RetrainMap / Training costs by state / South Carolina / CDL truck driving
Free · the federal list, by published cost · South Carolina
CDL / truck-driving programs in South Carolina on the federal training list, by published cost
27 programs in South Carolina’s Training Provider Results index carry one of the occupation codes for CDL truck driving (53-3032, 53-3031). Published costs run from $175 to $7,995; 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 | $175 | Hazmat | Commercial Driving Academy | 1 wk · 16 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | $1,000 | Passenger Endorsement | Neelyshaw Cdl Training And Testing, Llc | 4 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | $2,750 | Class A CDL Skills Course | Accel Training Centers, Inc. | 2 wk · 20 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | $3,205 | TTD40 | Sage Truck Driving Schools | 4 wk · 10 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | $4,000 | Class B CDL's | Neelyshaw Cdl Training And Testing, Llc | 4 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | $4,000 | Class A CDL's | Neelyshaw Cdl Training And Testing, Llc | 3 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | $4,500 | Class B Manual | Commercial Driving Academy | 2 wk · 20 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | $4,610 | Class B Automatic | Commercial Driving Academy | 2 wk · 20 hrs | 25 | 100% | — | — |
| 9 | $4,794 | Class A Commercial Driver?s License (cdl) License Training | 160 Driving Academy | 4 wk · 40 hrs | 365 | 90% | 46% | $10,629 |
| 10 | $4,995 | CDL Class A Truck Driver Training | Carolina Construction School | 5 wk · 40 hrs | 88 | 90% | 21% | $5,477 |
| 11 | $4,995 | Class A Truck Driving | Carolina Construction School, Llc. | 5 wk · 40 hrs | 91 | 82% | 91% | $10,269 |
| 12 | $5,000 | Commercial Transportation -Cdl - Truck Driver Ce | Northeastern Technical College | 5 wk · 40 hrs | 23 | 96% | 83% | $6,662 |
| 13 | $5,000 | Truck Driver - Cdl-Ce | Florence-Darlington Technical College | 40 wk · 4 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | $5,000 | Cdl Training: Class A Tractor Trailer | Lindenwood Education System Dba Miller-Motte Driving Institu | 4 wk · 37 hrs | 662 | 95% | 85% | $10,681 |
| 15 | $5,005 | Class A CDL Truck Driver Training | Sage Truck Driving Schools | 6 wk · 25 hrs | 20 | 85% | 79% | $8,436 |
| 16 | $5,007 | Truck Driver - Cdl Class A | Tri-County Technical College | 4 wk · 37 hrs | 90 | 96% | 90% | $12,197 |
| 17 | $5,028 | Truck Driver - Cdl - Semi - Tractor Trailer | Truck Driver Institute | 3 wk · 50 hrs | 765 | 89% | 42% | $10,093 |
| 18 | $5,060 | Truck Driver Training (CDL- Class A) | Trusted King Transport Llc | 5 wk · 32 hrs | 38 | 92% | 81% | $10,315 |
| 19 | $5,150 | Truck Driver - Cdl | Williamsburg Technical College | 4 wk · 40 hrs | 50 | 98% | 68% | $9,820 |
| 20 | $5,500 | CLASS A Automatic Transmission | Commercial Driving Academy | 4 wk · 40 hrs | 321 | 94% | 13% | $9,921 |
| 21 | $5,500 | Commercial Driver's License - CDL | Accel Training Centers, Inc. | 4 wk · 40 hrs | 25 | 96% | 76% | $9,211 |
| 22 | $5,745 | CDL - Truck Driving (WD) | Horry-Georgetown Technical College | 4 wk · 40 hrs | 18 | 83% | 90% | $6,760 |
| 23 | $5,900 | Truck Driver - Cdl | Palmetto Training Inc | 4 wk · 40 hrs | 350 | 79% | 83% | $9,480 |
| 24 | $6,500 | Valley Coach & Logistics Commercial Driving Training School (Class A CDL Training) | Valley Coach & Logistics Driving Training School | 4 wk · 40 hrs | 70 | 84% | 77% | $11,314 |
| 25 | $6,610 | Class A Manual Transmission | Commercial Driving Academy | 4 wk · 40 hrs | 193 | 94% | 36% | $11,191 |
| 26 | $7,695 | Commercial Truck Driver Training | Roadmaster Drivers School | 4 wk · 40 hrs | 128 | 66% | 4% | $7,337 |
| 27 | $7,995 | Basic Truck Driver Training | Cdl Training Service Of Sc Dba Ace Driving Academy | 4 wk · 50 hrs | 113 | 91% | 90% | $9,957 |
Source and date: U.S. Department of Labor, Training Provider Results — the open program index behind trainingproviderresults.gov, snapshot taken 2026-09-02 (162 programs for South Carolina 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.
The list is free. The ranking by what each program produced is $39.
This page sorts CDL / truck-driving programs in South Carolina 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.
The $39 ROI report Free funding finder The $19 Directions plan
Other program types in South Carolina: Nursing assistant (CNA) · Medical assistant · LPN / LVN · Registered nurse (RN) · Phlebotomy · EMT / paramedic · Dental assistant · Pharmacy technician · Medical billing and coding · Surgical technologist · Radiologic technologist · Veterinary technician · HVAC · Welding · Electrician · Plumbing · Automotive technician · IT support · Cosmetology.