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CDL Training in the Santa Maria area
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA metro area
Programs
7
1 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$55,910
heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers, BLS May 2025
CDL Training in the Santa Maria area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 7 programs: 7 FMCSA registry locations
- Distance from Santa Maria
- 1 within 10 miles; nearest 8.5 miles, farthest 17.4 miles
- 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
- $55,910 median for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers ($26.88 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $37,770 to $77,270; 1,550 employed in the metro area; California median $60,230 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
CDL programs, nearest to Santa Maria first
| School or location | Where | Type | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solvang School District | Solvang | Class B road | 8.5 |
| Allan Hancock Community College | Lompoc, CA 93436 | Class A road | 10.1 |
| Commercial Driver's Academy, LLC | Santa Maria | Class A road | 15.8 |
| Commercial Driver's Academy, LLC | Santa Maria | Range or theory | 15.8 |
| Sun Shuttle Transit | Goleta | Class B road | 17.3 |
| Zum Service SF | Goleta | Class B road | 17.3 |
| Coast Hills Baptist Church | Santa Maria | Class B road | 17.4 |
- Training registry: FMCSA Training Provider Registry location file, read October 27, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA, read October 8, 2026.
- Fees: California DMV, Licensing Fees, read October 10, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in California: 4,171 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 104 of them CDL.
- Company-sponsored CDL training
- GI Bill
Other California metro areas
- Los Angeles area138 programs
- Fresno area53 programs
- Sacramento area43 programs
- San Francisco area31 programs
- Bakersfield area23 programs
- San Diego area21 programs
- Stockton area22 programs
- Modesto area17 programs