CDL training in Vermont

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

5 schools offer these truck driving programs, and Vermont 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 Vermont, 6 of the 7 programs take students without a high school diploma.

See the 7 programs

How much does CDL training cost in Vermont?

$4,625 to $6,542

is what most programs cost if you pay yourself

All 7 programs with a price: $2,999 to $7,500

Finished the program: 94%
Working 6 months later: 97%
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). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Vermont may also offer CDL training. How these figures are made

Is there free CDL training in Vermont?

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 Vermont cost $4,625 to $6,542.

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

CDL training in Lebanon, Barre, Bennington and other Vermont cities

Choosing an area filters the list below. 1 in smaller cities and towns.

All 7 CDL training programs in Vermont approved for funding

7 programs

Class AIn personNo diploma needed
Class A CDL
Northeast Driver Training LLC., Chester
No diploma needed
Northeast Driver Training LLC., Chester · Class A · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$24,000
Price if you pay yourself$7,500
Program website, Class A CDL at Northeast Driver Training LLC.
More details about Class A CDL at Northeast Driver Training LLC.
Finished
95%
Working at 6 months
97%
Earned in a quarter
$6,011
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
126
a year, estimated
$24,000
price
$7,500
Class AIn personNo diploma needed
Class A CDL Training
Giroux General Transport Inc, Barre
No diploma needed
Giroux General Transport Inc, Barre · Class A · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$48,900
Price if you pay yourself$6,982
School website, Class A CDL Training at Giroux General Transport Inc
More details about Class A CDL Training at Giroux General Transport Inc
Finished
89%
Working at 6 months
79%
Earned in a quarter
$12,228
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
$50
Students counted
108
a year, estimated
$48,900
price
$6,982
Class BIn personNo diploma needed
Class B CDL Training
Giroux General Transport Inc, Barre
No diploma needed
Giroux General Transport Inc, Barre · Class B · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$43,900
Price if you pay yourself$3,950
Program website, Class B CDL Training at Giroux General Transport Inc
More details about Class B CDL Training at Giroux General Transport Inc
Finished
96%
Working at 6 months
88%
Earned in a quarter
$10,982
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
$50
Students counted
45
a year, estimated
$43,900
price
$3,950
Class BIn personNo diploma needed
CDL B
Northeast Driver Training LLC., Chester
No diploma needed
Northeast Driver Training LLC., Chester · Class B · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$46,100
Price if you pay yourself$5,300
Program website, CDL B at Northeast Driver Training LLC.
More details about CDL B at Northeast Driver Training LLC.
Finished
96%
Working at 6 months
100%
Earned in a quarter
$11,520
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
23
a year, estimated
$46,100
price
$5,300
CDL (class not stated)In personNo diploma needed
Commerical Driver's License
Southwest Vermont Regional Technical School District, Bennington
No diploma needed
Southwest Vermont Regional Technical School District, Bennington · CDL (class not stated) · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$2,999
Program website, Commerical Driver's License at Southwest Vermont Regional Technical School District
More details about Commerical Driver's License at Southwest Vermont Regional Technical School District
Finished
92%
Working at 6 months
100%
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
12
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$2,999
CDL (class not stated)In personNo diploma needed
CDL Driver Training
Pro Driver Training, Milton
No diploma needed
Pro Driver Training, Milton · CDL (class not stated) · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$6,101
Program website, CDL Driver Training at Pro Driver Training
More details about CDL Driver Training at Pro Driver Training
Finished
75%
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
12
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$6,101
Class AIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
CDL-A
St. Johnsbury Academy Adult Education, Saint Johnsbury
High school diploma or equivalent
St. Johnsbury Academy Adult Education, Saint Johnsbury · Class A · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$5,600
Program website, CDL-A at St. Johnsbury Academy Adult Education
More details about CDL-A at St. Johnsbury Academy Adult Education
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
$5,600

How to pay for CDL training in Vermont

Workforce funding can pay for CDL training in Vermont

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 Vermont truck driving program numbers come from

Which Vermont truck driving programs are on this list?

These are the truck driving programs Vermont 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 Vermont offers.

How Vermont 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 Vermont

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