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CDL / truck-driving programs in California on the federal training list, by published cost
95 programs in California’s Training Provider Results index carry one of the occupation codes for CDL truck driving (53-3032, 53-3031). Published costs run from $0 to $12,995; 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 | $0 | Construction Teamsters Apprenticeship Program for SO CA | Construction Teamsters Apprenticeship Program for SO CA | 260 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | $168 | Commercial Driver Learners Permit Preparation Course | Shasta College | 8 wk · 5 hrs | 334 | 89% | 80% | $9,191 |
| 3 | $800 | Class-B Commercial Truck Driver | GROSSMONT ADULT SCHOOL | 11 wk · 12 hrs | 33 | 100% | 100% | $11,520 |
| 4 | $2,200 | Commercial Driver's License | Harbor Occupational Center - LAUSD | 4 wk · 30 hrs | 12 | 83% | 36% | $8,750 |
| 5 | $2,388 | Commercial Driver Class A or B Express | Academy of Truck Driving | 2 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | $2,738 | Commercial Driver Refresher | Academy of Truck Driving | 4 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | $2,750 | Class B Truck Driver Classroom, Pre-Trip, Permit Preparation, Entry Level Driver Training and Behind the Wheel | Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Training Academy | 2 wk · 35 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | $3,500 | Class A Commercial Driver's License Training (CDL) | Shasta College | 8 wk · 11 hrs | 258 | 93% | — | — |
| 9 | $3,780 | Tractor Trailer Operator 30+ | American Career Training, LLC | 1 wk · 40 hrs | 61 | 100% | 75% | $11,875 |
| 10 | $3,899 | Bus/Truck Driver, Class B | Hi-Desert Truck Driving School | 8 wk · 21 hrs | 25 | 80% | 89% | $11,121 |
| 11 | $3,900 | Truck Driving | United Truck Driving School | 5 wk · 32 hrs | 156 | 95% | 95% | $8,931 |
| 12 | $3,995 | 40 Hour Class B Course | Jiffy's Truck School, LCC | 1 wk · 40 hrs | 85 | 100% | 89% | $13,465 |
| 13 | $4,140 | 40 Hour Test Preparation Course (Class A) | Easy Truck School/Easy Truck Rental Repair & Towing | 2 wk · 40 hrs | 297 | 95% | 100% | $15,600 |
| 14 | $4,280 | 40 Hour Class A Course | Jiffy's Truck School, LCC | 1 wk · 40 hrs | 1,304 | 99% | 88% | $14,625 |
| 15 | $4,398 | Truck Driver Training (Anaheim, Bakersfield, Barstow, Fresno, Redding) | 160 Driving Academy | 4 wk · 40 hrs | 3,225 | 73% | 80% | $12,000 |
| 16 | $4,443 | TRUCK DRIVING | William M. Maguy School of Education A Division of Proteus | 6 wk · 40 hrs | 451 | 88% | 63% | $14,411 |
| 17 | $4,473 | Class A Tractor-Trailer Course | Camino Real Career School | 10 wk · 18 hrs | 672 | 89% | 80% | $13,728 |
| 18 | $4,495 | Class A/B Basic Refresher: Individual | America Truck Driving School-Riverside | 6 wk · 10 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | $4,500 | Standard Tractor/Trailer Program 48 Hours | J&R Trucking School | 6 wk · 8 hrs | 482 | 91% | 57% | $15,750 |
| 20 | $4,734 | Truck Driving | Jose G Campos Truck Driving Training | 5 wk · 32 hrs | 501 | 99% | 47% | — |
| 21 | $4,900 | Professional Truck Driving | Merced County Office of Education | 8 wk · 32 hrs | 4 | 100% | — | — |
| 22 | $4,925 | Advanced Commercial Driver Class AP/P | Sergio School of Trucking | 8 wk · 30 hrs | 119 | 79% | 71% | $11,899 |
