CDL training in Wisconsin
33 CDL training programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free
26 schools offer these truck driving programs, and Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin, 19 of the 33 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 7 are taught partly or fully online.
See the 33 programsHow much does CDL training cost in Wisconsin?
$2,650 to $5,250
is what most programs cost if you pay yourself
All 33 programs with a price: $838 to $6,000
- Finished the program
- 87%
- Working 6 months later
- 72%
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $46,100
- Length
- 3 to 6 weeks
Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). How these figures are made
CDL training in Milwaukee, Escanaba, Madison and other Wisconsin cities
Areas with 10 or more programs have a page of their own. Choosing another area filters the list below. 6 more programs are in 5 other areas, 2 in smaller cities and towns.
All 33 CDL training programs in Wisconsin approved for funding
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Class A Full CDL Program
Badger CDL DBA Milwaukee CDL Institute, Oak Creek
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$63,800Price if you pay yourself$5,250Program website, Class A Full CDL Program at Badger CDL DBA Milwaukee CDL InstituteMore details about Class A Full CDL Program at Badger CDL DBA Milwaukee CDL Institute
- Finished
- 75%
- Working at 6 months
- 98%
- Earned in a quarter
- $15,949
- Length
- 4 weeks, 30 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 1,477
- a year, estimated
- $63,800
- price
- $5,250
Class-A Commercial Driver Training Program
Diesel Truck Driver Training School, Sun Prairie
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$46,600Price if you pay yourself$4,995Program website, Class-A Commercial Driver Training Program at Diesel Truck Driver Training SchoolMore details about Class-A Commercial Driver Training Program at Diesel Truck Driver Training School
- Finished
- 75%
- Working at 6 months
- 77%
- Earned in a quarter
- $11,645
- Length
- 4 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $380
- Students counted
- 741
- a year, estimated
- $46,600
- price
- $4,995
160 Hour CVTA Class A CDL
Midwest Truck Driving Schools LLC dba Midwest Truck Driving School, Escanaba, MI
No diploma needed
Classes are outside Wisconsin; Wisconsin approved the program for its funding.
Earned a year, estimated$44,000Price if you pay yourself$5,945Program website, 160 Hour CVTA Class A CDL at Midwest Truck Driving Schools LLC dba Midwest Truck Driving SchoolMore details about 160 Hour CVTA Class A CDL at Midwest Truck Driving Schools LLC dba Midwest Truck Driving School
- Finished
- 90%
- Working at 6 months
- 19%
- Earned in a quarter
- $10,990
- Length
- 4 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 716
- a year, estimated
- $44,000
- price
- $5,945
160 Driving Academy – Class A CDL Training
160 Driving Academy, Oak Creek
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$45,700Price if you pay yourself$4,650Program website, 160 Driving Academy – Class A CDL Training at 160 Driving AcademyMore details about 160 Driving Academy – Class A CDL Training at 160 Driving Academy
- Finished
- 58%
- Working at 6 months
- 68%
- Earned in a quarter
- $11,426
- Length
- 4 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 695
- a year, estimated
- $45,700
- price
- $4,650
Truck Driving
Waukesha County Technical College, Pewaukee
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$56,200Price if you pay yourself$2,650Program website, Truck Driving at Waukesha County Technical CollegeMore details about Truck Driving at Waukesha County Technical College
- Finished
- 77%
- Working at 6 months
- 69%
- Earned in a quarter
- $14,057
- Length
- 16 weeks, 30 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $525
- Students counted
- 557
- a year, estimated
- $56,200
- price
- $2,650
Hands On Driving Incorporated
Hands-On Driving, Incorporated, Holcombe
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$18,100Price if you pay yourself$6,000Program website, Hands On Driving Incorporated at Hands-On Driving, IncorporatedMore details about Hands On Driving Incorporated at Hands-On Driving, Incorporated
- Finished
- 88%
- Working at 6 months
- 91%
- Earned in a quarter
- $4,522
- Length
- 3 weeks, 20 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 512
- a year, estimated
- $18,100
- price
- $6,000
Truck Driving
Fox Valley Technical College, Appleton
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$55,700Price if you pay yourself$1,696Program website, Truck Driving at Fox Valley Technical CollegeMore details about Truck Driving at Fox Valley Technical College
- Finished
- 93%
- Working at 6 months
- 77%
- Earned in a quarter
- $13,924
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- $564
- Students counted
- 511
- a year, estimated
- $55,700
- price
- $1,696
Class A CDL Training
Sabertooth Commercial Driver Training Institute Inc., Waupaca
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$4,295Program website, Class A CDL Training at Sabertooth Commercial Driver Training Institute Inc.More details about Class A CDL Training at Sabertooth Commercial Driver Training Institute Inc.
