CDL Training in the Charlotte area

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area (North Carolina, South Carolina)

Programs

1 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$56,120

heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers, BLS May 2025

CDL Training in the Charlotte area at a glance

Open to the public: 14 programs: 14 FMCSA registry locations
Distance from Charlotte: 1 within 10 miles; nearest 9.1 miles, farthest 36.8 miles
Length on the WIOA list: 2 listed programs give weeks: 4 to 5 weeks full time
On the WIOA list: 2 of 14 on North Carolina's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $56,120 median for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers ($26.98 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $44,240 to $77,490; 18,700 employed in the metro area; North Carolina median $51,530 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

School or location	Where	Type	Miles
Central Piedmont Community College	Charlotte, NC	Class A road	9.1
City of Belmont	Belmont, NC	Class A road	11.7
City of Belmont	Belmont, NC	Class A road	11.7
Central Piedmont Community College	Huntersville, NC	Class A road	13.5
Caldwell Community College & Technical Institute	Concord, NC	Class A road	16.4
Road Knowledge Training Academy LLC	Gastonia, NC	Class A road	18.4
York Technical College	Rock Hill, SC	Class A road	25.1
The Driving Edge CDL Academy	Mooresville, NC	Class A road	25.3
Big Rig Academy	Monroe, NC	Class A road	27.3
Carolina Construction SchoolWIOA list	Lancaster, SC	Class A road	32.6
Scrwa	Lancaster, SC	Class A road	32.6
2nd Opportunity Trucking SchoolWIOA list	Statesville, NC	Class A road	36.7
Caldwell Community College & Technical Institute	Statesville, NC	Class A road	36.7
South Piedmont Community College	Polkton, NC	Class A road	36.8

WIOA in North Carolina: 2,446 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 86 of them CDL.
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