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CDL Training in the Miami area
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area
Programs
19
6 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$51,580
heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$5,900
of 1 with a cost, DOL WIOA list
CDL Training in the Miami area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 19 programs: 4 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 14 FMCSA registry locations, 1 known only from the WIOA list
- Distance from Miami
- 6 within 10 miles; nearest 2.0 miles, farthest 43.2 miles
- Listed program cost
- 1 of 19 list one: $5,900 (DOL WIOA list)
- Length on the WIOA list
- 3 listed programs give weeks: 4 to 17 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 243 CDL awards at the 2 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 3 of 19 on Florida's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
- Exam and licence fees
- Commercial driver license, original $75 (read October 10, 2026)
- Pay here
- $51,580 median for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers ($24.80 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $38,270 to $75,140; 29,060 employed in the metro area; Florida median $50,640 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
CDL programs, nearest to Miami first
| School or location | Where | Type | Program cost | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truck Driving Academy | Miramar | Class A road | Not reported | 2.0 | |
| American CDL Drivers Academy | Davie | Class A road | Not reported | 2.2 | |
| Sheridan Technical CollegeWIOA list | Hollywood | Certificate | Not reported | 163 | 3.9 |
| FleetForce Truck Driver Training | Sunrise | Class A road | Not reported | 7.9 | |
| FleetForce Truck Driver Training | Sunrise | Range or theory | Not reported | 7.9 | |
| Miami Lakes Educational Center and Technical College | Miami Lakes | Certificate | Not reported | 80 | 9.8 |
| American Trucking, LLC | Opa-locka | Class A road | Not reported | 10.1 | |
| Broward County Schools | Southwest Ranches | Class A road | Not reported | 13.1 | |
| 160 Driving Academy | Pompano Beach | Class A road | Not reported | 14.0 | |
| D. A. Dorsey Technical College | Miami | Class B road | Not reported | 14.0 | |
| Miami Lakes Educational Center and Technical College | Miami | Class B road | Not reported | 14.0 | |
| The CDL Schools LLCWIOA list | Miami | Class A road | Not reported | 14.0 | |
| Miami Lakes Educational Center and Technical College | Miami | Class B road | Not reported | 14.2 | |
| Metropolitan Trucking & Technical Institute | Miami | Class A road | Not reported | 14.6 | |
| Miami Dade College | Miami | Certificate | Not reported | 0 | 19.5 |
| Soler & Soler CDL School Corp | Miami | Class A road | Not reported | 31.3 | |
| Palm Beach State College | Lake Worth | Certificate | Not reported | 0 | 40.0 |
| West Technical Education Center | Belle Glade | Class A road | Not reported | 42.9 | |
| School Board of Palm Beach CountyWIOA list | West Palm Beach | WIOA list only | $5,900 | 43.2 |
- College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- 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, Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL, read October 8, 2026.
- Fees: Florida HSMV, Fees, read October 10, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Florida: 2,364 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 75 of them CDL.
- Company-sponsored CDL training
- GI Bill
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