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CDL training in Connecticut

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

7 schools offer these truck driving programs, and Connecticut has approved every one 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 Connecticut, 24 of the 24 programs take students without a high school diploma.

See the 24 programs

How much does CDL training cost in Connecticut?

$3,955 to $6,798

is what most programs cost if you pay yourself

All 24 programs with a price: $2,193 to $12,345

Finished the program
74%
Working 6 months later
78%
Earned a year, estimated
about $48,200
Length
4 to 8 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 Connecticut?

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

All 24 CDL training programs in Connecticut approved for funding

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24 programs

  • Class AIn personNo diploma needed

    Class A Commercial Drivers License (CDL) Training

    160 Driving Academy, Waterford

    No diploma needed

    160 Driving Academy, Waterford · Class A · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$50,500
    Price if you pay yourself$5,038
    Program website, Class A Commercial Drivers License (CDL) Training at 160 Driving Academy
    More details about Class A Commercial Drivers License (CDL) Training at 160 Driving Academy
    Finished
    74%
    Working at 6 months
    75%
    Earned in a quarter
    $12,636
    Length
    4 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $169
    Students counted
    731
    a year, estimated
    $50,500
    price
    $5,038

  • Class AIn personNo diploma needed

    CDL Class A Automatic Tractor-Trailer (1 on 1)

    Allstate Commercial Driver Training, Seymour

    No diploma needed

    Allstate Commercial Driver Training, Seymour · Class A · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$48,300
    Price if you pay yourself$5,919
    More details about CDL Class A Automatic Tractor-Trailer (1 on 1) at Allstate Commercial Driver Training
    Finished
    77%
    Working at 6 months
    78%
    Earned in a quarter
    $12,074
    Length
    5 weeks, 13 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $300
    Students counted
    242
    a year, estimated
    $48,300
    price
    $5,919

  • Class AIn personNo diploma needed

    CDL Class A Tractor Trailer Training (1 on 1 Instruction)

    Allstate Commercial Driver Training, Seymour

    No diploma needed

    Allstate Commercial Driver Training, Seymour · Class A · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$43,100
    Price if you pay yourself$5,919
    More details about CDL Class A Tractor Trailer Training (1 on 1 Instruction) at Allstate Commercial Driver Training
    Finished
    83%
    Working at 6 months
    78%
    Earned in a quarter
    $10,765
    Length
    6 weeks, 11 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $300
    Students counted
    240
    a year, estimated
    $43,100
    price
    $5,919

  • Class AIn personNo diploma needed

    CDL Class A Automatic

    160 Driving Academy, Waterford

    No diploma needed

    160 Driving Academy, Waterford · Class A · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$46,100
    Price if you pay yourself$5,038
    School website, CDL Class A Automatic at 160 Driving Academy
    More details about CDL Class A Automatic at 160 Driving Academy
    Finished
    70%
    Working at 6 months
    77%
    Earned in a quarter
    $11,529
    Length
    4 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $169
    Students counted
    215
    a year, estimated
    $46,100
    price
    $5,038

  • Class BIn personNo diploma needed

    Class B CDL

    160 Driving Academy, Waterford

    No diploma needed

    160 Driving Academy, Waterford · Class B · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$51,700
    Price if you pay yourself$3,683
    School website, Class B CDL at 160 Driving Academy
    More details about Class B CDL at 160 Driving Academy
    Finished
    69%
    Working at 6 months
    80%
    Earned in a quarter
    $12,937
    Length
    3 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $169
    Students counted
    200
    a year, estimated
    $51,700
    price
    $3,683

  • Class AIn personNo diploma needed

    CDL A - Commercial Driver License - 160 Hours

    New England Tractor Trailer Training School (NETTTS), Somers

    No diploma needed

    New England Tractor Trailer Training School (NETTTS), Somers · Class A · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$52,300
    Price if you pay yourself$6,495
    Program website, CDL A - Commercial Driver License - 160 Hours at New England Tractor Trailer Training School (NETTTS)
    More details about CDL A - Commercial Driver License - 160 Hours at New England Tractor Trailer Training School (NETTTS)
    Finished
    84%
    Working at 6 months
    79%
    Earned in a quarter
    $13,082
    Length
    4 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $511
    Students counted
    120
    a year, estimated
    $52,300
    price
    $6,495

  • Class AIn personNo diploma needed

    CDL Tractor Trailer Training Class A

    Affordable CDL Training School, LLC, Colchester

    No diploma needed

    Affordable CDL Training School, LLC, Colchester · Class A · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$53,100
    Price if you pay yourself$4,293
    Program website, CDL Tractor Trailer Training Class A at Affordable CDL Training School, LLC
    More details about CDL Tractor Trailer Training Class A at Affordable CDL Training School, LLC
    Finished
    45%
    Working at 6 months
    79%
    Earned in a quarter
    $13,266
    Length
    8 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $255
    Students counted
    112
    a year, estimated
    $53,100
    price
    $4,293

