CDL training in Tucson
12 CDL training programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free
5 schools offer these truck driving programs with classes in the Tucson area, and every one is approved for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.
Truck drivers need a commercial driver's license, which generally takes a knowledge test and a driving test. Most drivers have a high school diploma and prepare at a professional truck driving school.1 In Tucson, 12 of the 12 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 3 are taught partly or fully online.
See the 12 programsAll 43 CDL training programs in Arizona, including online programs
How much does CDL training cost in Tucson?
$3,850 to $5,496
is what most programs cost if you pay yourself
All 12 programs with a price: $1,426 to $11,995
- Finished the program
- 85%
- Working 6 months later
- 91%
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $52,800
- Length
- Not reported for most programs
Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). How these figures are made
All 12 CDL training programs in Tucson approved for funding
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12 programs
Class A CDL
HDS Truck Driving Institute, Tucson
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$99,800Price if you pay yourself$4,495School website, Class A CDL at HDS Truck Driving InstituteMore details about Class A CDL at HDS Truck Driving Institute
- Finished
- 86%
- Working at 6 months
- 68%
- Earned in a quarter
- $24,960
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $30
- Students counted
- 486
- a year, estimated
- $99,800
- price
- $4,495
CDL Commercial Driver Certificate with endorsements training
Southwest Truck Driver Training Inc., Tucson
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$48,000Price if you pay yourself$4,615Program website, CDL Commercial Driver Certificate with endorsements training at Southwest Truck Driver Training Inc.More details about CDL Commercial Driver Certificate with endorsements training at Southwest Truck Driver Training Inc.
- Finished
- 93%
- Working at 6 months
- 93%
- Earned in a quarter
- $12,012
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 345
- a year, estimated
- $48,000
- price
- $4,615
Class B CDL With Passenger & Tank Endorsement
HDS Truck Driving Institute, Tucson
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$77,100Price if you pay yourself$2,795Program website, Class B CDL With Passenger & Tank Endorsement at HDS Truck Driving InstituteMore details about Class B CDL With Passenger & Tank Endorsement at HDS Truck Driving Institute
- Finished
- 88%
- Working at 6 months
- 92%
- Earned in a quarter
- $19,285
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $30
- Students counted
- 196
- a year, estimated
- $77,100
- price
- $2,795
160 Hour CDL Class A Truck Driving Program
160 Driving Academy, Tucson
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$48,000Price if you pay yourself$4,000Program website, 160 Hour CDL Class A Truck Driving Program at 160 Driving AcademyMore details about 160 Hour CDL Class A Truck Driving Program at 160 Driving Academy
- Finished
- 83%
- Working at 6 months
- 59%
- Earned in a quarter
- $12,000
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 100
- a year, estimated
- $48,000
- price
- $4,000
CTT: CDL training'Class A Vehicle Driver Certificate
Pima Community College, Tucson
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$55,700Price if you pay yourself$3,402Program website, CTT: CDL training'Class A Vehicle Driver Certificate at Pima Community CollegeMore details about CTT: CDL training'Class A Vehicle Driver Certificate at Pima Community College
- Finished
- 49%
- Working at 6 months
- 100%
- Earned in a quarter
- $13,922
- Length
- 11 weeks, 8 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 95
- a year, estimated
- $55,700
- price
- $3,402
Professional Truck Driver Program
HDS Truck Driving Institute, Tucson
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$99,800Price if you pay yourself$11,995Program website, Professional Truck Driver Program at HDS Truck Driving InstituteMore details about Professional Truck Driver Program at HDS Truck Driving Institute
- Finished
- 77%
- Working at 6 months
- 96%
- Earned in a quarter
- $24,960
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $30
- Students counted
- 49
- a year, estimated
- $99,800
- price
- $11,995
Commercial Truck Driver Program
HDS Truck Driving Institute, Tucson
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$99,800Price if you pay yourself$5,495Program website, Commercial Truck Driver Program at HDS Truck Driving InstituteMore details about Commercial Truck Driver Program at HDS Truck Driving Institute
- Finished
- 85%
- Working at 6 months
- 90%
- Earned in a quarter
- $24,960
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $30
- Students counted
- 42
- a year, estimated
- $99,800
- price
- $5,495
CTT: CDL Basic Vehicle Operations-Coach/Transit Bus Certific
Pima Community College, Tucson
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$42,800Price if you pay yourself$1,426Program website, CTT: CDL Basic Vehicle Operations-Coach/Transit Bus Certific at Pima Community CollegeMore details about CTT: CDL Basic Vehicle Operations-Coach/Transit Bus Certific at Pima Community College
- Finished
- 47%
- Working at 6 months
- 100%
- Earned in a quarter
- $10,695
- Length
- 3 weeks, 6 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 28
- a year, estimated
- $42,800
- price
- $1,426
Class A CDL
Workforce Training Academy USA, Tucson
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$49,900Price if you pay yourself$5,500Program website, Class A CDL at Workforce Training Academy USAMore details about Class A CDL at Workforce Training Academy USA
- Finished
- 89%
- Working at 6 months
- 45%
- Earned in a quarter
- $12,480
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $700
- Students counted
- 21
- a year, estimated
- $49,900
- price
- $5,500
CDL Training with Hazardous materials Endorsement training
Southwest Truck Driver Training Inc., Tucson
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$48,000Price if you pay yourself$5,075Program website, CDL Training with Hazardous materials Endorsement training at Southwest Truck Driver Training Inc.More details about CDL Training with Hazardous materials Endorsement training at Southwest Truck Driver Training Inc.
