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CDL / truck-driving programs in Alabama on the federal training list, by published cost
26 programs in Alabama’s Training Provider Results index carry one of the occupation codes for CDL truck driving (53-3032, 53-3031). Published costs run from $1,865 to $7,695; 0 programs report no cost and sit at the end. Sorted by the cost each provider reported — “cheapest” here means the lowest published figure on the federal list on the snapshot date, not a verdict on quality, and never a price you are promised. Snapshot taken 2026-09-02.
| # | Published cost basis | Program (provider’s page) · credential · code | Provider · city | Length | Exited | Completed | Employed Q2 after exit | Median earnings, Q2 (one quarter) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,865 | Truck Driving | Bevill State Community College | competency-based | 335 | 99% | 12% | $11,582 |
| 2 | $2,500 | CDL Training Program | U Matter | competency-based | 47 | 94% | 23% | $14,283 |
| 3 | $3,175 | Truck Driver Training (NON-CREDIT) | Trenholm State Community College | 6 wk · 7 hrs | 338 | 95% | 45% | $9,439 |
| 4 | $3,200 | Commercial Truck Driver Training | Calhoun Community College | 4 wk · 40 hrs | 337 | 96% | 4% | $10,296 |
| 5 | $3,355 | Believe Truck Driving Academy, LLC | Believe Truck Driving Academy, LLC | 6 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | $3,500 | Commercial truck drivers | Enterprise State Community College | 6 wk · 40 hrs | 128 | 94% | 45% | $8,527 |
| 7 | $3,536 | Commercial Driver's License Training | Wallace State Community College - Hanceville | 6 wk · 25 hrs | 190 | 99% | 7% | $13,612 |
| 8 | $3,550 | CDL Training | Wallace Community College - Selma | 8 wk · 40 hrs | 188 | 92% | 56% | $7,858 |
| 9 | $3,600 | Commercial Truck Driver CDL Training | Northeast Alabama Community College | competency-based | 258 | 98% | 16% | $10,719 |
| 10 | $3,733 | CDL Training Program | Marshall Technical School | competency-based | 142 | 96% | 15% | $10,704 |
| 11 | $3,817 | Commercial Truck Driving | Reid State Technical College | competency-based | 111 | 99% | 23% | $8,525 |
| 12 | $3,850 | AGAPE CDL TRAINING | AGAPE CDL TRAINING | competency-based | 137 | 96% | 25% | $10,175 |
| 13 | $4,000 | Class A CDL Training | Davis CDL Truck Driving School, LLC | competency-based | 231 | 95% | 51% | $9,079 |
| 14 | $4,000 | Class A FMCSA Entry-Level Driver Training (ELDT) Commercial Driving Course | CDL of Alabama | competency-based | 728 | 93% | 10% | $7,320 |
| 15 | $4,127 | Commercial Truck Driver (CDL) Training | Jefferson State Community College | 8 wk · 40 hrs | 48 | 96% | — | — |
| 16 | $4,375 | Class A Commercial Drivers License (CDL) Training | 160 Driving Academy - Birmingham | competency-based | 423 | 94% | 8% | $9,544 |
| 17 | $4,497 | CLASS A Commercial Drivers Training Program | Mid State Driving Academy | competency-based | 231 | 85% | 55% | $10,719 |
| 18 | $4,500 | Class A CDL Training | AMX Academy, Inc. | 4 wk · 40 hrs | 42 | 95% | — | — |
| 19 | $4,500 | CDL Truck Driving Training - Class A | ESD School LLC | competency-based | 1,039 | 98% | 44% | $10,011 |
| 20 | $4,500 | Truck Driver Training (Skills Training) | Gadsden State Community College | 6 wk · 40 hrs | 254 | 92% | 47% | $10,610 |
| 21 | $4,500 | Truck Driver Training | Affordable Truck Driver Training, LLC | competency-based | 49 | 94% | 72% | $11,198 |
| 22 | $4,500 | CDL and Truck Driving | Premium Truck Driving Academy Inc. | 6 wk · 40 hrs | 15 | 100% | — | — |
| 23 | $4,800 | Tractor Trailer Truck Driver Training | Southern Union Community College | competency-based | 172 | 94% | 35% | $8,157 |
| 24 | $5,005 | Truck, Bus and Other Commercial Vehicle Operator | Truck Driver Institute | competency-based | 857 | 88% | 20% | $9,055 |
| 25 | $5,500 | ACE CDL DRIVING TRAINING INSTITUTE | ACECDL Driver Training Institute | 5 wk · 40 hrs | 32 | 91% | — | — |
| 26 | $7,695 | Commercial Truck Driver Training | Career Path Training dba Roadmaster Drivers School | 4 wk · 45 hrs | 430 | 71% | — | — |
Source and date: U.S. Department of Labor, Training Provider Results — the open program index behind trainingproviderresults.gov, snapshot taken 2026-09-02 (449 programs for Alabama in the index that day); the site states the data cover programs approved as of June 30, 2025 and outcomes for July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2025. Cost is Out-of-Pocket Cost for a Non-WIOA Participant: Tuition and Requested Fees (DE111) where the provider reported it, otherwise Average number of dollars the training program received from each WIOA participant Individual Training Account (ITA) during the time period (DE138/DE135) — the basis is printed under each figure; books and supplies are added only when reported separately. “Completed” = Percent of All Students who completed the program (DE122/DE121); “Employed Q2” = Percent of All Students Exiters who were employed in the 2nd Quarter after Exit (DE123/DE129); “Median earnings” = Median Earnings in the 2nd Quarter after Exit of All Students that are Employed in the 2nd Quarter after Exit (DE125) — one calendar quarter, not a year. A dash means the federal file prints −1: Values displayed as "-1" indicate data that have been suppressed to protect confidentiality. Your local job center decides eligibility — this shows what is on the list and what it cost and produced, not whether you will be approved.
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