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CDL training in Washington

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

14 schools offer these truck driving programs with classes in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria 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 Washington, 15 of the 25 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 4 are taught partly or fully online.

See the 25 programs

All 1 CDL training programs in the District of Columbia, including online programs

How much does CDL training cost in Washington?

$2,850 to $4,500

is what most programs cost if you pay yourself

All 25 programs with a price: $1,280 to $6,000

Finished the program
91%
Working 6 months later
69%
Earned a year, estimated
about $41,800
Length
4 to 10 weeks

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Washington may also offer CDL training. How these figures are made

Is there free CDL training in Washington?

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

All 25 CDL training programs in Washington approved for funding

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25 programs

  • CDL (class not stated)HybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Commercial Drivers License

    Germanna Community College, Fredericksburg

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Germanna Community College, Fredericksburg · CDL (class not stated) · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$51,900
    Price if you pay yourself$6,000
    More details about Commercial Drivers License at Germanna Community College
    Finished
    99%
    Working at 6 months
    70%
    Earned in a quarter
    $12,968
    Length
    10 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    1,061
    a year, estimated
    $51,900
    price
    $6,000

  • Class A and Class BIn personNo diploma needed

    Tractor-Trailer Driver Training - Class A/B (no passenger endorsement)

    Shippers' Choice of Virginia, Inc, Manassas

    No diploma needed

    Shippers' Choice of Virginia, Inc, Manassas · Class A and Class B · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$41,600
    Price if you pay yourself$3,000
    More details about Tractor-Trailer Driver Training - Class A/B (no passenger endorsement) at Shippers' Choice of Virginia, Inc
    Finished
    91%
    Working at 6 months
    69%
    Earned in a quarter
    $10,400
    Length
    4 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    601
    a year, estimated
    $41,600
    price
    $3,000

  • Class AIn personNo diploma needed

    CDL A (Tractor Trailer)

    1st CDL Training Center of Nova, Alexandria

    No diploma needed

    1st CDL Training Center of Nova, Alexandria · Class A · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$29,100
    Price if you pay yourself$4,250
    More details about CDL A (Tractor Trailer) at 1st CDL Training Center of Nova
    Finished
    96%
    Working at 6 months
    59%
    Earned in a quarter
    $7,280
    Length
    10 weeks, 32 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    217
    a year, estimated
    $29,100
    price
    $4,250

  • Class AHybridEducation and courses

    Class-A Commercial Driver's License (150 clock hours)

    Prince George's Community College, Largo

    Education and courses

    Prince George's Community College, Largo · Class A · Hybrid · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimated$41,000
    Price if you pay yourself$5,175
    Program website, Class-A Commercial Driver's License (150 clock hours) at Prince George's Community College
    More details about Class-A Commercial Driver's License (150 clock hours) at Prince George's Community College
    Finished
    73%
    Working at 6 months
    53%
    Earned in a quarter
    $10,252
    Length
    10 weeks, 15 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $300
    Students counted
    164
    a year, estimated
    $41,000
    price
    $5,175

  • Class AIn personPrerequisite courses

    Commercial Driver's License Class A Training

    Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale

    Prerequisite courses

    Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale · Class A · In person · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,500
    School website, Commercial Driver's License Class A Training at Northern Virginia Community College
    More details about Commercial Driver's License Class A Training at Northern Virginia Community College
    Finished
    97%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    12 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    154
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $4,500

  • Class BIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Commercial Drivers License (CDL) - Class B

    Toni Thomas Associates, Washington

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Toni Thomas Associates, Washington · Class B · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$40,400
    Price if you pay yourself$5,000
    Program website, Commercial Drivers License (CDL) - Class B at Toni Thomas Associates
    More details about Commercial Drivers License (CDL) - Class B at Toni Thomas Associates
    Finished
    71%
    Working at 6 months
    44%
    Earned in a quarter
    $10,089
    Length
    5 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    103
    a year, estimated
    $40,400
    price
    $5,000

  • Class A and Class BIn personNo diploma needed

    CDL class A / class B

    AAA CDL School, LLC, Manassas

    No diploma needed

    AAA CDL School, LLC, Manassas · Class A and Class B · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$33,600
    Price if you pay yourself$3,000
    More details about CDL class A / class B at AAA CDL School, LLC
    Finished
    98%
    Working at 6 months
    69%
    Earned in a quarter
    $8,394
    Length
    4 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    98
    a year, estimated
    $33,600
    price
    $3,000

