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CDL training in Beaumont

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

4 schools offer these truck driving programs with classes in the Beaumont-Port Arthur 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 Beaumont, 14 of the 23 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 4 are taught partly or fully online.

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All 162 CDL training programs in Texas, including online programs

How much does CDL training cost in Beaumont?

$3,000 to $4,505

is what most programs cost if you pay yourself

All 23 programs with a price: $500 to $9,725

Finished the program
93%
Working 6 months later
67%
Earned a year, estimated
about $45,400
Length
Not reported for most programs

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). How these figures are made

Is there free CDL training in Beaumont?

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

All 23 CDL training programs in Beaumont approved for funding

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23 programs

  • Class AIn personNo diploma needed

    Class A Commercial Driver's License Course

    Lamar State College Port Arthur, Port Arthur

    No diploma needed

    Lamar State College Port Arthur, Port Arthur · Class A · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$43,400
    Price if you pay yourself$4,200
    Program website, Class A Commercial Driver's License Course at Lamar State College Port Arthur
    More details about Class A Commercial Driver's License Course at Lamar State College Port Arthur
    Finished
    76%
    Working at 6 months
    72%
    Earned in a quarter
    $10,843
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    279
    a year, estimated
    $43,400
    price
    $4,200

  • CDL (class not stated)In personNo diploma needed

    CDL Training Program

    Lovett's Trucking Academy, Beaumont

    No diploma needed

    Lovett's Trucking Academy, Beaumont · CDL (class not stated) · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$47,600
    Price if you pay yourself$4,842
    Program website, CDL Training Program at Lovett's Trucking Academy
    More details about CDL Training Program at Lovett's Trucking Academy
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    47%
    Earned in a quarter
    $11,892
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $60
    Students counted
    262
    a year, estimated
    $47,600
    price
    $4,842

  • Class BIn personNo diploma needed

    Class B Commercial Driving

    Lamar State College Port Arthur, Port Arthur

    No diploma needed

    Lamar State College Port Arthur, Port Arthur · Class B · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$46,900
    Price if you pay yourself$3,080
    Program website, Class B Commercial Driving at Lamar State College Port Arthur
    More details about Class B Commercial Driving at Lamar State College Port Arthur
    Finished
    78%
    Working at 6 months
    76%
    Earned in a quarter
    $11,732
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    117
    a year, estimated
    $46,900
    price
    $3,080

  • Class AIn personNo diploma needed

    Class A Commercial Driver's License Course

    Lamar State College Orange, Orange

    No diploma needed

    Lamar State College Orange, Orange · Class A · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$45,400
    Price if you pay yourself$4,250
    Program website, Class A Commercial Driver's License Course at Lamar State College Orange
    More details about Class A Commercial Driver's License Course at Lamar State College Orange
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    54%
    Earned in a quarter
    $11,361
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $700
    Students counted
    106

    Listed 2 times in the state's file with differing results. Shown: the listing with the most students.

    a year, estimated
    $45,400
    price
    $4,250

  • Class AHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Class A CDL

    Lamar Institute Of Technology, Beaumont

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Lamar Institute Of Technology, Beaumont · Class A · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$45,000
    Price if you pay yourself$7,999
    Program website, Class A CDL at Lamar Institute Of Technology
    More details about Class A CDL at Lamar Institute Of Technology
    Finished
    93%
    Working at 6 months
    67%
    Earned in a quarter
    $11,252
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $250
    Students counted
    102
    a year, estimated
    $45,000
    price
    $7,999

  • Class AIn personNo diploma needed

    Full-Time CDL A

    Lamar State College Port Arthur, Port Arthur

    No diploma needed

    Lamar State College Port Arthur, Port Arthur · Class A · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$47,900
    Price if you pay yourself$6,000
    Program website, Full-Time CDL A at Lamar State College Port Arthur
    More details about Full-Time CDL A at Lamar State College Port Arthur
    Finished
    92%
    Working at 6 months
    79%
    Earned in a quarter
    $11,987
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $226
    Students counted
    40
    a year, estimated
    $47,900
    price
    $6,000

  • Class BIn personNo diploma needed

    Class B Commercial Truck Driving Program

    Lamar State College Orange, Orange

    No diploma needed

    Lamar State College Orange, Orange · Class B · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$26,500
    Price if you pay yourself$3,000
    Program website, Class B Commercial Truck Driving Program at Lamar State College Orange
    More details about Class B Commercial Truck Driving Program at Lamar State College Orange
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    67%
    Earned in a quarter
    $6,637
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $700
    Students counted
    37
    a year, estimated
    $26,500
    price
    $3,000

  • Endorsements and permit prepIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    CDL Restriction Removal

    Lamar Institute Of Technology, Beaumont

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Lamar Institute Of Technology, Beaumont · Endorsements and permit prep · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$51,200
    Price if you pay yourself$500
    Program website, CDL Restriction Removal at Lamar Institute Of Technology
    More details about CDL Restriction Removal at Lamar Institute Of Technology
    Finished
    91%
    Working at 6 months
    52%
    Earned in a quarter
    $12,788
    Length
    1 week, 16 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $120
    Students counted
    36
    a year, estimated
    $51,200
    price
    $500

  • Class BHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Class B CDL

    Lamar Institute Of Technology, Beaumont

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Lamar Institute Of Technology, Beaumont · Class B · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$37,100
    Price if you pay yourself$2,000
    Program website, Class B CDL at Lamar Institute Of Technology
    More details about Class B CDL at Lamar Institute Of Technology
    Finished
    94%
    Working at 6 months
    88%
    Earned in a quarter
    $9,281
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    16
    a year, estimated
    $37,100
    price
    $2,000

  • RefresherIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    CDL Refresher Course