  • Class BIn personNo diploma needed

    CDL Class B Advanced Heavy Straight Trucks (1 on 1 Instruction)

    Allstate Commercial Driver Training, Seymour

    No diploma needed

    Allstate Commercial Driver Training, Seymour · Class B · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$40,900
    Price if you pay yourself$3,814
    More details about CDL Class B Advanced Heavy Straight Trucks (1 on 1 Instruction) at Allstate Commercial Driver Training
    Finished
    72%
    Working at 6 months
    79%
    Earned in a quarter
    $10,228
    Length
    4 weeks, 11 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $300
    Students counted
    99
    a year, estimated
    $40,900
    price
    $3,814

  • Class AIn personNo diploma needed

    CDL Class A Tractor-Trailer and Advanced Powered Industrial Forklift with Order Picker

    Allstate Commercial Driver Training, Seymour

    No diploma needed

    Allstate Commercial Driver Training, Seymour · Class A · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$38,500
    Price if you pay yourself$7,200
    More details about CDL Class A Tractor-Trailer and Advanced Powered Industrial Forklift with Order Picker at Allstate Commercial Driver Training
    Finished
    92%
    Working at 6 months
    69%
    Earned in a quarter
    $9,616
    Length
    10 weeks, 12 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $300
    Students counted
    26
    a year, estimated
    $38,500
    price
    $7,200

  • Bus and passengerIn personNo diploma needed

    CDL B Passenger Bus Training

    Allstate Commercial Driver Training, Seymour

    No diploma needed

    Allstate Commercial Driver Training, Seymour · Bus and passenger · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$39,600
    Price if you pay yourself$3,819
    More details about CDL B Passenger Bus Training at Allstate Commercial Driver Training
    Finished
    64%
    Working at 6 months
    78%
    Earned in a quarter
    $9,906
    Length
    4 weeks, 11 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $300
    Students counted
    21
    a year, estimated
    $39,600
    price
    $3,819

  • Class AIn personNo diploma needed

    CDL Class A Tractor-Trailer Over-the-Road Training

    Allstate Commercial Driver Training, Seymour

    No diploma needed

    Allstate Commercial Driver Training, Seymour · Class A · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$48,200
    Price if you pay yourself$6,219
    More details about CDL Class A Tractor-Trailer Over-the-Road Training at Allstate Commercial Driver Training
    Finished
    73%
    Working at 6 months
    100%
    Earned in a quarter
    $12,046
    Length
    9 weeks, 18 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $300
    Students counted
    21
    a year, estimated
    $48,200
    price
    $6,219

  • Class AIn personNo diploma needed

    CDL Class A Advanced Tractor-Trailer Training (groups)

    Allstate Commercial Driver Training, Seymour

    No diploma needed

    Allstate Commercial Driver Training, Seymour · Class A · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$60,000
    Price if you pay yourself$8,519
    More details about CDL Class A Advanced Tractor-Trailer Training (groups) at Allstate Commercial Driver Training
    Finished
    90%
    Working at 6 months
    75%
    Earned in a quarter
    $14,993
    Length
    11 weeks, 33 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $300
    Students counted
    12
    a year, estimated
    $60,000
    price
    $8,519

  • Class AIn personNo diploma needed

    CDL Tractor Trailer Training Class A Fast Track

    Affordable CDL Training School, LLC, Colchester

    No diploma needed

    Affordable CDL Training School, LLC, Colchester · Class A · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,193
    Program website, CDL Tractor Trailer Training Class A Fast Track at Affordable CDL Training School, LLC
    More details about CDL Tractor Trailer Training Class A Fast Track at Affordable CDL Training School, LLC
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    3 weeks, 22 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $255
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $2,193

  • Class BIn personNo diploma needed

    CDL Class B - Commercial Heavy Straight Truck Training

    New England Tractor Trailer Training School (NETTTS), Somers

    No diploma needed

    New England Tractor Trailer Training School (NETTTS), Somers · Class B · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,595
    Program website, CDL Class B - Commercial Heavy Straight Truck Training at New England Tractor Trailer Training School (NETTTS)
    More details about CDL Class B - Commercial Heavy Straight Truck Training at New England Tractor Trailer Training School (NETTTS)
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    4 weeks, 10 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $506
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $3,595

  • Class BIn personNo diploma needed

    CDL Class B - Straight Truck

    United Tractor Trailer School, Holyoke, MA

    No diploma needed

    United Tractor Trailer School, Holyoke, MA · Class B · In person · No diploma needed

    Classes are outside Connecticut; Connecticut approved the program for its funding.

