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CDL training in Saginaw

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

3 schools offer these truck driving programs with classes in the Saginaw 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 Saginaw, 12 of the 13 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 2 are taught partly or fully online.

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All 106 CDL training programs in Michigan, including online programs

How much does CDL training cost in Saginaw?

$1,860 to $3,800

is what most programs cost if you pay yourself

All 13 programs with a price: $175 to $5,400

Finished the program
95%
Working 6 months later
79%
Earned a year, estimated
about $47,900
Length
1 to 2 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 Saginaw?

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

All 13 CDL training programs in Saginaw approved for funding

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13 programs

  • Class AIn personNo diploma needed

    CDL Class A 160 Hour Training Course

    160 Driving Academy, Saginaw

    No diploma needed

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

    Earned a year, estimated$48,100
    Price if you pay yourself$5,025
    Program website, CDL Class A 160 Hour Training Course at 160 Driving Academy
    More details about CDL Class A 160 Hour Training Course at 160 Driving Academy
    Finished
    84%
    Working at 6 months
    61%
    Earned in a quarter
    $12,034
    Length
    4 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    876
    a year, estimated
    $48,100
    price
    $5,025

  • Class AIn personNo diploma needed

    CDL Class A Training Program

    Tri-Area Trucking School, Freeland

    No diploma needed

    Tri-Area Trucking School, Freeland · Class A · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$54,000
    Price if you pay yourself$5,400
    Program website, CDL Class A Training Program at Tri-Area Trucking School
    More details about CDL Class A Training Program at Tri-Area Trucking School
    Finished
    95%
    Working at 6 months
    76%
    Earned in a quarter
    $13,497
    Length
    4 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    350
    a year, estimated
    $54,000
    price
    $5,400

  • Class AHybridNo diploma needed

    CDL Class A

    Regen Trucking School LLC, Freeland

    No diploma needed

    Regen Trucking School LLC, Freeland · Class A · Hybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,900
    Program website, CDL Class A at Regen Trucking School LLC
    More details about CDL Class A at Regen Trucking School LLC
    Finished
    100%
    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
    129
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $4,900

  • Class BIn personNo diploma needed

    CDL Class B Training Program

    Tri-Area Trucking School, Freeland

    No diploma needed

    Tri-Area Trucking School, Freeland · Class B · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$47,700
    Price if you pay yourself$2,400
    Program website, CDL Class B Training Program at Tri-Area Trucking School
    More details about CDL Class B Training Program at Tri-Area Trucking School
    Finished
    96%
    Working at 6 months
    87%
    Earned in a quarter
    $11,932
    Length
    1 week, 24 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    98
    a year, estimated
    $47,700
    price
    $2,400

  • Endorsements and permit prepIn personNo diploma needed

    CDL Class A Haz Mat and Tanker Endorsement

    Tri-Area Trucking School, Freeland

    No diploma needed

    Tri-Area Trucking School, Freeland · Endorsements and permit prep · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$56,600
    Price if you pay yourself$175
    Program website, CDL Class A Haz Mat and Tanker Endorsement at Tri-Area Trucking School
    More details about CDL Class A Haz Mat and Tanker Endorsement at Tri-Area Trucking School
    Finished
    92%
    Working at 6 months
    82%
    Earned in a quarter
    $14,159
    Length
    1 week, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    49
    a year, estimated
    $56,600
    price
    $175

  • Class BHybridNo diploma needed

    CDL Class B

    Regen Trucking School LLC, Freeland

    No diploma needed

    Regen Trucking School LLC, Freeland · Class B · Hybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,900
    Program website, CDL Class B at Regen Trucking School LLC
    More details about CDL Class B at Regen Trucking School LLC
    Finished
    100%
    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
    36
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $1,900

  • RefresherIn personNo diploma needed

    CDL Class A Refresher Program

    Tri-Area Trucking School, Freeland

    No diploma needed

    Tri-Area Trucking School, Freeland · Refresher · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$35,700
    Price if you pay yourself$3,800
    Program website, CDL Class A Refresher Program at Tri-Area Trucking School
    More details about CDL Class A Refresher Program at Tri-Area Trucking School
    Finished
    96%
    Working at 6 months
    73%
    Earned in a quarter
    $8,931
    Length
    2 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    31
    a year, estimated
    $35,700
    price
    $3,800

  • Endorsements and permit prepIn personNo diploma needed

    CDL Class B Haz Mat and Tanker Endorsement

    Tri-Area Trucking School, Freeland

    No diploma needed

    Tri-Area Trucking School, Freeland · Endorsements and permit prep · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$46,500
    Price if you pay yourself$175
    Program website, CDL Class B Haz Mat and Tanker Endorsement at Tri-Area Trucking School
    More details about CDL Class B Haz Mat and Tanker Endorsement at Tri-Area Trucking School
    Finished
    79%
    Working at 6 months
    83%
    Earned in a quarter
    $11,621
    Length
    1 week, 8 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    16
    a year, estimated
    $46,500
    price
    $175

  • Endorsements and permit prepIn personNo diploma needed

    CDL Class A Doubles Endorsement

    Tri-Area Trucking School, Freeland

    No diploma needed

    Tri-Area Trucking School, Freeland · Endorsements and permit prep · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,500
    Program website, CDL Class A Doubles Endorsement at Tri-Area Trucking School
    More details about CDL Class A Doubles Endorsement at Tri-Area Trucking 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
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $1,500

  • Class AIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    CDL Class A 40 Hour Training Course

    160 Driving Academy, Saginaw

    High school diploma or equivalent

    160 Driving Academy, Saginaw · Class A · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,860
    Program website, CDL Class A 40 Hour Training Course at 160 Driving Academy
    More details about CDL Class A 40 Hour Training Course at 160 Driving Academy
    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
    $1,860

  • Class AIn personNo diploma needed

    CDL Class A Truck Only Training

    Tri-Area Trucking School, Freeland

    No diploma needed

    Tri-Area Trucking School, Freeland · Class A · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,900
    Program website, CDL Class A Truck Only Training at Tri-Area Trucking School
    More details about CDL Class A Truck Only Training at Tri-Area Trucking 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
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $1,900

  • Endorsements and permit prepIn personNo diploma needed

    CDL Class B Passenger Endorsement

    Tri-Area Trucking School, Freeland

    No diploma needed

    Tri-Area Trucking School, Freeland · Endorsements and permit prep · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,400
    Program website, CDL Class B Passenger Endorsement at Tri-Area Trucking School
    More details about CDL Class B Passenger Endorsement at Tri-Area Trucking 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
    $2,400

  • Endorsements and permit prepIn personNo diploma needed

    CDL Class B School Bus Endorsement

    Tri-Area Trucking School, Freeland

    No diploma needed

    Tri-Area Trucking School, Freeland · Endorsements and permit prep · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,400
    Program website, CDL Class B School Bus Endorsement at Tri-Area Trucking School
    More details about CDL Class B School Bus Endorsement at Tri-Area Trucking 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
    $2,400

How to pay for CDL training in Saginaw

Workforce funding can pay for CDL training in Saginaw

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 Saginaw truck driving program numbers come from

Which Saginaw truck driving programs are on this list?

These are the truck driving programs with classes in the Saginaw 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 Michigan page. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what the area offers.

How Saginaw 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 Saginaw

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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