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CDL training in Montana

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

6 schools offer these truck driving programs, and Montana 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 Montana, 13 of the 13 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 5 are taught partly or fully online.

See the 13 programs

How much does CDL training cost in Montana?

$3,750

is the price of the only program that gives one, if you pay yourself

Finished the program
Not reported
Working 6 months later
Not reported
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Length
6 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 Montana may also offer CDL training. How these figures are made

Is there free CDL training in Montana?

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

CDL training in Billings, Bozeman, Harrisburg and other Montana cities

Choosing an area filters the list below. 5 in smaller cities and towns.

All 13 CDL training programs in Montana approved for funding

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13 programs

  • Class AIn personNo diploma needed

    CDL Class A Training

    160 Driving Academy, Billings

    No diploma needed

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

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    Program website, CDL Class A Training at 160 Driving Academy
    More details about CDL Class A Training at 160 Driving Academy
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    6 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    11
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    Not reported

  • Class AHybridNo diploma needed

    Class A Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Training

    Career Transitions Inc, Belgrade

    No diploma needed

    Career Transitions Inc, Belgrade · Class A · Hybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,750
    Program website, Class A Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Training at Career Transitions Inc
    More details about Class A Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Training at Career Transitions Inc
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    6 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $3,750

  • CDL (class not stated)In personNo diploma needed

    Accelerated CDL

    Legacy Corporation, International, Billings

    No diploma needed

    Legacy Corporation, International, Billings · CDL (class not stated) · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    Program website, Accelerated CDL at Legacy Corporation, International
    More details about Accelerated CDL at Legacy Corporation, International
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    6 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    Not reported

  • RefresherHybridNo diploma needed

    Commercial Driver License (CDL) Refresher Course

    Bitterroot College University Of Montana, Hamilton

    No diploma needed

    Bitterroot College University Of Montana, Hamilton · Refresher · Hybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    Program website, Commercial Driver License (CDL) Refresher Course at Bitterroot College University Of Montana
    More details about Commercial Driver License (CDL) Refresher Course at Bitterroot College University Of Montana
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    Not reported

  • CDL (class not stated)In personNo diploma needed

    Driver Evaluation Programs

    Legacy Corporation, International, Billings

    No diploma needed

    Legacy Corporation, International, Billings · CDL (class not stated) · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    Program website, Driver Evaluation Programs at Legacy Corporation, International
    More details about Driver Evaluation Programs at Legacy Corporation, International
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    6 weeks, 1 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    Not reported

  • CDL (class not stated)In personNo diploma needed

    Entry Level CDL

    Legacy Corporation, International, Billings

    No diploma needed

    Legacy Corporation, International, Billings · CDL (class not stated) · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    Program website, Entry Level CDL at Legacy Corporation, International
    More details about Entry Level CDL at Legacy Corporation, International
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    6 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    Not reported

  • Class AHybridNo diploma needed

    Entry-Level Driver Training (ELDT) for Class A

    Bitterroot College University Of Montana, Hamilton

    No diploma needed

    Bitterroot College University Of Montana, Hamilton · Class A · Hybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    Program website, Entry-Level Driver Training (ELDT) for Class A at Bitterroot College University Of Montana
    More details about Entry-Level Driver Training (ELDT) for Class A at Bitterroot College University Of Montana
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    Not reported

  • Class upgradeHybridNo diploma needed

    Entry-Level Driver Training (ELDT) for Class B to A

    Bitterroot College University Of Montana, Hamilton

    No diploma needed

    Bitterroot College University Of Montana, Hamilton · Class upgrade · Hybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    Program website, Entry-Level Driver Training (ELDT) for Class B to A at Bitterroot College University Of Montana
    More details about Entry-Level Driver Training (ELDT) for Class B to A at Bitterroot College University Of Montana
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    Not reported

  • Endorsements and permit prepHybridNo diploma needed

    Entry-Level Driver Training (ELDT) for Hazardous Materials

    Bitterroot College University Of Montana, Hamilton

    No diploma needed

    Bitterroot College University Of Montana, Hamilton · Endorsements and permit prep · Hybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    Program website, Entry-Level Driver Training (ELDT) for Hazardous Materials at Bitterroot College University Of Montana
    More details about Entry-Level Driver Training (ELDT) for Hazardous Materials at Bitterroot College University Of Montana
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    Not reported

  • Class AIn personNo diploma needed

    Tractor-Trailer 160

    Legacy Corporation, International, Billings

    No diploma needed

    Legacy Corporation, International, Billings · Class A · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    Program website, Tractor-Trailer 160 at Legacy Corporation, International
    More details about Tractor-Trailer 160 at Legacy Corporation, International
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    6 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    Not reported

  • Class AIn personNo diploma needed

    Tractor-Trailer 40

    Legacy Corporation, International, Billings

    No diploma needed

    Legacy Corporation, International, Billings · Class A · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    Program website, Tractor-Trailer 40 at Legacy Corporation, International
    More details about Tractor-Trailer 40 at Legacy Corporation, International
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    6 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    Not reported

  • CDL (class not stated)In personNo diploma needed

    Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator and Instructor.

    Miles Community College, Miles City

    No diploma needed

    Miles Community College, Miles City · CDL (class not stated) · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    Program website, Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator and Instructor. at Miles Community College
    More details about Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator and Instructor. at Miles Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    60 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    Not reported

  • CDL (class not stated)In personNo diploma needed

    Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator and Instructor/TTD150

    Billings-Sage Technical Services, Camp Hill, PA

    No diploma needed

    Billings-Sage Technical Services, Camp Hill, PA · CDL (class not stated) · In person · No diploma needed

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

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    Program website, Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator and Instructor/TTD150 at Billings-Sage Technical Services
    More details about Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator and Instructor/TTD150 at Billings-Sage Technical Services
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    6 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    Not reported

How to pay for CDL training in Montana

Workforce funding can pay for CDL training in Montana

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 Montana truck driving program numbers come from

Which Montana truck driving programs are on this list?

These are the truck driving programs Montana 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 Montana offers.

How Montana 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 Montana

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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