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CDL Training in the Denver area
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area
Programs
17
8 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$63,900
heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers, BLS May 2025
CDL Training in the Denver area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 17 programs: 17 FMCSA registry locations
- Distance from Denver
- 8 within 10 miles; nearest 2.2 miles, farthest 40.1 miles
- Length on the WIOA list
- 2 listed programs give weeks: 26 to 32 weeks full time
- On the WIOA list
- 2 of 17 on Colorado's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
- Pay here
- $63,900 median for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers ($30.72 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $48,270 to $82,620; 14,320 employed in the metro area; Colorado median $61,500 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
CDL programs, nearest to Denver first
| School or location | Where | Type | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Excel Driver ServicesWIOA list | Henderson | Class A road | 2.2 |
| 160 Driving Academy | Commerce City | Range or theory | 3.1 |
| 160 Driving Academy | Commerce City | Class A road | 3.1 |
| Adams 14 | Commerce City | Class B road | 3.1 |
| Mapleton Public Schools | Denver | Class B road | 6.5 |
| RMS Cranes, LLC | Denver | Class A road | 7.9 |
| Sage Truck Driving Schools | Denver | Class A road | 9.2 |
| Fortified Academy | Aurora | Class A road | 10.0 |
| Carter Truck Driving Academy | Denver | Class A road | 10.8 |
| Carter Truck Driving School | Denver | Class A road | 10.8 |
| Aims Community College | Ft Lupton | Class A road | 15.6 |
| The CDL Schools LLCWIOA list | Wheat Ridge | Class A road | 16.0 |
| RouteReady CDL Academy | Hudson | Class A road | 16.8 |
| Elevation Fire and Safety Consulting LLC | Longmont | Class A road | 22.0 |
| CDL Safety School | Morrison | Class A road | 27.1 |
| School District of weld county | Gilcrest | Class B road | 28.0 |
| Justina Herman | Byers | Class B road | 40.1 |
- WIOA list: DOL TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171), read October 8, 2026.
- Training registry: FMCSA Training Provider Registry location file, read October 27, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Colorado: 1,821 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 34 of them CDL.
- Company-sponsored CDL training
- GI Bill
Other Colorado metro areas
- Colorado Springs area5 programs
- Grand Junction area3 programs