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CDL Training in Minnesota
Minnesota has 57 CDL programs in our files: 5 at colleges and career schools in IPEDS, 52 locations on FMCSA's training registry.
By metro area
- Minneapolis area18 programs · median pay $64,200
- Duluth area7 programs · median pay $60,970
Every CDL program in Minnesota
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 Minnesota
- WIOA in Minnesota: 5,227 programs from 103 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 24 of them CDL.
- Company-sponsored CDL training
- GI Bill
No Workforce Pell list loaded for Minnesota yet. What Workforce Pell covers.