| 23 | $4,995 | Commercial Driver - 3 Week | Advanced Career Institute | 3 wk · 40 hrs | 256 | 95% | 81% | $11,180 |
| 24 | $4,999 | Professional Driver, Class A | Hi-Desert Truck Driving School | 10 wk · 17 hrs | 499 | 74% | 67% | $10,220 |
| 25 | $5,013 | Class B Commercial Drivers License Program | Academy of Truck Driving | 16 wk · 40 hrs | 39 | 97% | 50% | $11,926 |
| 26 | $5,045 | Class A and B (Tractor-Trailer/Bus) | Camino Real Career School | 14 wk · 17 hrs | 37 | 86% | 73% | $11,020 |
| 27 | $5,120 | Basic Tractor-Trailer Driver TTD-150 CDL A | United Education Institute dba Sage Technical Services | 7 wk · 22 hrs | 185 | 91% | 58% | $9,825 |
| 28 | $5,195 | Complete Course CDL Class B-P | GSF Driving & Truck Training School | 26 wk · 6 hrs | 70 | 77% | 77% | $10,625 |
| 29 | $5,198 | Truck Driver Training (El Cajon, Oceanside, Oxnard, San Bernardino, Sacramento, Stockton, Anaheim, Bakersfield, Barstow, Fresno, Redding) | 160 Driving Academy | 4 wk · 40 hrs | 4,180 | 75% | 77% | $11,900 |
| 30 | $5,300 | Truck Driving 160 (Hybrid) | Pilot Trucking School | 8 wk · 20 hrs | 486 | 78% | 73% | $15,900 |
| 31 | $5,487 | Tractor Trailer Operator Program (1) (160 hours) | American Career Training, LLC | 4 wk · 40 hrs | 400 | 99% | 62% | $12,598 |
| 32 | $5,715 | Advanced Refresher Program Class A or B | Advance Bus & Truck Driving School | 4 wk · 16 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | $5,722 | Professional Truck Driver | Central Valley Opportunity Center | 6 wk · 35 hrs | 267 | 87% | 84% | $11,085 |
| 34 | $5,875 | Truck Driver I | Center for Employment Training -Main Campus | 10 wk · 30 hrs | 153 | 93% | 84% | $10,350 |
| 35 | $5,948 | Truck Driving - Woodland/Willows/Marysville | California Human Development Corporation - ASET Centers | 6 wk · 40 hrs | 219 | 79% | 83% | $22,880 |
| 36 | $5,995 | Class A 190-Hour Commercial Classroom, Pre-Trip and Permit Preparation, Entry Level Driver Training (ELDT) and Behind the Wheel Training | Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Training Academy | 5 wk · 38 hrs | 31 | 81% | 76% | $11,889 |
| 37 | $5,995 | CDLMaster Truck-Driver Training Program | Transportation Guidance and Assistance Truck Driving School | 10 wk · 16 hrs | 763 | 79% | 58% | $13,000 |
| 38 | $5,995 | CDLPro Truck-Driver Training Program | Transportation Guidance and Assistance Truck Driving School | 8 wk · 8 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | $5,995 | Truck Driver Class A Commercial License | El Camino College | 10 wk · 17 hrs | 34 | 94% | 56% | $15,894 |
| 40 | $5,995 | Professional Truck Driver | Advanced Career Institute | 4 wk · 40 hrs | 2,490 | 94% | 72% | $10,920 |
| 41 | $6,000 | Commercial Driver License Training | AAA Academy, LLC | 6 wk · 40 hrs | 226 | 92% | 99% | $14,190 |
| 42 | $6,000 | Truck Driving Certificate II | East Valley College, Inc. | 12 wk · 20 hrs | 146 | 79% | 68% | $11,432 |
| 43 | $6,113 | Class A Commercial Drivers License Program | Academy of Truck Driving | 8 wk · 40 hrs | 118 | 79% | 68% | $11,981 |
| 44 | $6,295 | Complete Course CDL Class A | GSF Driving & Truck Training School | 26 wk · 7 hrs | 1,184 | 84% | 66% | $13,125 |
| 45 | $6,407 | OTR Truck Driver Training | Truck Driving Academy | 4 wk · 40 hrs | 213 | 84% | 76% | — |
| 46 | $6,465 | Advanced Commercial Driver Class B-Truck or Bus | Advance Bus & Truck Driving School | 8 wk · 16 hrs | 16 | 100% | 46% | $15,600 |
