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CDL Training in the Raleigh area
Raleigh-Cary, NC metro area
Programs
9
5 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$52,110
heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$4,000
of 1 with a cost, IPEDS
CDL Training in the Raleigh area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 9 programs: 2 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 7 FMCSA registry locations
- Distance from Raleigh
- 5 within 10 miles; nearest 6.4 miles, farthest 30.6 miles
- Listed program cost
- 1 of 9 list one: $4,000 (IPEDS)
- Program length
- 1 college lists a length: 1 month (IPEDS)
- Length on the WIOA list
- 3 listed programs give weeks: 4 to 8 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 55 CDL awards at the 1 college that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 3 of 9 on North Carolina's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 62% of exiters employed in the second quarter (3 report it); middle completion 93% (3 report it)
- Pay here
- $52,110 median for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers ($25.06 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $40,030 to $73,810; 7,210 employed in the metro area; North Carolina median $51,530 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
CDL programs, nearest to Raleigh first
| School or location | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 160 Driving Academy | Garner | Range or theory | Not reported | Not reported | 6.4 | |
| 160 Driving Academy | Clayton | Class A road | Not reported | Not reported | 6.7 | |
| Charlie‘a CDL School LLC | Raleigh | Range or theory | Not reported | Not reported | 8.7 | |
| Carolina Trucking Academy LLCWIOA list | Raleigh | Class A road | Not reported | Not reported | 8.9 | |
| Miller-Motte College-RaleighWIOA list | Raleigh | Certificate | $4,000 | 1 month | 0 | 10.0 |
| Big Prime Hauling LLC | Raleigh | Class A road | Not reported | Not reported | 12.0 | |
| Johnston Community CollegeWIOA list | Smithfield | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 55 | 17.1 |
| Keiths Transportation LLC | Four Oaks | Class A road | Not reported | Not reported | 22.8 | |
| Vance-Granville Community College | Louisburg | Class B road | Not reported | Not reported | 30.6 |
- College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- WIOA list: DOL TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171), read October 8, 2026.
- Training registry: FMCSA Training Provider Registry location file, read October 27, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Raleigh-Cary, NC, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in North Carolina: 2,446 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 86 of them CDL.
- Company-sponsored CDL training
- GI Bill
Other North Carolina metro areas
- Charlotte area14 programs
- Greensboro area13 programs
- Durham area4 programs
- Fayetteville area3 programs