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CDL Training in the Lake Charles area
Lake Charles, LA metro area
Programs
5
4 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$49,960
heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers, BLS May 2025
CDL Training in the Lake Charles area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 5 programs: 5 FMCSA registry locations
- Distance from Lake Charles
- 4 within 10 miles; nearest 6.5 miles, farthest 26.2 miles
- Pay here
- $49,960 median for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers ($24.02 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $37,210 to $67,780; 1,340 employed in the metro area; Louisiana median $49,320 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
CDL programs, nearest to Lake Charles first
| School or location | Where | Type | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calcasieu Parish School Board | Lake Charles | Class B road | 6.5 |
| Calcasieu Parish School Board | Lake Charles | Range or theory | 6.5 |
| Coastal Truck Driving School | Lake Charles | Class A road | 6.5 |
| Sowela Technical Community | Lake Charles | Class A road | 6.5 |
| Bayou CDL | Starks | Class A road | 26.2 |
- Training registry: FMCSA Training Provider Registry location file, read October 27, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Lake Charles, LA, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Louisiana: 1,748 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 66 of them CDL.
- Company-sponsored CDL training
- GI Bill
Other Louisiana metro areas
- Baton Rouge area8 programs
- Monroe area7 programs
- New Orleans area6 programs
- Shreveport area6 programs
- Alexandria area5 programs
- Hammond area3 programs
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