| 47 | $6,500 | CDL Apprenticeship | Dental Tech, LLC. | 4 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 48 | $6,895 | Class A Truck Driving | United Truck and Car Driving School | 4 wk · 40 hrs | 1,063 | 85% | 72% | $15,625 |
| 49 | $6,995 | Truck Driving | Compton Adult School | 6 wk · 33 hrs | 81 | 85% | 85% | $14,560 |
| 50 | $6,995 | Class A Truck Driver | America Truck Driving School-Riverside | 6 wk · 40 hrs | 73 | 90% | 66% | $12,358 |
| 51 | $6,995 | Class A/B Truck Driver: Individual | America Truck Driving School-Riverside | 8 wk · 9 hrs | 720 | 88% | 72% | $12,450 |
| 52 | $6,995 | Class A Commercial Driver Program- Night | Western Truck School | 6 wk · 27 hrs | 17 | 76% | 71% | $16,250 |
| 53 | $6,995 | Class A Commercial Driver Program | Western Truck School | 4 wk · 40 hrs | 816 | 88% | 61% | $12,879 |
| 54 | $6,995 | Class A or B Specialized/Refresher/ Commercial Driver Program | Western Truck School | 2 wk · 40 hrs | 77 | 87% | 83% | — |
| 55 | $6,995 | Class B Commercial Driver Program | Western Truck School | 1 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 56 | $6,995 | Class A Commercial Driver Program- Weekend | Western Truck School | 8 wk · 20 hrs | 69 | 72% | 68% | $9,508 |
| 57 | $7,000 | Advanced Tractor/Trailer Program | J&R Trucking School | 4 wk · 40 hrs | 372 | 88% | 62% | $17,000 |
| 58 | $7,012 | Advanced Professional Truck Driver | Advanced Career Institute | 6 wk · 40 hrs | 753 | 89% | 80% | $11,053 |
| 59 | $7,122 | Class A Commercial Truck Driving License Course | Universal Truck Driving School | 8 wk · 40 hrs | 69 | 100% | 100% | — |
| 60 | $7,298 | Class A or Class B Passenger Endorsement Training | MTS Training Academy | 6 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 61 | $7,298 | Class A or Class B Air Brake Training | MTS Training Academy | 3 wk · 30 hrs | 283 | 72% | 77% | $19,600 |
| 62 | $7,375 | Class A Commercial Driver | Northern California Teamsters Apprenticeship Training & Ed. | 5 wk · 40 hrs | 52 | 96% | 96% | — |
| 63 | $7,468 | Advanced Commercial Driver Class A | Advance Bus & Truck Driving School | 10 wk · 16 hrs | 421 | 96% | 76% | — |
| 64 | $7,480 | Class B w/ School Bus or VTT Certificate. | MTS Training Academy | 8 wk · 40 hrs | 234 | 92% | 92% | $10,397 |
| 65 | $7,499 | HED100: Truck Driver Operator Class A | College of Instrument Technology | 10 wk · 24 hrs | 432 | 92% | 87% | — |
| 66 | $7,499 | Tractor Trailer Driver Course | Skyway Trucking School | 4 wk · 40 hrs | 187 | 90% | 71% | $12,950 |
| 67 | $7,500 | Class A CDL | Green Valley Truck School | 10 wk · 16 hrs | 174 | 94% | 84% | $12,676 |
| 68 | $7,500 | Entry Level Commercial Driver Training Program | Diamond Education Inc | 12 wk · 13 hrs | 27 | 100% | 100% | — |
| 69 | $7,500 | Class B Commercial Driver's License | 1 on 1 Truck Academy | 4 wk · 22 hrs | 13 | 100% | 100% | $6,012 |
| 70 | $7,500 | Class A Commercial Driver's License | 1 on 1 Truck Academy | 4 wk · 30 hrs | 528 | 100% | 100% | — |
| 71 | $7,550 | Class A/P Truck and Bus Driving | United Truck and Car Driving School | 5 wk · 40 hrs | 143 | 78% | 75% | $10,400 |
| 72 | $7,695 | Commercial Truck Driver | Roadmaster Drivers School of Fontana, Inc. | 4 wk · 45 hrs | 1,654 | 84% | 94% | $14,837 |