- Finished
- 97%
- Working at 6 months
- 33%
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 3 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 438
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $4,295
Class B CDL Program
Badger CDL DBA Milwaukee CDL Institute, Oak Creek
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$2,800Program website, Class B CDL Program at Badger CDL DBA Milwaukee CDL InstituteMore details about Class B CDL Program at Badger CDL DBA Milwaukee CDL Institute
- Finished
- 97%
- Working at 6 months
- 49%
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 2 weeks, 25 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 416
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $2,800
Class B Commercial Drivers License (CDL)
Professional CDL Training LLC, Milwaukee
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$33,700Price if you pay yourself$1,750More details about Class B Commercial Drivers License (CDL) at Professional CDL Training LLC
- Finished
- 80%
- Working at 6 months
- 66%
- Earned in a quarter
- $8,432
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 415
- a year, estimated
- $33,700
- price
- $1,750
Class A Commercial Drivers License (CDL)
Professional CDL Training LLC, Milwaukee
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$33,400Price if you pay yourself$5,720More details about Class A Commercial Drivers License (CDL) at Professional CDL Training LLC
- Finished
- 73%
- Working at 6 months
- 91%
- Earned in a quarter
- $8,339
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 415
- a year, estimated
- $33,400
- price
- $5,720
Truck Driving
Northcentral Technical College, Wausau
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$49,100Price if you pay yourself$1,677More details about Truck Driving at Northcentral Technical College
- Finished
- 91%
- Working at 6 months
- 85%
- Earned in a quarter
- $12,265
- Length
- 8 weeks, 32 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 263
- a year, estimated
- $49,100
- price
- $1,677
Truck Driving
Chippewa Valley Technical College, Eau Claire
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$49,000Price if you pay yourself$3,050Program website, Truck Driving at Chippewa Valley Technical CollegeMore details about Truck Driving at Chippewa Valley Technical College
- Finished
- 90%
- Working at 6 months
- 71%
- Earned in a quarter
- $12,239
- Length
- 4 weeks, 10 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 249
- a year, estimated
- $49,000
- price
- $3,050
CDL Class A Truck Driver Training
Griffin's CDL Institute, LLC, Milwaukee
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$7,400Price if you pay yourself$5,495Program website, CDL Class A Truck Driver Training at Griffin's CDL Institute, LLCMore details about CDL Class A Truck Driver Training at Griffin's CDL Institute, LLC
- Finished
- 45%
- Working at 6 months
- 89%
- Earned in a quarter
- $1,840
- Length
- 4 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 220
- a year, estimated
- $7,400
- price
- $5,495
Truck Driving
Milwaukee Area Technical College, Milwaukee
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$58,100Price if you pay yourself$2,900Program website, Truck Driving at Milwaukee Area Technical CollegeMore details about Truck Driving at Milwaukee Area Technical College
- Finished
- 96%
- Working at 6 months
- 74%
- Earned in a quarter
- $14,526
- Length
- 8 weeks, 19 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $55
- Students counted
- 217
- a year, estimated
- $58,100
- price
- $2,900
40 Hour Class B CDL
Midwest Truck Driving Schools LLC dba Midwest Truck Driving School, Escanaba, MI
No diploma needed
Classes are outside Wisconsin; Wisconsin approved the program for its funding.
