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CDL / truck-driving programs in Virginia on the federal training list, by published cost
55 programs in Virginia’s Training Provider Results index carry one of the occupation codes for CDL truck driving (53-3032, 53-3031). Published costs run from $125 to $6,800; 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 | $125 | Driver's Improvement Course Online & Classroom | 2020 CDL Driving School | 1 wk · 8 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | $150 | Drivers Education Online | 2020 CDL Driving School | 6 wk · 36 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | $300 | Learners Permit Prep | 2020 CDL Driving School | 1 wk · 8 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | $425 | Behind The Wheel | 2020 CDL Driving School | 2 wk · 14 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | $1,800 | Class A 5-Day Refresher Course | A+ CDL Training School, LLC | 1 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | $2,199 | Class B Commercial Driver's License | Mountain Gateway Community College | 4 wk · 24 hrs | 23 | 100% | 70% | $11,014 |
| 7 | $2,500 | CDL Class B | 7 CDL Driving School | 4 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | $2,850 | CDL Class B | Marshall CDL Driving School | 2 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | $3,000 | Class A CDL License | Marshall CDL Driving School | 4 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | $3,000 | Tractor-Trailer Driver Training - Class A/B (no passenger endorsement) | Shippers' Choice of Virginia, Inc. | 4 wk · 50 hrs | 561 | 91% | 69% | $10,400 |
| 11 | $3,300 | Commercial Driver's License - Class B | Piedmont Virginia Community College | 18 wk · 9 hrs | 19 | 95% | 75% | $4,638 |
| 12 | $3,500 | CDL Class B training (Dump Truck) | 1st CDL Training Center of Nova | 10 wk · 32 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | $3,500 | Class B Commercial Driver's License | 2020 CDL Driving School | 3 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | $3,500 | CDL Class A | 7 CDL Driving School | 4 wk · 40 hrs | 25 | 100% | 44% | $9,711 |
| 15 | $3,750 | Truck Driving (CDL) | Southside Virginia Community College | 6 wk · 40 hrs | 299 | 96% | 56% | $10,412 |
| 16 | $3,950 | CDL Training Class A | 5 Star CDL Training LLC. | 10 wk · 30 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | $3,950 | Class B CDL Course - 120 Hour | 5 Star CDL Training LLC. | 4 wk · 50 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | $4,000 | Class A Commercial Driver's License Instruction | 2020 CDL Driving School | 4 wk · 40 hrs | 88 | 100% | 63% | $16,455 |
| 19 | $4,130 | CDL - Trucking Driving Training | Danville Community College | 12 wk · 40 hrs | 72 | 97% | 77% | $18,870 |
| 20 | $4,200 | Class A CDL Training | TJ and Friends Smith System CDL Training LLC | 6 wk · 40 hrs | 24 | 88% | 88% | $10,683 |
| 21 | $4,214 | Commercial Driver's License | Virginia Highlands Community College | 96 wk · 50 hrs | 135 | 97% | 66% | $11,078 |
| 22 | $4,285 | Commercial Driving - Class B Straight Truck | Advanced Technology Institute | 6 wk · 27 hrs | 24 | 75% | 83% | $8,244 |
| 23 | $4,492 | Truck Driving (221-279-02) | Tidewater Community College | 15 wk · 28 hrs | 242 | 98% | 61% | $5,602 |
| 24 | $4,495 | Class A CDL Driver Training | Shippers' Choice of Virginia, Inc | 4 wk · 50 hrs | 1,582 | 93% | 83% | $12,708 |
| 25 | $4,500 | Commercial Driver's License Class A Training | Northern Virginia Community College | 12 wk · 40 hrs | 78 | 97% | — | — |
| 26 | $4,500 | Truck Driver Trainer - CDL B | Paul D Camp Community College | 4 wk · 30 hrs | 80 | 99% | 69% | $9,257 |
| 27 | $4,500 | CDL Class A | A+ CDL Training School, LLC | 3 wk · 40 hrs | 80 | 80% | 84% | $11,624 |
