CDL Training in the Columbus area

Columbus, GA-AL metro area (Alabama, Georgia)

Programs

6 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$47,570

heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers, BLS May 2025

CDL Training in the Columbus area at a glance

Open to the public: 6 programs: 1 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 5 FMCSA registry locations
Distance from Columbus: 6 within 10 miles; nearest 1.4 miles, farthest 5.8 miles
Completions, 2023-24: 16 CDL awards at the 1 college that reported any (IPEDS)
Pay here: $47,570 median for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers ($22.87 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $36,550 to $72,320; 1,180 employed in the metro area; Georgia median $57,050 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

School or location	Where	Type	Completions	Miles
Columbus Consolidated Government	Columbus, GA	Class A road		1.4
Columbus Technical College	Columbus, GA	Certificate	16	2.6
Chattahoochee Valley Community College	Phenix City, AL	Class A road		5.4
Chattahoochee Valley Community College	Phenix City, AL	Class A road		5.4
Columbus Technical College	Columbus, GA	Class A road		5.5
Columbus Consolidated Government	Columbus, GA	Class A road		5.8

College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
Training registry: FMCSA Training Provider Registry location file, read October 27, 2026.
Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Columbus, GA-AL, read October 8, 2026.

WIOA in Georgia: 1,764 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 41 of them CDL.
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