    Lamar Institute Of Technology, Beaumont

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Lamar Institute Of Technology, Beaumont · Refresher · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$550
    Program website, CDL Refresher Course at Lamar Institute Of Technology
    More details about CDL Refresher Course at Lamar Institute Of Technology
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $550

  • RefresherIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    CDL Advanced Refresher

    Lamar Institute Of Technology, Beaumont

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Lamar Institute Of Technology, Beaumont · Refresher · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,000
    Program website, CDL Advanced Refresher at Lamar Institute Of Technology
    More details about CDL Advanced Refresher at Lamar Institute Of Technology
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $1,000

  • Class BIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Hh Class B CDL

    Lamar Institute Of Technology, Beaumont

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Lamar Institute Of Technology, Beaumont · Class B · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,500
    Program website, Hh Class B CDL at Lamar Institute Of Technology
    More details about Hh Class B CDL at Lamar Institute Of Technology
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    3 weeks, 45 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $250
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $1,500

  • Bus and passengerIn personNo diploma needed

    Class B Commercial Truck Driving Program with School Bus Endorsement

    Lamar State College Orange, Orange

    No diploma needed

    Lamar State College Orange, Orange · Bus and passenger · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,000
    Program website, Class B Commercial Truck Driving Program with School Bus Endorsement at Lamar State College Orange
    More details about Class B Commercial Truck Driving Program with School Bus Endorsement at Lamar State College Orange
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $700
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $3,000

  • Bus and passengerIn personNo diploma needed

    Class B W Schoolbus

    Lamar State College Port Arthur, Port Arthur

    No diploma needed

    Lamar State College Port Arthur, Port Arthur · Bus and passenger · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,080
    Program website, Class B W Schoolbus at Lamar State College Port Arthur
    More details about Class B W Schoolbus at Lamar State College Port Arthur
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $3,080

  • Bus and passengerIn personNo diploma needed

    Class B W Schoolbus Jasper Campus

    Lamar State College Port Arthur, Port Arthur

    No diploma needed

    Lamar State College Port Arthur, Port Arthur · Bus and passenger · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,192
    Program website, Class B W Schoolbus Jasper Campus at Lamar State College Port Arthur
    More details about Class B W Schoolbus Jasper Campus at Lamar State College Port Arthur
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $3,192

  • Class AHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Class A CDL (Automatic Restriction)

    Lamar Institute Of Technology, Beaumont

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Lamar Institute Of Technology, Beaumont · Class A · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,200
    Program website, Class A CDL (Automatic Restriction) at Lamar Institute Of Technology
    More details about Class A CDL (Automatic Restriction) at Lamar Institute Of Technology
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $250
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $3,200

  • Class AHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Class A CDL (No Restriction)

    Lamar Institute Of Technology, Beaumont

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Lamar Institute Of Technology, Beaumont · Class A · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,500
    Program website, Class A CDL (No Restriction) at Lamar Institute Of Technology
    More details about Class A CDL (No Restriction) at Lamar Institute Of Technology
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $250
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $3,500

  • Class BIn personNo diploma needed

    Full-Time CDL B

    Lamar State College Port Arthur, Port Arthur

    No diploma needed

    Lamar State College Port Arthur, Port Arthur · Class B · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,500
    Program website, Full-Time CDL B at Lamar State College Port Arthur
    More details about Full-Time CDL B at Lamar State College Port Arthur
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $226
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $3,500

  • Class BIn personNo diploma needed

    Part-Time CDL B

    Lamar State College Port Arthur, Port Arthur

    No diploma needed

    Lamar State College Port Arthur, Port Arthur · Class B · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,500
    Program website, Part-Time CDL B at Lamar State College Port Arthur
    More details about Part-Time CDL B at Lamar State College Port Arthur
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $226
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $3,500

  • Class BIn personNo diploma needed

    Class B Commercial Driving With Hazmat

    Lamar State College Port Arthur, Port Arthur

    No diploma needed

    Lamar State College Port Arthur, Port Arthur · Class B · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,640
    Program website, Class B Commercial Driving With Hazmat at Lamar State College Port Arthur
    More details about Class B Commercial Driving With Hazmat at Lamar State College Port Arthur
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $3,640

  • Class AIn personNo diploma needed

    Class A Commercial Driver's License Course With Hazmat

    Lamar State College Port Arthur, Port Arthur

    No diploma needed

    Lamar State College Port Arthur, Port Arthur · Class A · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,760
    Program website, Class A Commercial Driver's License Course With Hazmat at Lamar State College Port Arthur
    More details about Class A Commercial Driver's License Course With Hazmat at Lamar State College Port Arthur
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $4,760

  • Class AIn personNo diploma needed

    Class A Commercial Driver's License Course With Hazmat Jasper Campus

    Lamar State College Port Arthur, Port Arthur

    No diploma needed

    Lamar State College Port Arthur, Port Arthur · Class A · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$5,100
    Program website, Class A Commercial Driver's License Course With Hazmat Jasper Campus at Lamar State College Port Arthur
    More details about Class A Commercial Driver's License Course With Hazmat Jasper Campus at Lamar State College Port Arthur
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $5,100

  • RefresherIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Professional Driving Academy Refresher Course

    Lamar Institute Of Technology, Beaumont

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Lamar Institute Of Technology, Beaumont · Refresher · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$9,725
    School website, Professional Driving Academy Refresher Course at Lamar Institute Of Technology
    More details about Professional Driving Academy Refresher Course at Lamar Institute Of Technology
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $9,725

How to pay for CDL training in Beaumont

Workforce funding can pay for CDL training in Beaumont

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 Beaumont truck driving program numbers come from

Which Beaumont truck driving programs are on this list?

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

How Beaumont 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 Beaumont

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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