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CDL Training in Kentucky
Kentucky has 96 CDL programs in our files: 15 at colleges and career schools in IPEDS, 81 locations on FMCSA's training registry.
Programs
96
all sources
Median pay
$56,340
heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers, BLS May 2025; U.S. $58,640
On the WIOA list
36
CDL programs, U.S. DOL file
By metro area
- Louisville/Jefferson County area8 programs · median pay $59,000
- Lexington area7 programs · median pay $56,950
- Owensboro area4 programs · median pay $50,600
- Elizabethtown area3 programs · median pay $50,680
- Paducah area3 programs · median pay $50,520
Every CDL program in Kentucky
| School or location | Where | Type | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 160 Driving AcademyWIOA list | Lexington | Range or theory | |
| 160 Driving Academy | Lexington | Class A road | |
| 160 Driving AcademyWIOA list | Louisville | Class A road | |
| Adam Craig Tackett | Lexington | Class A road | |
| American National University | Louisville | Class A road | |
| American National University-Pikeville | Pikeville | Certificate | 25 |
| Ashland Community and Technical College | Ashland | Certificate | 114 |
| Audubon Area Community Services Inc | Hopkinsville | Class B road | |
| Barbourville City School | Barbourville | Class B road | |
| Batbourville Independent Schools | Barbourville | Class B road | |
| Bath County Public Schools | Owingsville | Class B road | |
| Berea Board of Education | Berea | Class B road | |
| Bgcap | Frankfort | Class B road | |
| Big Sandy Community and Technical College | Prestonsburg | Certificate | 21 |
| Bluegrass CDL Academy LLCWIOA list | Winchester | Class A road | |
| Bluegrass Community and Technical College | Lexington | Certificate | 3 |
| Campbellsville Independent Schools | Campbellsville | Class B road | |
| Career Development CenterWIOA list | London | Class A road | |
| CDL Missions | Hickory | Class A road | |
| CDL Training Services and Consulting | Elizabethtown | Class A road | |
| CDL Training Services and ConsultingWIOA list | Paducah | Class A road | |
| Corbin Independent School | Corbin | Class B road | |
| ELDT Solutions | Brooks | Class A road | |
| Elizabethtown Community and Technical College | Elizabethtown | Certificate | 72 |
| Exodus Driver Training | Richmond | Class A road | |
| Fast-Pass Trucking Training | Hustonville | Class A road | |
| Fast-Pass Trucking Training | Louisville | Class A road | |
| Fast-Pass Trucking Training | Science Hill | Class A road | |
| Fast-Pass Trucking Training | Versailles | Class A road | |
| Fast-Pass Trucking Training | West Liberty | Class A road | |
| Fields Training | East Point | Range or theory | |
| Fields Training | Prestonsburg | Class A road | |
| Flightline CDL Academy | Nicholasville | Range or theory | |
| Flightline CDL Academy | Nicholasville | Class A road | |
| Frankfort Independent Schools | Frankfort | Class B road | |
| Gateway Community and Technical College | Florence | Certificate | 106 |
| Genesis Trucking AcademyWIOA list | Berea | Class A road | |
| Graves County Schools | Mayfield | Class B road | |
| Harlan County Public Schools | Harlan | Class B road | |
| Hazard Community and Technical College | Hazard | Certificate | 67 |
| Hopkinsville Community College | Hopkinsville | Certificate | 54 |
| Jefferson Community and Technical College | Louisville | Certificate | 98 |
| Johnson County Schools | Paintsville | Class B road | |
| Kctcs | Barbourville | Class A road | |
| Kctcs | Clay | Class A road | |
| Kctcs | Elizabethtown | Class A road | |
| Kctcs | Fort Wright | Class A road | |
| Kctcs | Franklin | Class A road | |
| Kctcs | Grayson | Class A road | |
| Kctcs | Hager Hill | Class A road | |
| Kctcs | Harlan | Class A road | |
| Kctcs | Hazard | Class A road | |
| Kctcs | Hopkinsville | Class A road | |
| Kctcs | Hyden | Class A road | |
| Kctcs | Madisonville | Class A road | |
| Kctcs | Mayfield | Class A road | |
| Kctcs | Morehead | Class A road | |
| Kctcs | Owensboro | Class A road | |
| Kctcs | Somerset | Class A road | |
| Knott County Schools | Hindman | Class B road | |
| Ky CDL Training LLC | Louisville | Class A road | |
| Lake Cumberland CDL Training School, Inc. | Burkesville | Class A road | |
| Lake Cumberland CDL Training School, Inc.WIOA list | Campbellsville | Class A road | |
| Lake Cumberland CDL Training School, Inc. | Coldiron | Class A road | |
| Lake Cumberland CDL Training School, Inc. | Glasgow | Class A road | |
| Lake Cumberland CDL Training School, Inc. | Monticello | Class A road | |
| Lake Cumberland CDL Training School, Inc.WIOA list | Mt. Sterling | Class A road | |
| Lake Cumberland Community Action agency ( headstart) | Somerset | Class B road | |
| Lanham Family Farms LLC | Philpot | Class A road | |
| Leslie County Bus Garage | Hyden | Class B road | |
| Lyon County Schools | Eddyville | Class B road | |
| Madisonville Community College | Madisonville | Certificate | 60 |
| Magoffin County Board of Education | Salyersville | Class B road | |
| Maysville Community and Technical College | Maysville | Certificate | 36 |
| Muhlenberg Job Corps Center | Greenville | Class A road | |
| Nelson County ATC | Bardstown | Range or theory | |
| Nicholas County Schools | Carlisle | Class A road | |
| Nicholas County Schools | Carlisle | Class B road | |
| Owensboro Community and Technical College | Owensboro | Certificate | 64 |
| Patriot CDL Academy | London | Class A road | |
| Perry County Public Schools | Hazard | Class B road | |
| Randolph HinkleWIOA list | Louisa | Class A road | |
| Red River Truck Sales, LLC | Mount Sterling | Class A road | |
| Reliance Well Services, LLC | Allen City | Class A road | |
| Riegler Blacktop | Florence | Class A road | |
| School District | Liberty | Class B road | |
| Somerset Community College | Somerset | Certificate | 45 |
| Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College | Cumberland | Certificate | 0 |
| Sure Drive Training School | Alexandria | Class A road | |
| Tally Towing & Recovery | Owensboro | Class A road | |
| The CDL Schools LLC | Shepherdsville | Class A road | |
| The Waltons Logistics, INC | Paducah | Class A road | |
| Triple A Trucking LLC | Lewisport | Class A road | |
| Webster County Transportation | Dixon | Class B road | |
| West Kentucky Community and Technical College | Paducah | Certificate | 0 |
| Wright Training | Whitesburg | Class A road |
Sources: IPEDS 2024 (programs, completions 2023-24, costs 2024-25); FMCSA Training Provider Registry. WIOA list: U.S. Department of Labor ETA-9171 file, programs listed June 30, 2025.
Rules that apply
Since February 7, 2022, people getting a first Class A or B CDL, or a passenger, school bus or hazmat endorsement, must first complete entry-level driver training from a provider on FMCSA's Training Provider Registry. (49 CFR 380, subpart F)
Theory and behind-the-wheel training (range and public road) must be finished within one year of completing the first part, except for the hazmat endorsement. (49 CFR 380.603(c)(3))
Paying for training in Kentucky
- WIOA in Kentucky: 1,059 programs from 212 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 36 of them CDL.
- Company-sponsored CDL training
- GI Bill
No Workforce Pell list loaded for Kentucky yet. What Workforce Pell covers.