CDL Training in the El Centro area

El Centro, CA metro area

Programs

7 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$55,140

heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$11,476

of 1 with a cost, IPEDS

CDL Training in the El Centro area at a glance

Open to the public: 8 programs: 1 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 7 FMCSA registry locations
Distance from El Centro: 7 within 10 miles; nearest 0.7 miles, farthest 18.5 miles
Listed program cost: 1 of 8 list one: $11,476 (IPEDS)
Program length: 1 college lists a length: 5 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 1 listed program gives weeks: 12 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 52 CDL awards at the 1 college that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 1 of 8 on California's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Exam and licence fees: Commercial Class A or B license, original application $100; Commercial driving or skill retest $46 (read October 10, 2026)
Pay here: $55,140 median for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers ($26.51 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $37,870 to $75,380; 1,130 employed in the metro area; California median $60,230 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

School or location	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
CET-El Centro	El Centro	Certificate	$11,476	5 months	52	0.7
Center for Employment Training	El Centro	Class A road	Not reported	Not reported		3.5
Imperial Valley Regional Occupational Program (IVROP)WIOA list	El Centro	Class A road	Not reported	Not reported		3.5
JACA Transport LLC	El Centro	Class A road	Not reported	Not reported		3.5
Public School	El Centro	Class B road	Not reported	Not reported		3.5
CDL Transport	Heber	Class A road	Not reported	Not reported		5.3
Big Daddi Trucking LLC	Calexico	Class A road	Not reported	Not reported		6.8
Veronica Espinoza - Individual Trainer	Brawley	Class B road	Not reported	Not reported		18.5

WIOA in California: 4,171 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 104 of them CDL.
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