| 28 | $4,500 | Commercial Driver License (CDL) | Rappahannock Community College | 4 wk · 40 hrs | 61 | 100% | 80% | $9,919 |
| 29 | $4,500 | Commercial Driver Training - Class A CDL | Tri-County Driving Academy, Inc. | 5 wk · 40 hrs | 156 | 96% | 89% | $10,046 |
| 30 | $4,500 | Commercial Driver's License | Liberty University | 6 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | $4,500 | Commercial Driver's License | Central Virginia Community College | 24 wk · 4 hrs | 255 | 98% | 77% | $12,091 |
| 32 | $4,500 | CDL class A / class B | AAA CDL School, LLC | 4 wk · 40 hrs | 98 | 98% | 69% | $8,394 |
| 33 | $4,500 | Commercial Driver's License (CDL) | Patrick Henry Community College | 4 wk · 10 hrs | 115 | 97% | 60% | $7,105 |
| 34 | $4,500 | CDL Class A | Eastern Shore Community College | 8 wk · 40 hrs | 101 | 97% | 56% | $8,663 |
| 35 | $4,500 | Class A Driver License | Road Safety CDL Training School | 4 wk · 40 hrs | 69 | 87% | 65% | $7,200 |
| 36 | $4,500 | CDL - Class A | Blue Ridge Community College | 6 wk · 50 hrs | 377 | 95% | 69% | $13,227 |
| 37 | $4,500 | Truck Driver/CDL Non-Credit | Wytheville Community College | 6 wk · 50 hrs | 199 | 98% | 57% | $11,176 |
| 38 | $4,625 | Commerical License Class B | CDS Tractor Trailer Training | 3 wk · 40 hrs | 40 | 95% | 84% | $13,750 |
| 39 | $4,720 | Commercial Drivers License - Class A | New River Community College | 96 wk · 50 hrs | 42 | 93% | 67% | $12,332 |
| 40 | $4,750 | 5 Star CDL Training LLC. | 5 Star CDL Training LLC. | 4 wk · 40 hrs | 120 | 80% | 86% | $11,440 |
| 41 | $4,950 | Class A Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Training program | 160 Driving Academy | 5 wk · 32 hrs | 937 | 92% | 34% | $10,498 |
| 42 | $5,400 | Class A Commercial Driver's License (CDL) | Mountain Gateway Community College | 4 wk · 19 hrs | 240 | 97% | 65% | $14,265 |
| 43 | $6,000 | Commercial Driver's License - Class A | Piedmont Virginia Community College | 18 wk · 9 hrs | 428 | 96% | 65% | $10,888 |
| 44 | $6,000 | Truck Driver Trainer - CDL A | Paul D Camp Community College | 4 wk · 40 hrs | 242 | 95% | 51% | $6,088 |
| 45 | $6,000 | Commercial Drivers License | Germanna Community College | 10 wk · 50 hrs | 1,066 | 99% | 70% | $12,968 |
| 46 | $6,000 | CDL | Virginia Peninsula Community College | 4 wk · 40 hrs | 179 | 98% | 60% | $9,170 |
| 47 | $6,000 | Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Training | Virginia Peninsula Community College | 4 wk · 40 hrs | 426 | 99% | 57% | $8,995 |
| 48 | $6,000 | Professional Truck Driver - CDL Class A | Laurel Ridge Community College - Main Campus | 4 wk · 50 hrs | 396 | 97% | 72% | $13,158 |
| 49 | $6,000 | Truck Driver | Community College Workforce Alliance | 4 wk · 40 hrs | 1,296 | 95% | 63% | $10,831 |
| 50 | $6,000 | Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Class A | Tidewater Community College | 8 wk · 20 hrs | 75 | 100% | 12% | $8,311 |
| 51 | $6,064 | COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE (CDL-A - TRUCK DRIVING) | VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 6 wk · 40 hrs | 121 | 98% | 85% | $12,000 |
| 52 | $6,125 | Tractor Trailer Training Class A | CDS Tractor Trailer Training | 4 wk · 40 hrs | 1,906 | 100% | 75% | $6,876 |
| 53 | $6,135 | Class A CDL | CDS Tractor Trailer Training | 14 wk · 40 hrs | 1,733 | 98% | 100% | $22,000 |
| 54 | $6,135 | Commercial Driver's License | Virginia Western Community College | 20 wk · 8 hrs | 763 | 95% | 67% | $11,903 |
| 55 | $6,800 | Commercial Driving - Class A Tractor Trailor | Advanced Technology Institute | 6 wk · 36 hrs | 526 | 90% | 64% | — |
Source and date: U.S. Department of Labor, Training Provider Results — the open program index behind trainingproviderresults.gov, snapshot taken 2026-09-02 (2,091 programs for Virginia 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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