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CDL training in Atlanta

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

9 schools offer these truck driving programs with classes in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell 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 Atlanta, 2 of the 18 programs take students without a high school diploma.

See the 18 programs

All 41 CDL training programs in Georgia, including online programs

How much does CDL training cost in Atlanta?

$2,104 to $4,796

is what most programs cost if you pay yourself

All 18 programs with a price: $600 to $7,495

Finished the program
94%
Working 6 months later
73%
Earned a year, estimated
about $45,600
Length
2 to 5 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 Atlanta?

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

All 18 CDL training programs in Atlanta approved for funding

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18 programs

  • CDL (class not stated)In personNo diploma needed

    Commercial Truck Driver Training Program

    Roadmaster Drivers School Of Georgia, Lithia Springs

    No diploma needed

    Roadmaster Drivers School Of Georgia, Lithia Springs · CDL (class not stated) · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$42,900
    Price if you pay yourself$7,495
    Program website, Commercial Truck Driver Training Program at Roadmaster Drivers School Of Georgia
    More details about Commercial Truck Driver Training Program at Roadmaster Drivers School Of Georgia
    Finished
    83%
    Working at 6 months
    85%
    Earned in a quarter
    $10,722
    Length
    5 weeks, 36 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    3,344
    a year, estimated
    $42,900
    price
    $7,495

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

    Commercial Drivers License Training

    Daly's Truck Driving School, Inc., Buford

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Daly's Truck Driving School, Inc., Buford · CDL (class not stated) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$52,800
    Price if you pay yourself$4,995
    Program website, Commercial Drivers License Training at Daly's Truck Driving School, Inc.
    More details about Commercial Drivers License Training at Daly's Truck Driving School, Inc.
    Finished
    96%
    Working at 6 months
    73%
    Earned in a quarter
    $13,200
    Length
    3 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $339
    Students counted
    2,418
    a year, estimated
    $52,800
    price
    $4,995

  • Class AIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    160 Hour Class A Training Program Columbus Or Conyers

    Georgia Driving Academy, Conyers

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Georgia Driving Academy, Conyers · Class A · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$38,200
    Price if you pay yourself$4,495
    Program website, 160 Hour Class A Training Program Columbus Or Conyers at Georgia Driving Academy
    More details about 160 Hour Class A Training Program Columbus Or Conyers at Georgia Driving Academy
    Finished
    97%
    Working at 6 months
    77%
    Earned in a quarter
    $9,551
    Length
    3 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,434
    Students counted
    2,142
    a year, estimated
    $38,200
    price
    $4,495

  • Class AIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    CDL Basic Tractor Trailer Training

    Katlaw Truck Driving School, Austell

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Katlaw Truck Driving School, Austell · Class A · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$46,000
    Price if you pay yourself$3,800
    More details about CDL Basic Tractor Trailer Training at Katlaw Truck Driving School
    Finished
    76%
    Working at 6 months
    73%
    Earned in a quarter
    $11,488
    Length
    3 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $257
    Students counted
    1,418
    a year, estimated
    $46,000
    price
    $3,800

  • Class AIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Class A Commercial Drivers License (CDL) Training

    160 Driving Academy - Atlanta, Forest Park

    High school diploma or equivalent

    160 Driving Academy - Atlanta, Forest Park · Class A · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$38,000
    Price if you pay yourself$4,950
    More details about Class A Commercial Drivers License (CDL) Training at 160 Driving Academy - Atlanta
    Finished
    82%
    Working at 6 months
    65%
    Earned in a quarter
    $9,510
    Length
    4 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    878
    a year, estimated
    $38,000
    price
    $4,950

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

    180 Hour Truck Driver Training - Conyers

    Georgia Driving Academy, Conyers

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Georgia Driving Academy, Conyers · CDL (class not stated) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$46,800
    Price if you pay yourself$5,095
    School website, 180 Hour Truck Driver Training - Conyers at Georgia Driving Academy
    More details about 180 Hour Truck Driver Training - Conyers at Georgia Driving Academy
    Finished
    96%
    Working at 6 months
    67%
    Earned in a quarter
    $11,689
    Length
    3 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,434
    Students counted
    635
    a year, estimated
    $46,800
    price
    $5,095

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

    Commercial Truck Driving (Ct61)

    West Georgia Technical College, Waco

    High school diploma or equivalent

    West Georgia Technical College, Waco · CDL (class not stated) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$50,600
    Price if you pay yourself$1,574
    More details about Commercial Truck Driving (Ct61) at West Georgia Technical College
    Finished
    94%
    Working at 6 months
    79%
    Earned in a quarter
    $12,640
    Length
    15 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,221
    Students counted
    563
    a year, estimated
    $50,600
    price
    $1,574

  • Class AIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    180 Hour Truck Driver Training - Columbus

    Georgia Driving Academy, Conyers

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Georgia Driving Academy, Conyers · Class A · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$45,300
    Price if you pay yourself$4,895
    School website, 180 Hour Truck Driver Training - Columbus at Georgia Driving Academy
    More details about 180 Hour Truck Driver Training - Columbus at Georgia Driving Academy
    Finished
    94%
    Working at 6 months
    71%
    Earned in a quarter
    $11,334
    Length
    6 weeks, 30 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $282
    Students counted
    272
    a year, estimated
    $45,300
    price
    $4,895

