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CDL / truck-driving programs in Iowa on the federal training list, by published cost
30 programs in Iowa’s Training Provider Results index carry one of the occupation codes for CDL truck driving (53-3032, 53-3031). Published costs run from $9 to $7,000; 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 | $9 | Truck Driver Training (CDL) | EICCD - SCC - Blong Center | 6 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | $9 | Truck Driver Training School | Southeastern Community College | 4 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | $984 | Commercial Driver's License Class A or Class B Accelerated Program | CDL4ALL | 1 wk · 12 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | $1,270 | CDL Train & Test | Northwest Iowa Community College | 2 wk · 40 hrs | 2,321 | 45% | 84% | $10,275 |
| 5 | $1,500 | CE Entry Level Driver Training (ELDT)/CDL-A | Iowa Lakes Community College | 2 wk · 34 hrs | 46 | — | 46% | $19,660 |
| 6 | $1,640 | Commercial Driver's License Class B | Des Moines Area Community College | 5 wk · 12 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | $2,000 | CDL Class B Training | Corridor CDL Training, INC. | 1 wk · 38 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | $2,000 | CDL Training | Southwestern Community College | 4 wk · 24 hrs | 15 | 93% | 91% | $10,492 |
| 9 | $2,012 | CDL Class B (30 hours) | Kirkwood Community College | 1 wk · 30 hrs | 136 | 91% | 86% | $13,042 |
| 10 | $2,400 | CDL Class B (50 hours) | Kirkwood Community College | 2 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | $2,500 | Class A CDL Refresher (40 hours) | Kirkwood Community College | 1 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | $2,900 | CDL Class A | Grate Lakes CDL Training | 2 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | $2,995 | CDL Class B | Southeastern Community College | 4 wk · 30 hrs | 208 | 78% | 69% | $10,023 |
| 14 | $3,152 | Truck Driver Training - Certificate | Western Iowa Tech Community College | 4 wk · 40 hrs | 355 | 23% | 66% | $14,551 |
| 15 | $3,355 | Entry Level Driver Training (ELDT) - Truck Driving - Certificate of Completion | Western Iowa Tech Community College | 4 wk · 40 hrs | 38 | 100% | 11% | $17,994 |
| 16 | $4,012 | Commercial Driver's License Class A or Class B | CDL4ALL | 2 wk · 20 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | $4,490 | Class A CDL Driver's License | Southeastern Community College | 4 wk · 40 hrs | 44 | 82% | 79% | $10,163 |
| 18 | $4,865 | Class A CDL Truck Driving Class | Iowa Western Community College | 4 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | $4,900 | Commercial Drivers License Class A | Des Moines Area Community College | 5 wk · 40 hrs | 1,391 | 65% | 75% | $13,706 |
| 20 | $4,995 | Semi-Truck Driving: Class A CDL *SEMI.CPC | Northeast Iowa Community College | 4 wk · 36 hrs | 32 | 34% | 64% | $11,444 |
| 21 | $4,995 | ELDT Class A CDL Program (Hybrid) | Kirkwood Community College | 6 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | $5,100 | CDL Class A Training | Corridor CDL Training, INC. | 3 wk · 36 hrs | 51 | 92% | 69% | $12,374 |
| 23 | $5,200 | Class B to A CDL Fusion | Kirkwood Community College | 3 wk · 30 hrs | 82 | — | 53% | $10,515 |
| 24 | $5,255 | Commercial Driver Training | Indian Hills Community College | 6 wk · 32 hrs | 48 | 50% | 72% | $16,351 |
| 25 | $5,295 | Class A Commercial Driver's License Certificate (CDL) | Hawkeye Community College | 6 wk · 40 hrs | 39 | 97% | 77% | $12,985 |
| 26 | $5,495 | Professional Driver CDL Program | North Iowa Area Community College | 3 wk · 40 hrs | 4,453 | 99% | 65% | $13,590 |
| 27 | $5,700 | Commercial Driver's License (CDL) - Manual Transmission 3100029 (Continuing Education) | Eastern Iowa Community Colleges | 6 wk · 40 hrs | 18 | 83% | 88% | $7,851 |
| 28 | $5,700 | Commercial Driver's License (CDL) - Automatic Transmission 3100028 (Continuing Education) | Eastern Iowa Community Colleges | 6 wk · 40 hrs | 17 | 82% | 71% | $11,370 |
| 29 | $6,895 | Advanced CDL Tanker Training | Indian Hills Community College | 3 wk · 22 hrs | 141 | 88% | 67% | $14,055 |
| 30 | $7,000 | Truck Driving | Iowa Central Community College | 15 wk · 40 hrs | 382 | 80% | 57% | $11,640 |
Source and date: U.S. Department of Labor, Training Provider Results — the open program index behind trainingproviderresults.gov, snapshot taken 2026-09-02 (1,103 programs for Iowa 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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This page sorts CDL / truck-driving programs in Iowa by the cost their providers published. The Retraining ROI report takes one target occupation and one state, ranks every listed program by the employment its completers reported, and — if you give your current pay — prints a payback estimate per program with its basis. Built on order from the same federal record; free sample on that page.
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