[psdkid]

i am about to start my senior year in high school and i know that i wnt to go to a tech school, but i don't know where. i am located in midlothian texas(ellis county) and i went to lincoln tech's open house yesterday and all they talked about was how they wnted both my parents there and bs about some entrance exam. waste of time! if anybody on here any suggestions or opinions on schools i would really apreciate it :icon_ford: :icon_ford: :icon_ford:

 

[psdkid]

i almost forgot, i want to be a light duty diesel mechanic

 

[broncrider]

well caught me just in time. i just graduated from Wyotech out of laramie wyoming. i will tell you its a good school to consider. they dont tech you about making the high power or all that. but they teach you the good basics on how to troubleshoot real good and really teach you the theory of diesel engines. if you want more info on living and the WINTERS let me know would be more then happy to tell you how it really works inside the doors not what the recruiter tells you

 

[GoFastPadre]

NADC in Nashville TN is a top notch tech school. The course runs for 18 months and you will graduate a master tech.

 

[psdkid]

how much does wyotech cost and what classes did you take

 

[broncrider]

well it was around 24K for the school i took the diesel core program and then there busniess managment program.

 

[Nally7.3Powerstroke]

I am actually in Lincoln Tech now and its not a waste of time at all. I am in my second class now and the teachers are great. I am sure UTI and Wyotech are great as well but there is nothing wrong with the program I am in

 

[psdkid]

thats a lil much for me i'm prob gonna end up paying the majority of my school. my buddy is going to tstc in waco and u can get a certificate for 6k but i don't know much about the school

 

[psdkid]

not trying to offend you Nally7.3Powerstroke i'm sure it is

 

[coaltrain444]

I went to uti of Illinois pretty good school diesel wasn't huge like it is now so there wasn't alot to it but it very popular there now. Lots of good classes I would say good things about nadc and lti but you get what you put into all these programs . You slack and you get nothing from them. I think the diesel course at uti is reasonable price wise but about 20 or so for the whole works but I includes more than u would think. My guess is as for your 6000 school you get what you pay for. IMHO

 

[psdkid]

i'm not ruling anything out i just don't want to get screwed over and be jobless w/ 20k+ in debt lol

 

[Jarrod B]

i will go to lincon tech in dallas tx in a few years after i grad from ut tyler.

i guess theres many around. just havta look.

 

[psdkid]

i'm not ruling anything out but i don't want to get screwed out of that much money and be jobless but i still want a good education

 

[Jarrod B]

i'm not ruling anything out but i don't want to get screwed out of that much money and be jobless but i still want a good education

when i looked in to lincon, and the school system, they try to line you up with a job to pay as you are in school to pay for the tuition so you come out not in debt. it was like work in the morn and school at night or vise versa

 

[forddieseldoctor]

I went to NWTC in sturgeon bay, WI. It's a great school. I know that's quite a haul from texas but i'm just putting in my 2 cents.

 

[broncrider]

just remeber man you get what you pay for. in wyo tech you have to remeber they have a very high job placement. you can also get your 608 and 609 certification. but just remeber you get what you pay for want the best got to pay for it

 

[coaltrain444]

Uti has during and after job assistance And you also get your certs. And can get involved into manufactuer specific training.

 

[psdkid]

broncrider, how long did it take you to find a job after graduating

 

[BIGBILL105 45]

I visted Lincoln Tech in Indianapolis and it was a nice school but I didn't hear the best about them.

 

[4x4superduty_diesel]

I went to U.T.I in Glendale Heights Il. I took the Automotive,Diesel and Automatic Transmission Courses. It's been about 18 years now since I graduated,but when I was there the Diesel Guru was name Duelly,and I'm probably not spelling that right but he was one smart son of a gun. I learned alot in the classes there. They do help with job placement both before and after graduation.And I don't know if it's changed or not but when I graduated we were told you can come back any time for a refresher course free.
Hope that helps