Earned a year, estimated$51,100Price if you pay yourself$3,390Program website, 40 Hour Class B CDL at Midwest Truck Driving Schools LLC dba Midwest Truck Driving SchoolMore details about 40 Hour Class B CDL at Midwest Truck Driving Schools LLC dba Midwest Truck Driving School
- Finished
- 97%
- Working at 6 months
- 17%
- Earned in a quarter
- $12,786
- Length
- 1 week, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 199
- a year, estimated
- $51,100
- price
- $3,390
Truck Driving
Moraine Park Technical College, Fond du Lac
Education and courses
Earned a year, estimated$49,900Price if you pay yourself$1,315Program website, Truck Driving at Moraine Park Technical CollegeMore details about Truck Driving at Moraine Park Technical College
- Finished
- 85%
- Working at 6 months
- 37%
- Earned in a quarter
- $12,466
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 168
- a year, estimated
- $49,900
- price
- $1,315
Basic CDL Skills Program
Associated Training Services Corp, Sun Prairie
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$51,000Price if you pay yourself$3,795Program website, Basic CDL Skills Program at Associated Training Services CorpMore details about Basic CDL Skills Program at Associated Training Services Corp
- Finished
- 95%
- Working at 6 months
- 25%
- Earned in a quarter
- $12,741
- Length
- 3 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $150
- Students counted
- 148
- a year, estimated
- $51,000
- price
- $3,795
Class-A CDL Training Program (160 hours)
Future Logistics and CDL Training, LLC, Milwaukee
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$31,900Price if you pay yourself$5,876More details about Class-A CDL Training Program (160 hours) at Future Logistics and CDL Training, LLC
- Finished
- 60%
- Working at 6 months
- 54%
- Earned in a quarter
- $7,965
- Length
- 10 weeks, 15 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $15
- Students counted
- 141
- a year, estimated
- $31,900
- price
- $5,876
Class A CDL Training
Next Level CDL Institute, LLC, Milwaukee
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$5,550Program website, Class A CDL Training at Next Level CDL Institute, LLCMore details about Class A CDL Training at Next Level CDL Institute, LLC
- Finished
- 68%
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 6 weeks, 20 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 92
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $5,550
CDL A Training Program
Skinner Driven CDL Training LLC, Reedsburg
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$5,300Price if you pay yourself$5,000Program website, CDL A Training Program at Skinner Driven CDL Training LLCMore details about CDL A Training Program at Skinner Driven CDL Training LLC
- Finished
- 89%
- Working at 6 months
- 100%
- Earned in a quarter
- $1,321
- Length
- Not reported
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 86
- a year, estimated
- $5,300
- price
- $5,000
Truck Driving
Gateway Technical College, Kenosha
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$42,300Price if you pay yourself$2,247Program website, Truck Driving at Gateway Technical CollegeMore details about Truck Driving at Gateway Technical College
- Finished
- 70%
- Working at 6 months
- 72%
- Earned in a quarter
- $10,566
- Length
- 15 weeks, 25 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 79
- a year, estimated
- $42,300
- price
- $2,247
Class A CDL Training
On Your Way CDL Training, LLC, Milwaukee
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$5,750More details about Class A CDL Training at On Your Way CDL Training, LLC
- Finished
- 30%
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 5 weeks, 25 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $50
- Students counted
- 48
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $5,750
40 Hour School Bus/ Passenger Bus CDL B
Midwest Truck Driving Schools LLC dba Midwest Truck Driving School, Escanaba, MI
No diploma needed
Classes are outside Wisconsin; Wisconsin approved the program for its funding.
