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CDL training in Los Angeles

18 CDL training programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

11 schools offer these truck driving programs with classes in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim 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 Los Angeles, 12 of the 18 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 1 is taught partly or fully online.

See the 18 programs

All 101 CDL training programs in California, including online programs

How much does CDL training cost in Los Angeles?

$3,625 to $6,146

is what most programs cost if you pay yourself

All 18 programs with a price: $800 to $9,601

Finished the program
81%
Working 6 months later
76%
Earned a year, estimated
about $41,900
Length
8 to 14 weeks

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). How these figures are made

Is there free CDL training in Los Angeles?

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: grants, company-paid training and the GI Bill

All 18 CDL training programs in Los Angeles approved for funding

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18 programs

  • Class AIn personNo diploma needed

    Class A Tractor-Trailer Course

    Camino Real Career School, La Puente

    No diploma needed

    Camino Real Career School, La Puente · Class A · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$52,000
    Price if you pay yourself$3,520
    Program website, Class A Tractor-Trailer Course at Camino Real Career School
    More details about Class A Tractor-Trailer Course at Camino Real Career School
    Finished
    87%
    Working at 6 months
    86%
    Earned in a quarter
    $13,000
    Length
    10 weeks, 18 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $953
    Students counted
    1,116
    a year, estimated
    $52,000
    price
    $3,520

  • CDL (class not stated)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Professional Truck-Driver Training Program

    Transportation Guidance and Assistance Truck Driving School, Montebello

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Transportation Guidance and Assistance Truck Driving School, Montebello · CDL (class not stated) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$48,800
    Price if you pay yourself$5,448
    Program website, Professional Truck-Driver Training Program at Transportation Guidance and Assistance Truck Driving School
    More details about Professional Truck-Driver Training Program at Transportation Guidance and Assistance Truck Driving School
    Finished
    77%
    Working at 6 months
    70%
    Earned in a quarter
    $12,210
    Length
    10 weeks, 16 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $548
    Students counted
    703
    a year, estimated
    $48,800
    price
    $5,448

  • Class AIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Complete Course CDL Class A

    GSF Driving & Truck Training School, Sylmar

    High school diploma or equivalent

    GSF Driving & Truck Training School, Sylmar · Class A · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$42,700
    Price if you pay yourself$5,107
    Program website, Complete Course CDL Class A at GSF Driving & Truck Training School
    More details about Complete Course CDL Class A at GSF Driving & Truck Training School
    Finished
    78%
    Working at 6 months
    65%
    Earned in a quarter
    $10,684
    Length
    26 weeks, 7 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,188
    Students counted
    660
    a year, estimated
    $42,700
    price
    $5,107

  • Class AIn personNo diploma needed

    Commercial Drivers Training - Class A

    Dolphin Trucking School, Los Angeles

    No diploma needed

    Dolphin Trucking School, Los Angeles · Class A · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$42,100
    Price if you pay yourself$5,544
    Program website, Commercial Drivers Training - Class A at Dolphin Trucking School
    More details about Commercial Drivers Training - Class A at Dolphin Trucking School
    Finished
    74%
    Working at 6 months
    64%
    Earned in a quarter
    $10,521
    Length
    8 weeks, 21 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $537
    Students counted
    566
    a year, estimated
    $42,100
    price
    $5,544

  • Class AIn personNo diploma needed

    Professional Driver, Class A

    Hi-Desert Truck Driving School, Sun Valley

    No diploma needed

    Hi-Desert Truck Driving School, Sun Valley · Class A · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$45,000
    Price if you pay yourself$4,119
    Program website, Professional Driver, Class A at Hi-Desert Truck Driving School
    More details about Professional Driver, Class A at Hi-Desert Truck Driving School
    Finished
    81%
    Working at 6 months
    73%
    Earned in a quarter
    $11,250
    Length
    10 weeks, 17 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $880
    Students counted
    523
    a year, estimated
    $45,000
    price
    $4,119

  • Class AIn personNo diploma needed

    HED100: Truck Driver Operator Class A

    College of Instrument Technology, Bellflower

    No diploma needed

    College of Instrument Technology, Bellflower · Class A · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$7,101
    More details about HED100: Truck Driver Operator Class A at College of Instrument Technology
    Finished
    92%
    Working at 6 months
    94%
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    10 weeks, 24 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $398
    Students counted
    287
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $7,101

  • Bus and passengerIn personNo diploma needed

    Class BP Bus Course

    Camino Real Career School, La Puente

    No diploma needed

    Camino Real Career School, La Puente · Bus and passenger · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$48,900
    Price if you pay yourself$3,000
    Program website, Class BP Bus Course at Camino Real Career School
    More details about Class BP Bus Course at Camino Real Career School
    Finished
    86%
    Working at 6 months
    68%
    Earned in a quarter
    $12,220
    Length
    8 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,103
    Students counted
    145
    a year, estimated
    $48,900
    price
    $3,000

  • Class A and Class BIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Professional Combo CDL Class A & B-P

    GSF Driving & Truck Training School, Sylmar

    High school diploma or equivalent

    GSF Driving & Truck Training School, Sylmar · Class A and Class B · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$28,100
    Price if you pay yourself$6,607
    Program website, Professional Combo CDL Class A & B-P at GSF Driving & Truck Training School
    More details about Professional Combo CDL Class A & B-P at GSF Driving & Truck Training School
    Finished
    76%
    Working at 6 months
    74%
    Earned in a quarter
    $7,014
    Length
    26 weeks, 9 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,188
    Students counted
    104
    a year, estimated
    $28,100
    price
    $6,607

  • Class A and Class BIn personNo diploma needed

    Class A and B (Tractor-Trailer/Bus)

