission repair including allison----The third instructor is basically small engine.The class sizes are smaller by quite a bit from Wyotech and seem to get the job done

 

I went to Wyotech in PA for diesel mechanics and it is an alright school, they seem to focus more on measuring and finding the specs on stuff then actually how to fix it, i guess you should know how stuff works to fix it but frankly in the field all you have to do is fix it. I went to vo tech in high school and knew alot of the stuff they taught us but the newer engines they have was way more than our votech had. the one thing that wyo tech gave me was a good job because they do have alot of companies that come in and look for mechanics(they also gave me a bill every month) not a bad school really strict on dress code and appearence ie. had to be clean shavin everyday, shirts tucked in, no hats in the classroom, no cell phones in the building stuff like that.

 

At this point all schools have employers waiting in line for the students.Most programs are run in a similiar fashion.I attended a technical program in 1976 and you treated it like a job even back then

 

yeah it is good it teaches ya good behavior that you will need for your job.


1976 man my parents werent even married yet

 

Either was I

 

anyway just check the schools out good make sure they have new or the newest engines because these new one with the emissions stuff on em are a frickin nightmare to work on.

 

all the colleges are the same in most aspects. i went to nashvilleauto diesel college. the basics and that was pretty much it