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CDL Training in Iowa
Colleges and schools: 1 · FMCSA locations: 58
Programs
59
all sources
Median pay
$58,070
heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers, BLS May 2025; U.S. $58,640
On the WIOA list
33
CDL programs, U.S. DOL file
CDL Training in Iowa: the figures
- Programs we list
- 59 in Iowa: 1 at colleges and schools, 58 FMCSA registry locations.
- Colleges and schools
- 1 public and 0 private; 15 CDL completions in 2023-24 at the 1 that reported any (IPEDS).
- Median pay
- $58,070 a year for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers in Iowa, against $58,640 for the U.S. (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
- WIOA training funds
- WIOA in Iowa: 1,025 programs from 74 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 33 of them CDL.
- WIOA results
- 33 CDL programs on Iowa's list; middle values: 82.4% of students who exited completed (24 programs report it); 80.5% were employed in the second quarter after exit (24); $11,482 median earnings in that quarter (24) (U.S. DOL file).
- Metro areas
- 4 Iowa metro areas have a page; the largest list, Cedar Rapids, has 6 programs.
By metro area
- Cedar Rapids area6 programs · median pay $58,900
- Davenport area6 programs · median pay $58,280
- Des Moines area5 programs · median pay $60,720
- Waterloo area3 programs · median pay $58,730
Every CDL program in Iowa
- 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.
- WIOA list: DOL TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171), read October 8, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Iowa, read October 8, 2026.
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