- Finished
- 90%
- Working at 6 months
- 89%
- Earned in a quarter
- $12,012
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 18
- a year, estimated
- $48,000
- price
- $5,075
Class A CDL Refresher Certificate
Southwest Truck Driver Training Inc., Tucson
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$4,110Program website, Class A CDL Refresher Certificate at Southwest Truck Driver Training Inc.More details about Class A CDL Refresher Certificate at Southwest Truck Driver Training Inc.
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $4,110
Class A Commercial Driver's License with Endorsement
Workforce Training Academy USA, Tucson
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$6,000Program website, Class A Commercial Driver's License with Endorsement at Workforce Training Academy USAMore details about Class A Commercial Driver's License with Endorsement at Workforce Training Academy USA
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $700
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $6,000
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How to pay for CDL training in Tucson
Workforce funding can pay for CDL training in Tucson
Every program on this page is approved for public workforce funding, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. It can pay for training for eligible adults, people who lost their job and young people.2People on public assistance, with a low income or lacking basic skills come first, and veterans have priority.3
Ask at an American Job Center
Eligibility rules apply, and services vary from state to state. Your local American Job Center can tell you whether you qualify. The Department of Labor's page links to the center finder, or call 1-877-US-2JOBS (1-877-872-5627).4
Financial aid and grants for CDL training
Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.56
Company-paid CDL training
Some trucking companies run their own schools and may pay the tuition if you drive for them for a set time, such as a year.7
GI Bill for CDL training
Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.8
The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.
Where the Tucson truck driving program numbers come from
Which Tucson truck driving programs are on this list?
These are the truck driving programs with classes in the Tucson area that are approved for public workforce funding (the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). The list covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Online programs are left out here; they are on the Arizona page. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what the area offers.
How Tucson truck driving program prices are reported
The price is tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported it. Prices under $100 are treated as not reported, because the file holds many blanks entered as $0. Check the current price with the school.
What the graduate results of these programs measure
The figures at the top of this page are the middle program among those that report results: half did better, half did worse. Results describe students who left each program in recent years: the share who finished, the share working in the second quarter after leaving, and the middle earnings of those working in that quarter. States report earnings for that one quarter because they take them from the wage reports employers file every three months. The yearly figure here is that quarter times four, rounded to the nearest $100: an estimate, and an early one, since it is measured about half a year after training. The quarter as reported is under "More details" on each program. Results are withheld for small programs, and they describe past students, so they are no guarantee.
Why do some truck driving programs say "Not reported"?
Where a school or the state left a field empty, or the Department of Labor withheld it, the page says "Not reported". Nothing here is estimated to fill a gap.
Why the kind of school is left off each program
The file also records whether a school is public, private or nonprofit, but those entries are wrong too often to print next to a school's name, so this page leaves them out.
Sources for the facts about CDL training in Tucson
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- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Heavy and Tractor-trailer Truck Drivers
- US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
- US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
- US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
- US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
- US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
- Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee: Task 21-1 discussion notes (2021)
- US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs