CDL Training in the Merced area

Merced, CA metro area

Programs

3 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$55,630

heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$4,900

of 1 with a cost, DOL WIOA list

CDL Training in the Merced area at a glance

Open to the public: 8 programs: 7 FMCSA registry locations, 1 known only from the WIOA list
Distance from Merced: 3 within 10 miles; nearest 1.0 miles, farthest 25.2 miles
Listed program cost: 1 of 8 list one: $4,900 (DOL WIOA list)
Length on the WIOA list: 2 listed programs give weeks: 6 to 8 weeks full time
On the WIOA list: 2 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: $55,630 median for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers ($26.75 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $36,470 to $83,810; 1,710 employed in the metro area; California median $60,230 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

School or location	Where	Type	Program cost	Miles
Merced County Office of EducationWIOA list	Merced	WIOA list only	$4,900	1.0
State Certified Instructor	Atwater	Class B road	Not reported	9.0
Merced Community College	Merced	Class A road	Not reported	9.2
Advanced Career Institute	Merced	Class A road	Not reported	12.6
Central Valley Opportunity Center, Inc.WIOA list	Winton	Class A road	Not reported	13.4
Chowchilla Elementary School District	Chowchilla	Class B road	Not reported	16.3
Chowchilla Union High School District	Chowchilla	Class B road	Not reported	16.3
Mid Valley Truck School	Los Banos	Class A road	Not reported	25.2

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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