  • Class AIn personNo diploma needed

    Class A Commercial Driver's License Instruction

    2020 CDL Driving School, Fredericksburg

    No diploma needed

    2020 CDL Driving School, Fredericksburg · Class A · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$65,800
    Price if you pay yourself$4,000
    More details about Class A Commercial Driver's License Instruction at 2020 CDL Driving School
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    71%
    Earned in a quarter
    $16,455
    Length
    4 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    89
    a year, estimated
    $65,800
    price
    $4,000

  • Class AIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    CDL Class A

    A+ CDL Training School, LLC, Fredericksburg

    High school diploma or equivalent

    A+ CDL Training School, LLC, Fredericksburg · Class A · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$46,500
    Price if you pay yourself$4,500
    More details about CDL Class A at A+ CDL Training School, LLC
    Finished
    80%
    Working at 6 months
    84%
    Earned in a quarter
    $11,624
    Length
    3 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    81
    a year, estimated
    $46,500
    price
    $4,500

  • Class BIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Commercial Drivers License Training (54 Clock Hours)

    Southern Md Tri-County Community Action Committee Inc., Hughesville

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Southern Md Tri-County Community Action Committee Inc., Hughesville · Class B · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$50,000
    Price if you pay yourself$1,280
    Program website, Commercial Drivers License Training (54 Clock Hours) at Southern Md Tri-County Community Action Committee Inc.
    More details about Commercial Drivers License Training (54 Clock Hours) at Southern Md Tri-County Community Action Committee Inc.
    Finished
    50%
    Working at 6 months
    80%
    Earned in a quarter
    $12,492
    Length
    11 weeks, 5 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $220
    Students counted
    52
    a year, estimated
    $50,000
    price
    $1,280

  • Class BHybridEducation and courses

    Commercial Driver's License Training (54 Clock Hours)

    Southern Md Tri-County Community Action Committee Inc., Hughesville

    Education and courses

    Southern Md Tri-County Community Action Committee Inc., Hughesville · Class B · Hybrid · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimated$50,400
    Price if you pay yourself$1,500
    Program website, Commercial Driver's License Training (54 Clock Hours) at Southern Md Tri-County Community Action Committee Inc.
    More details about Commercial Driver's License Training (54 Clock Hours) at Southern Md Tri-County Community Action Committee Inc.
    Finished
    67%
    Working at 6 months
    79%
    Earned in a quarter
    $12,605
    Length
    6 weeks, 13 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    49
    a year, estimated
    $50,400
    price
    $1,500

  • Class BHybridEducation and courses

    Class B Commercial Driver's License (145 clock hours)

    Prince George's Community College, Largo

    Education and courses

    Prince George's Community College, Largo · Class B · Hybrid · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimated$25,800
    Price if you pay yourself$3,700
    Program website, Class B Commercial Driver's License (145 clock hours) at Prince George's Community College
    More details about Class B Commercial Driver's License (145 clock hours) at Prince George's Community College
    Finished
    50%
    Working at 6 months
    53%
    Earned in a quarter
    $6,442
    Length
    9 weeks, 15 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $300
    Students counted
    45
    a year, estimated
    $25,800
    price
    $3,700

  • Bus and passengerIn personNo diploma needed

    CDL B With Passenger & School Endorsements (70 Clock Hours)

    Montgomery College, Germantown

    No diploma needed

    Montgomery College, Germantown · Bus and passenger · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$58,800
    Price if you pay yourself$2,500
    Program website, CDL B With Passenger & School Endorsements (70 Clock Hours) at Montgomery College
    More details about CDL B With Passenger & School Endorsements (70 Clock Hours) at Montgomery College
    Finished
    91%
    Working at 6 months
    40%
    Earned in a quarter
    $14,709
    Length
    4 weeks, 17 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    43
    a year, estimated
    $58,800
    price
    $2,500

  • Class AIn personEducation and courses

    CDL Class A

    7 CDL Driving School, Manassas

    Education and courses

    7 CDL Driving School, Manassas · Class A · In person · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimated$38,800
    Price if you pay yourself$3,500
    More details about CDL Class A at 7 CDL Driving School
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    44%
    Earned in a quarter
    $9,711
    Length
    4 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    31
    a year, estimated
    $38,800
    price
    $3,500