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,600
    Program website, CDL Class B - Straight Truck at United Tractor Trailer School
    More details about CDL Class B - Straight Truck at United Tractor Trailer School
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    1 week, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $205
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $3,600

  • Bus and passengerIn personNo diploma needed

    CDL Class B with Passenger Endorsement - Bus

    United Tractor Trailer School, Holyoke, MA

    No diploma needed

    United Tractor Trailer School, Holyoke, MA · Bus and passenger · In person · No diploma needed

    Classes are outside Connecticut; Connecticut approved the program for its funding.

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,000
    School website, CDL Class B with Passenger Endorsement - Bus at United Tractor Trailer School
    More details about CDL Class B with Passenger Endorsement - Bus at United Tractor Trailer School
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    2 weeks, 30 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $205
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $4,000

  • Class AIn personNo diploma needed

    CDL Class A

    Fresh Start Technical School, LLC, Hartford

    No diploma needed

    Fresh Start Technical School, LLC, Hartford · Class A · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,860
    More details about CDL Class A at Fresh Start Technical School, LLC
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    8 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $130
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $4,860

  • RefresherIn personNo diploma needed

    CDL Refresher with Forklift Certification

    Allstate Commercial Driver Training, Seymour

    No diploma needed

    Allstate Commercial Driver Training, Seymour · Refresher · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$5,000
    More details about CDL Refresher with Forklift Certification at Allstate Commercial Driver Training
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    9 weeks, 10 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $5,000

  • RefresherIn personNo diploma needed

    CDL Refresher with Passenger Endorsement

    Allstate Commercial Driver Training, Seymour

    No diploma needed

    Allstate Commercial Driver Training, Seymour · Refresher · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$5,095
    More details about CDL Refresher with Passenger Endorsement at Allstate Commercial Driver Training
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    2 weeks, 22 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $5,095

  • Class AIn personNo diploma needed

    Emerge Career CDL Training Program

    Emerge Career, New Haven

    No diploma needed

    Emerge Career, New Haven · Class A · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$6,732
    More details about Emerge Career CDL Training Program at Emerge Career
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    12 weeks, 13 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $6,732

  • Class AIn personNo diploma needed

    CDL Class A Tractor Trailer - Days

    United Tractor Trailer School, Holyoke, MA

    No diploma needed

    United Tractor Trailer School, Holyoke, MA · Class A · In person · No diploma needed

    Classes are outside Connecticut; Connecticut approved the program for its funding.

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$6,995
    School website, CDL Class A Tractor Trailer - Days at United Tractor Trailer School
    More details about CDL Class A Tractor Trailer - Days at United Tractor Trailer School
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    4 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $205
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $6,995

  • Class AIn personNo diploma needed

    CDL Class A Tractor Trailer - Nights

    United Tractor Trailer School, Holyoke, MA

    No diploma needed

    United Tractor Trailer School, Holyoke, MA · Class A · In person · No diploma needed

    Classes are outside Connecticut; Connecticut approved the program for its funding.

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$6,995
    Program website, CDL Class A Tractor Trailer - Nights at United Tractor Trailer School
    More details about CDL Class A Tractor Trailer - Nights at United Tractor Trailer School
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    4 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $205
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $6,995

  • Class AIn personNo diploma needed

    CDL Class A Tractor Trailer - Weekends

    United Tractor Trailer School, Holyoke, MA

    No diploma needed

    United Tractor Trailer School, Holyoke, MA · Class A · In person · No diploma needed

    Classes are outside Connecticut; Connecticut approved the program for its funding.

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$6,995
    School website, CDL Class A Tractor Trailer - Weekends at United Tractor Trailer School
    More details about CDL Class A Tractor Trailer - Weekends at United Tractor Trailer School
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    4 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $205
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $6,995

  • Class AIn personNo diploma needed

    CDL A - Commercial Driver License - 540 hours [22 credits]

    New England Tractor Trailer Training School (NETTTS), Somers

    No diploma needed

    New England Tractor Trailer Training School (NETTTS), Somers · Class A · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$12,345
    Program website, CDL A - Commercial Driver License - 540 hours [22 credits] at New England Tractor Trailer Training School (NETTTS)
    More details about CDL A - Commercial Driver License - 540 hours [22 credits] at New England Tractor Trailer Training School (NETTTS)
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    14 weeks, 38 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $381
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $12,345

How to pay for CDL training in Connecticut

Workforce funding can pay for CDL training in Connecticut

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 Connecticut truck driving program numbers come from

Which Connecticut truck driving programs are on this list?

These are the truck driving programs Connecticut 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. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Connecticut offers.

How Connecticut 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 Connecticut

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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