CDL Training in the Akron area

Akron, OH metro area

Programs

4 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$60,210

heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$6,995

of 1 with a cost, DOL WIOA list

CDL Training in the Akron area at a glance

Open to the public: 5 programs: 3 FMCSA registry locations, 2 known only from the WIOA list
Distance from Akron: 4 within 10 miles; nearest 3.5 miles, farthest 15.5 miles
Listed program cost: 1 of 5 list one: $6,995 (DOL WIOA list)
On the WIOA list: 3 of 5 on Ohio's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Exam and licence fees: First commercial driver license, 4-year / 8-year $46.50 / $92.00; Skills test at a state testing site: pre-trip, basic control and road test $10 + $10 + $30 (read October 10, 2026)
Pay here: $60,210 median for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers ($28.95 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $39,680 to $77,350; 4,740 employed in the metro area; Ohio median $59,800 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

School or location	Where	Type	Program cost	Miles
Akron Driving Academy	Kent	Class A road	Not reported	3.5
160 Driving AcademyWIOA list	Akron	Range or theory	Not reported	6.4
CDL Training Services of ClevelandWIOA list	Akron	WIOA list only	$6,995	6.5
MTC Truck Driver Training	Akron	Class A road	Not reported	6.6
AWL Transport dba TLXWIOA list	Mantua	WIOA list only	Not reported	15.5

WIOA in Ohio: 4,987 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 107 of them CDL.
Company-sponsored CDL training
GI Bill