| 73 | $7,743 | Semi-Tractor Trailer Driver | Truck Driver Institute | 5 wk · 40 hrs | 416 | 76% | 83% | $14,374 |
| 74 | $7,787 | Tractor Trailer Operator Program (2) (240 hours) | American Career Training, LLC | 6 wk · 40 hrs | 39 | 97% | 69% | $10,625 |
| 75 | $7,795 | Professional Combo CDL Class A & B-P | GSF Driving & Truck Training School | 26 wk · 9 hrs | 148 | 78% | 74% | $11,885 |
| 76 | $7,975 | Commercial Truck Driver (160 hrs) | Performance Trucking Academy | 4 wk · 40 hrs | 210 | 100% | 91% | — |
| 77 | $7,988 | Entry Level Driver Training | Sillers Institute | 8 wk · 20 hrs | 112 | 72% | 51% | $13,790 |
| 78 | $7,995 | Class A/B Truck and Bus Driver: Individual | America Truck Driving School-Riverside | 10 wk · 9 hrs | 67 | 79% | 78% | $12,480 |
| 79 | $7,995 | Class A Commercial Driver Extended Program- Night | Western Truck School | 6 wk · 30 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 80 | $7,995 | Class A/P Combined Commercial Driver Program | Western Truck School | 5 wk · 36 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 81 | $7,995 | Class A Commercial Driver Extended Program- Weekend | Western Truck School | 8 wk · 22 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 82 | $7,995 | Class A Commercial Driver Extended Program | Western Truck School | 5 wk · 36 hrs | 19 | 95% | 71% | $13,512 |
| 83 | $8,213 | Truck Driver Training Commercial Class A 160 Hour | Coastal Trucking Institute, LLC | 5 wk · 33 hrs | 264 | 66% | 96% | $12,642 |
| 84 | $8,298 | Class A or Class B w/ Career Search Training | MTS Training Academy | 5 wk · 40 hrs | 18 | 56% | 100% | $13,634 |
| 85 | $8,298 | Class A Truck Driver | MTS Training Academy | 5 wk · 40 hrs | 1,023 | 93% | 88% | $11,819 |
| 86 | $8,500 | Tractor Trailer Operator Program (Class A CDL Training) | Western Pacific Truck School | 4 wk · 40 hrs | 799 | 94% | 75% | $16,625 |
| 87 | $8,568 | Super Session Commercial Driver's Class A with Passenger Endorsement | Advance Bus & Truck Driving School | 13 wk · 16 hrs | 13 | 100% | 52% | $8,647 |
| 88 | $8,816 | Truck Driver Class A | Imperial Valley Regional Occupational Program | 12 wk · 20 hrs | 50 | 70% | 71% | $9,094 |
| 89 | $9,978 | Commercial Truck Driver (240 hrs) | Performance Trucking Academy | 6 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 90 | $9,999 | HED105: Truck Driver + Bus | College of Instrument Technology | 11 wk · 25 hrs | 15 | 87% | 74% | $9,898 |
| 91 | $10,798 | Class A Truck Driver w/ Passenger Endorsement | MTS Training Academy | 5 wk · 40 hrs | 9 | 89% | 100% | $12,000 |
| 92 | $11,197 | Ag Transportation | Advanced Career Institute | 20 wk · 30 hrs | 257 | 80% | 78% | $11,180 |
| 93 | $11,476 | Truck Driver | Center for Employment Training -Main Campus | 21 wk · 30 hrs | 355 | 88% | 76% | $9,043 |
| 94 | $12,230 | Class A Truck Driver w/ School Bus or VTT Certificate | MTS Training Academy | 6 wk · 30 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 95 | $12,995 | Class A Advanced Commercial Driver Program | Western Truck School | 10 wk · 33 hrs | — | — | — | — |
Source and date: U.S. Department of Labor, Training Provider Results — the open program index behind trainingproviderresults.gov, snapshot taken 2026-09-02 (3,266 programs for California 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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