    Camino Real Career School, La Puente

    No diploma needed

    Camino Real Career School, La Puente · Class A and Class B · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$41,700
    Price if you pay yourself$3,940
    Program website, Class A and B (Tractor-Trailer/Bus) at Camino Real Career School
    More details about Class A and B (Tractor-Trailer/Bus) at Camino Real Career School
    Finished
    83%
    Working at 6 months
    79%
    Earned in a quarter
    $10,419
    Length
    14 weeks, 17 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,105
    Students counted
    84
    a year, estimated
    $41,700
    price
    $3,940

  • Bus and passengerIn personNo diploma needed

    Bus Operator Training Academy

    Los Angeles Valley College, Valley Glen

    No diploma needed

    Los Angeles Valley College, Valley Glen · Bus and passenger · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$23,900
    Price if you pay yourself$800
    More details about Bus Operator Training Academy at Los Angeles Valley College
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    56%
    Earned in a quarter
    $5,981
    Length
    2 weeks, 39 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $200
    Students counted
    76
    a year, estimated
    $23,900
    price
    $800

  • CDL (class not stated)In personNo diploma needed

    Truck Driving

    Compton Adult School, Compton

    No diploma needed

    Compton Adult School, Compton · CDL (class not stated) · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$36,400
    Price if you pay yourself$6,195
    Program website, Truck Driving at Compton Adult School
    More details about Truck Driving at Compton Adult School
    Finished
    86%
    Working at 6 months
    66%
    Earned in a quarter
    $9,105
    Length
    6 weeks, 33 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $800
    Students counted
    62
    a year, estimated
    $36,400
    price
    $6,195

  • Class AIn personNo diploma needed

    Truck Driver Class A Commercial License

    El Camino College, Torrance

    No diploma needed

    El Camino College, Torrance · Class A · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$5,800
    Program website, Truck Driver Class A Commercial License at El Camino College
    More details about Truck Driver Class A Commercial License at El Camino College
    Finished
    94%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    10 weeks, 17 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $699
    Students counted
    57
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $5,800

  • Bus and passengerIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    HED105: Truck Driver + Bus

    College of Instrument Technology, Bellflower

    High school diploma or equivalent

    College of Instrument Technology, Bellflower · Bus and passenger · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$38,700
    Price if you pay yourself$9,601
    More details about HED105: Truck Driver + Bus at College of Instrument Technology
    Finished
    75%
    Working at 6 months
    78%
    Earned in a quarter
    $9,677
    Length
    11 weeks, 25 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $398
    Students counted
    43
    a year, estimated
    $38,700
    price
    $9,601

  • CDL (class not stated)HybridNo diploma needed

    Entry Level Commercial Driver Training Program

    Diamond Education Inc, Long Beach

    No diploma needed

    Diamond Education Inc, Long Beach · CDL (class not stated) · Hybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$7,500
    Program website, Entry Level Commercial Driver Training Program at Diamond Education Inc
    More details about Entry Level Commercial Driver Training Program at Diamond Education Inc
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    100%
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    12 weeks, 13 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    41
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $7,500

  • Class BIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Complete Course CDL Class B-P

    GSF Driving & Truck Training School, Sylmar

    High school diploma or equivalent

    GSF Driving & Truck Training School, Sylmar · Class B · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$38,700
    Price if you pay yourself$4,007
    Program website, Complete Course CDL Class B-P at GSF Driving & Truck Training School
    More details about Complete Course CDL Class B-P at GSF Driving & Truck Training School
    Finished
    81%
    Working at 6 months
    86%
    Earned in a quarter
    $9,671
    Length
    26 weeks, 6 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,188
    Students counted
    36
    a year, estimated
    $38,700
    price
    $4,007

  • Bus and passengerIn personNo diploma needed

    Bus/Truck Driver, Class B

    Hi-Desert Truck Driving School, Sun Valley

    No diploma needed

    Hi-Desert Truck Driving School, Sun Valley · Bus and passenger · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$45,500
    Price if you pay yourself$2,740
    Program website, Bus/Truck Driver, Class B at Hi-Desert Truck Driving School
    More details about Bus/Truck Driver, Class B at Hi-Desert Truck Driving School
    Finished
    81%
    Working at 6 months
    89%
    Earned in a quarter
    $11,365
    Length
    8 weeks, 21 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,159
    Students counted
    23
    a year, estimated
    $45,500
    price
    $2,740

  • Class BIn personNo diploma needed

    Commercial Drivers Training - Class B

    Dolphin Trucking School, Los Angeles

    No diploma needed

    Dolphin Trucking School, Los Angeles · Class B · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$27,600
    Price if you pay yourself$3,150
    Program website, Commercial Drivers Training - Class B at Dolphin Trucking School
    More details about Commercial Drivers Training - Class B at Dolphin Trucking School
    Finished
    71%
    Working at 6 months
    83%
    Earned in a quarter
    $6,904
    Length
    6 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $537
    Students counted
    11
    a year, estimated
    $27,600
    price
    $3,150

  • Class AIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Geftid Apprenticeship Program

    Geftid International Foundation, Los Angeles

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Geftid International Foundation, Los Angeles · Class A · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$6,000
    More details about Geftid Apprenticeship Program at Geftid International Foundation
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    48 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $6,000

How to pay for CDL training in Los Angeles

Workforce funding can pay for CDL training in Los Angeles

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 Los Angeles truck driving program numbers come from

Which Los Angeles truck driving programs are on this list?

These are the truck driving programs with classes in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim 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 California page. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what the area offers.

How Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Heavy and Tractor-trailer Truck Drivers
  2. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  3. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  4. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  5. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  6. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  7. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee: Task 21-1 discussion notes (2021)
  8. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs