CDL training in McAllen

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

7 schools offer these truck driving programs with classes in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission 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 McAllen, 8 of the 10 programs take students without a high school diploma.

See the 10 programs

All 162 CDL training programs in Texas, including online programs

How much does CDL training cost in McAllen?

$3,580 to $4,488

is what most programs cost if you pay yourself

All 10 programs with a price: $2,021 to $9,420

Finished the program: 95%
Working 6 months later: Not reported
Earned a year, estimated: Not reported
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 McAllen?

Yes, if you qualify. Workforce funding can pay for any program on this page.²³
Ask an American Job Center whether you qualify, or call 1-877-872-5627.⁴
Or pay yourself. Most truck driving programs in McAllen cost $3,580 to $4,488.

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

All 10 CDL training programs in McAllen approved for funding

10 programs

Class AIn personNo diploma needed
Basic Truck Driver Training
LHCT Training Center, Alamo
No diploma needed
LHCT Training Center, Alamo · Class A · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$36,900
Price if you pay yourself$9,420
More details about Basic Truck Driver Training at LHCT Training Center
Finished
71%
Working at 6 months
67%
Earned in a quarter
$9,224
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
$375
Students counted
322
a year, estimated
$36,900
price
$9,420
Class AIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
CDL Training: Class A Tractor Trailer
South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-McAllen, McAllen
High school diploma or equivalent
South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-McAllen, McAllen · Class A · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$33,300
Price if you pay yourself$3,500
Program website, CDL Training: Class A Tractor Trailer at South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-McAllen
More details about CDL Training: Class A Tractor Trailer at South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-McAllen
Finished
91%
Working at 6 months
68%
Earned in a quarter
$8,322
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
262
a year, estimated
$33,300
price
$3,500
Class AIn personNo diploma needed
Professional Truck Driver
Texas CDL Institute LLC, Mission
No diploma needed
Texas CDL Institute LLC, Mission · Class A · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$65,100
Price if you pay yourself$4,450
Program website, Professional Truck Driver at Texas CDL Institute LLC
More details about Professional Truck Driver at Texas CDL Institute LLC
Finished
99%
Working at 6 months
27%
Earned in a quarter
$16,275
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
184
a year, estimated
$65,100
price
$4,450
Class AIn personNo diploma needed
Class A CDL Training Program
A-Plus CDL Training Center LLC, McAllen
No diploma needed
A-Plus CDL Training Center LLC, McAllen · Class A · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$39,400
Price if you pay yourself$4,500
Program website, Class A CDL Training Program at A-Plus CDL Training Center LLC
More details about Class A CDL Training Program at A-Plus CDL Training Center LLC
Finished
100%
Working at 6 months
55%
Earned in a quarter
$9,855
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
27
a year, estimated
$39,400
price
$4,500
Class A and Class BIn personNo diploma needed
Professional Truck Driving
One Stop CDL Driver Training LLC, McAllen
No diploma needed
One Stop CDL Driver Training LLC, McAllen · Class A and Class B · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$3,950
More details about Professional Truck Driving at One Stop CDL Driver Training LLC
Finished
86%
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
$50
Students counted
16
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$3,950
Class BIn personNo diploma needed
Class B CDL Training Program
A-Plus CDL Training Center LLC, McAllen
No diploma needed
A-Plus CDL Training Center LLC, McAllen · Class B · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$2,800
Program website, Class B CDL Training Program at A-Plus CDL Training Center LLC
More details about Class B CDL Training Program at A-Plus CDL Training Center LLC
Finished
100%
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
10
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$2,800
Bus and passengerIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Transit Bus Driver
South Texas College, McAllen
High school diploma or equivalent
South Texas College, McAllen · Bus and passenger · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$2,021
Program website, Transit Bus Driver at South Texas College
More details about Transit Bus Driver at South Texas College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
$105
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$2,021
Class AIn personNo diploma needed
Professional Truck Driving
South Texas College, McAllen
No diploma needed
South Texas College, McAllen · Class A · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$3,822
Program website, Professional Truck Driving at South Texas College
More details about Professional Truck Driving at South Texas College
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
$105
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$3,822
Bus and passengerIn personNo diploma needed
School Bus Driver
Texas CDL Institute LLC, Mission
No diploma needed
Texas CDL Institute LLC, Mission · Bus and passenger · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$4,450
Program website, School Bus Driver at Texas CDL Institute LLC
More details about School Bus Driver at Texas CDL Institute LLC
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
$4,450
Class AIn personNo diploma needed
Professional Truck Driver
Southern Industrial Careers Center, La Feria
No diploma needed
Southern Industrial Careers Center, La Feria · Class A · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$5,000
Program website, Professional Truck Driver at Southern Industrial Careers Center
More details about Professional Truck Driver at Southern Industrial Careers Center
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
$5,000

How to pay for CDL training in McAllen

Workforce funding can pay for CDL training in McAllen

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 McAllen truck driving program numbers come from

Which McAllen truck driving programs are on this list?

These are the truck driving programs with classes in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission 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 McAllen 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 McAllen

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