Diesel Technology in New Jersey

89% Job Placement Rate of Diesel Technology Graduates from all 2020 class shifts¹

Check out hands-on training at our diesel technical school in South Plainfield. if you’re ready to build skills for career possibilities that are as massive as the vehicles you’ll learn to troubleshoot, repair and maintain.

Once Engine City Technical Institute – with roots that can be traced back to its founding in Newark, NJ in 1930 – Lincoln Tech's South Plainfield campus offers an excellent hands-on diesel technician training program. Students of this program graduate with the requisite knowledge and skills needed to enter the diesel maintenance industry as an entry-level technician. This industry is currently experiencing a 10% growth rate, which translates into the availability of 8,200 positions by 2030².

From 18 Wheelers to construction equipment, power generators to hydraulic systems, diesel techs keep the machines running that keep commerce moving. And our diesel technical school can help you build the skills you need to get hired in the field.

At Lincoln Tech’s diesel technical schools, students receive instruction in:

• Gasoline engine construction and operation
• Electrical systems of trucks and other diesel-fueled machines
• Air conditioning systems
• Diesel fuel system tune-ups
• Truck steering and suspension systems
• Welding fundamentals
• Hydraulic systems
• And more!

This Lincoln Tech location features a close working partnership with Thermo King East, one of the nation’s largest suppliers of transport refrigeration equipment. Thermo King hires many of its technicians directly from Lincoln Tech, and the campus offers an exclusive Transport Refrigeration training option to add to the value of your diesel technician training.

¹ As Reported to the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges on the 2022 Annual Report found at https://www.lincolntech.edu/sites/default/files/download/consumer/South-Plainfield_ACCSC-GPP.pdf

² National Center for O*NET Development. New Jersey Employment Trends: 49-3031.00 - Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists. O*NET OnLine. Retrieved January 20, 2023, from https://www.onetonline.org/link/localtrends/49-3031.00?st=NJ&g=Go