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

    Commercial Truck Driving--Ct61

    Southern Crescent Technical College, Griffin

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Southern Crescent Technical College, Griffin · CDL (class not stated) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$22,700
    Price if you pay yourself$1,188
    More details about Commercial Truck Driving--Ct61 at Southern Crescent Technical College
    Finished
    96%
    Working at 6 months
    75%
    Earned in a quarter
    $5,670
    Length
    2 weeks, 9 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $809
    Students counted
    201
    a year, estimated
    $22,700
    price
    $1,188

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

    Commercial Truck Driving --Ct61--

    Atlanta Technical College, Atlanta

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Atlanta Technical College, Atlanta · CDL (class not stated) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$49,900
    Price if you pay yourself$2,180
    School website, Commercial Truck Driving --Ct61-- at Atlanta Technical College
    More details about Commercial Truck Driving --Ct61-- at Atlanta Technical College
    Finished
    72%
    Working at 6 months
    71%
    Earned in a quarter
    $12,467
    Length
    12 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    167
    a year, estimated
    $49,900
    price
    $2,180

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

    Commercial Truck Driving

    Georgia Piedmont Technical College, Clarkston

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Georgia Piedmont Technical College, Clarkston · CDL (class not stated) · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$41,600
    Price if you pay yourself$4,500
    More details about Commercial Truck Driving at Georgia Piedmont Technical College
    Finished
    87%
    Working at 6 months
    83%
    Earned in a quarter
    $10,396
    Length
    4 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    156
    a year, estimated
    $41,600
    price
    $4,500

  • Bus and passengerIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    70 Hour Class B Bus/Truck Driver Training - Conyers

    Georgia Driving Academy, Conyers

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Georgia Driving Academy, Conyers · Bus and passenger · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$50,000
    Price if you pay yourself$2,295
    School website, 70 Hour Class B Bus/Truck Driver Training - Conyers at Georgia Driving Academy
    More details about 70 Hour Class B Bus/Truck Driver Training - Conyers at Georgia Driving Academy
    Finished
    96%
    Working at 6 months
    67%
    Earned in a quarter
    $12,508
    Length
    1 week, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $714
    Students counted
    84
    a year, estimated
    $50,000
    price
    $2,295

  • Class AIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Commercial Truck Driving (CDL Class A) --Ct61--

    Georgia Piedmont Technical College, Clarkston

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Georgia Piedmont Technical College, Clarkston · Class A · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$42,100
    Price if you pay yourself$4,500
    More details about Commercial Truck Driving (CDL Class A) --Ct61-- at Georgia Piedmont Technical College
    Finished
    90%
    Working at 6 months
    73%
    Earned in a quarter
    $10,525
    Length
    8 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    83
    a year, estimated
    $42,100
    price
    $4,500

  • Bus and passengerIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    70 Hour Class B Bus/Truck Driver Training - Columbus

    Georgia Driving Academy, Conyers

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Georgia Driving Academy, Conyers · Bus and passenger · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$48,500
    Price if you pay yourself$1,895
    School website, 70 Hour Class B Bus/Truck Driver Training - Columbus at Georgia Driving Academy
    More details about 70 Hour Class B Bus/Truck Driver Training - Columbus at Georgia Driving Academy
    Finished
    97%
    Working at 6 months
    88%
    Earned in a quarter
    $12,122
    Length
    1 week, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $275
    Students counted
    69
    a year, estimated
    $48,500
    price
    $1,895

  • RefresherIn personPrerequisite courses

    Commercial Driver's License Refresher Course

    Georgia Piedmont Technical College, Clarkston

    Prerequisite courses

    Georgia Piedmont Technical College, Clarkston · Refresher · In person · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$600
    More details about Commercial Driver's License Refresher Course at Georgia Piedmont Technical College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    1 week, 8 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $600

  • Class BIn personPrerequisite courses

    Transportation Ready - Class B (80 hrs.)

    Georgia Piedmont Technical College, Clarkston

    Prerequisite courses

    Georgia Piedmont Technical College, Clarkston · Class B · In person · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,079
    More details about Transportation Ready - Class B (80 hrs.) at Georgia Piedmont Technical College
    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
    $2,079

  • Class BIn personPrerequisite courses

    Transportation Ready - Class B (120 hrs.)

    Georgia Piedmont Technical College, Clarkston

    Prerequisite courses

    Georgia Piedmont Technical College, Clarkston · Class B · In person · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,700
    More details about Transportation Ready - Class B (120 hrs.) at Georgia Piedmont Technical College
    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
    $2,700

  • Class AIn personNo diploma needed

    Transportation Ready - Continuing Education - Class A

    Georgia Piedmont Technical College, Clarkston

    No diploma needed

    Georgia Piedmont Technical College, Clarkston · Class A · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,500
    More details about Transportation Ready - Continuing Education - Class A at Georgia Piedmont Technical College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    5 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $4,500

How to pay for CDL training in Atlanta

Workforce funding can pay for CDL training in Atlanta

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 Atlanta truck driving program numbers come from

Which Atlanta truck driving programs are on this list?

These are the truck driving programs with classes in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell 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 Georgia page. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what the area offers.

How Atlanta 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 Atlanta

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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