  • Bus and passengerIn personNo diploma needed

    CDL B (P) (Class B-Passenger Bus)

    1st CDL Training Center of Nova, Alexandria

    No diploma needed

    1st CDL Training Center of Nova, Alexandria · Bus and passenger · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$42,000
    Price if you pay yourself$3,250
    More details about CDL B (P) (Class B-Passenger Bus) at 1st CDL Training Center of Nova
    Finished
    77%
    Working at 6 months
    91%
    Earned in a quarter
    $10,498
    Length
    10 weeks, 32 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    20
    a year, estimated
    $42,000
    price
    $3,250

  • RefresherIn personNo diploma needed

    Class A 5-Day Refresher Course

    A+ CDL Training School, LLC, Fredericksburg

    No diploma needed

    A+ CDL Training School, LLC, Fredericksburg · Refresher · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,800
    More details about Class A 5-Day Refresher Course at A+ CDL Training School, LLC
    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
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $1,800

  • Class CIn personNo diploma needed

    CDL Class C

    CDL Safe Driving Academy, Herndon

    No diploma needed

    CDL Safe Driving Academy, Herndon · Class C · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,200
    More details about CDL Class C at CDL Safe Driving Academy
    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
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $2,200

  • Class BIn personEducation and courses

    CDL Class B

    7 CDL Driving School, Manassas

    Education and courses

    7 CDL Driving School, Manassas · Class B · In person · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,500
    More details about CDL Class B at 7 CDL Driving 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
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $2,500

  • Class BIn personNo diploma needed

    CDL Class B

    Marshall CDL Driving School, Manassas

    No diploma needed

    Marshall CDL Driving School, Manassas · Class B · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,850
    More details about CDL Class B at Marshall CDL Driving School
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    2 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $2,850

  • Bus and passengerIn personNo diploma needed

    CDL Class B w/ passenger

    CDL Safe Driving Academy, Herndon

    No diploma needed

    CDL Safe Driving Academy, Herndon · Bus and passenger · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,000
    More details about CDL Class B w/ passenger at CDL Safe Driving Academy
    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
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $3,000

  • Class AIn personNo diploma needed

    Class A CDL License

    Marshall CDL Driving School, Manassas

    No diploma needed

    Marshall CDL Driving School, Manassas · Class A · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,000
    More details about Class A CDL License at Marshall CDL Driving 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
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $3,000

  • Class BIn personNo diploma needed

    CDL Class B training (Dump Truck)

    1st CDL Training Center of Nova, Alexandria

    No diploma needed

    1st CDL Training Center of Nova, Alexandria · Class B · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,500
    More details about CDL Class B training (Dump Truck) at 1st CDL Training Center of Nova
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    10 weeks, 32 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $3,500

  • Class BIn personNo diploma needed

    Class B Commercial Driver's License

    2020 CDL Driving School, Fredericksburg

    No diploma needed

    2020 CDL Driving School, Fredericksburg · Class B · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,500
    More details about Class B Commercial Driver's License at 2020 CDL Driving School
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    3 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $3,500

  • Class BIn personNo diploma needed

    CDL Class B

    A+ CDL Training School, LLC, Fredericksburg

    No diploma needed

    A+ CDL Training School, LLC, Fredericksburg · Class B · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,500
    More details about CDL Class B at A+ CDL Training School, LLC
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    3 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $4,500

  • Class AIn personNo diploma needed

    CDL Class A

    CDL Safe Driving Academy, Herndon

    No diploma needed

    CDL Safe Driving Academy, Herndon · Class A · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,990
    More details about CDL Class A at CDL Safe Driving Academy
    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
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $4,990

How to pay for CDL training in Washington

Workforce funding can pay for CDL training in Washington

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 Washington truck driving program numbers come from

Which Washington truck driving programs are on this list?

These are the truck driving programs with classes in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria 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 the District of Columbia page. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what the area offers.

How Washington 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.

How reliable are the District of Columbia figures?

The US Department of Labor's own results site lists the District of Columbia among the states with "known data quality concerns".9 The figures here are shown as the state reported them; check them with the school before you enroll.

Sources for the facts about CDL training in Washington

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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
  9. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: search page, note on states with known data quality concerns