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$3,390Program website, 40 Hour School Bus/ Passenger Bus CDL B at Midwest Truck Driving Schools LLC dba Midwest Truck Driving SchoolMore details about 40 Hour School Bus/ Passenger Bus CDL B at Midwest Truck Driving Schools LLC dba Midwest Truck Driving School
- 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
- 45
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $3,390
CDL Class B Truck Driver Training
Griffin's CDL Institute, LLC, Milwaukee
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$7,900Price if you pay yourself$4,495Program website, CDL Class B Truck Driver Training at Griffin's CDL Institute, LLCMore details about CDL Class B Truck Driver Training at Griffin's CDL Institute, LLC
- Finished
- 89%
- Working at 6 months
- 90%
- Earned in a quarter
- $1,973
- Length
- 4 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 43
- a year, estimated
- $7,900
- price
- $4,495
Class A CDL Instruction
Tuckers Truck Driving Academy, LLC., Jefferson
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$52,300Price if you pay yourself$4,650Program website, Class A CDL Instruction at Tuckers Truck Driving Academy, LLC.More details about Class A CDL Instruction at Tuckers Truck Driving Academy, LLC.
- Finished
- 55%
- Working at 6 months
- 56%
- Earned in a quarter
- $13,084
- Length
- 4 weeks, 43 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 40
- a year, estimated
- $52,300
- price
- $4,650
40 Hour Class A CDL Refresher
Midwest Truck Driving Schools LLC dba Midwest Truck Driving School, Escanaba, MI
No diploma needed
Classes are outside Wisconsin; Wisconsin approved the program for its funding.
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$3,390Program website, 40 Hour Class A CDL Refresher at Midwest Truck Driving Schools LLC dba Midwest Truck Driving SchoolMore details about 40 Hour Class A CDL Refresher at Midwest Truck Driving Schools LLC dba Midwest Truck Driving School
- Finished
- 97%
- 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
- $3,390
Entry Level Driver Training Class A Commercial Drivers License (CDL)
Arrow Truck Driving Academy, LLC, Kenosha
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$24,600Price if you pay yourself$5,600More details about Entry Level Driver Training Class A Commercial Drivers License (CDL) at Arrow Truck Driving Academy, LLC
- Finished
- 50%
- Working at 6 months
- 80%
- Earned in a quarter
- $6,147
- Length
- 6 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $125
- Students counted
- 10
- a year, estimated
- $24,600
- price
- $5,600
CDL Straight Truck
Northcentral Technical College - Local Programs, Wausau
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$838More details about CDL Straight Truck at Northcentral Technical College - Local Programs
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 3 weeks, 35 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 14
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $838
Truck Driving
Northwood Technical College, Rice Lake
Education and courses
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$2,113Program website, Truck Driving at Northwood Technical CollegeMore details about Truck Driving at Northwood Technical College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 10 weeks, 36 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 14
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $2,113
CDL Straight Truck
Fox Valley Technical College, Appleton
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$919Program website, CDL Straight Truck at Fox Valley Technical CollegeMore details about CDL Straight Truck at Fox Valley Technical College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 4 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $919
Truck Driver
Blackhawk Technical College, Janesville
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$3,100Program website, Truck Driver at Blackhawk Technical CollegeMore details about Truck Driver at Blackhawk Technical College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 16 weeks, 20 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $3,100
CDL Class B Trucking/School Bus
Miracles Training Center, Milwaukee
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$5,150More details about CDL Class B Trucking/School Bus at Miracles Training Center
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 3 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $250
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $5,150
No programs match these filters.
How to pay for CDL training in Wisconsin
Workforce funding can pay for CDL training in Wisconsin
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 Wisconsin truck driving program numbers come from
Which Wisconsin truck driving programs are on this list?
These are the truck driving programs Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin offers.
How Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin
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- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Heavy and Tractor-trailer Truck Drivers
- US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
- US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
- US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
- US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
- US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
- Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee: Task 21-1 discussion notes (2021)
- US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs