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6,598 schools Public listings in this directory Median tuition $4,895 Across 2,055 priced programs 1,312 programs Report an employment outcome

CDL schools with published tuition

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Four examples close to the median in Texas, California, Pennsylvania, and Illinois. This is not a ranking and not a rating.

Published tuition

Universal Truck Driving School, Inc

San Bernardino, CA

$6,150

8 weeks 100% employed, Q2 after exit

Class A Commercial Truck Driving License Course. Tuition is the figure on the state training list, not a quote from us.

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John Wood Community College

Quincy, IL

$5,200

6 weeks Outcome not reported

Truck Driver Training - Business & Industry Certificate (non-credit). Tuition is the figure on the state training list, not a quote from us.

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Color is the median published tuition in that state. Gray means the federal training list has no comparable price there. Updated Nov 1, 2026.

Alabama, median $3,500 Alaska, median $6,270 Arizona, median $4,995 Colorado, median $4,995 Florida, median $5,000 Georgia, median $3,292.80 Indiana, median $4,750 Kansas, median $4,990 Maine, median $4,497.50 Massachusetts, median $5,400 Minnesota, median $5,495 New Jersey, no published tuition North Carolina, median $2,890 North Dakota, median $5,750 Oklahoma, no published tuition Pennsylvania, median $5,450 South Dakota, median $4,100 Texas, median $4,995 Wyoming, median $4,575 Connecticut, median $5,468 Missouri, median $5,000 West Virginia, median $5,000 Illinois, median $4,762.50 New Mexico, median $4,800 Arkansas, median $3,972.50 California, median $6,150 Delaware, median $5,000 District of Columbia, median $5,000 Hawaii, median $4,500 Iowa, median $4,595 Kentucky, median $4,200 Maryland, median $3,399.50 Michigan, median $4,555 Mississippi, median $2,878.50 Montana, median $5,600 New Hampshire, median $5,710 New York, median $5,255 Ohio, median $5,750 Oregon, median $5,393 Tennessee, median $4,000 Utah, median $3,279.16 Virginia, median $4,500 Washington, median $4,630 Wisconsin, median $4,650 Nebraska, median $4,725 South Carolina, median $4,995 Idaho, median $8,825 Nevada, median $5,495 Vermont, median $5,850.50 Louisiana, median $5,324.50 Rhode Island, median $6,522.50
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