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CDL Training in the Dayton area
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH metro area
Programs
8
6 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$59,490
heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$5,500
of 2 with a cost, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS
CDL Training in the Dayton area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 8 programs: 1 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 6 FMCSA registry locations, 1 known only from the WIOA list
- Distance from Dayton
- 6 within 10 miles; nearest 1.0 miles, farthest 20.1 miles
- Listed program cost
- 2 of 8 list one: $5,500 to $6,895 (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS)
- Program length
- 1 college lists a length: 1 month (IPEDS)
- Completions, 2023-24
- 253 CDL awards at the 1 college that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 2 of 8 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
- $59,490 median for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers ($28.60 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $41,670 to $75,400; 4,660 employed in the metro area; Ohio median $59,800 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
CDL programs, nearest to Dayton first
| School or location | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 160 Driving Academy | Dayton | Range or theory | Not reported | Not reported | 1.0 | |
| Troy CDL SChool LLC | Dayton | Range or theory | Not reported | Not reported | 5.0 | |
| Troy CDL SChool LLC | Dayton | Class A road | Not reported | Not reported | 5.0 | |
| Trucktrailerpro CDL School LLCWIOA list | Dayton | Class A road | Not reported | Not reported | 5.0 | |
| Ohio Business College-Dayton-Driving Academy | Trotwood | Certificate | $5,500 | 1 month | 253 | 5.2 |
| A1 CDL School | Tipp City | Class A road | Not reported | Not reported | 6.5 | |
| 160 Driving Academy | Moraine | Class A road | Not reported | Not reported | 10.7 | |
| Drivers Edge CDL Training AcademyWIOA list | Piqua | WIOA list only | $6,895 | Not reported | 20.1 |
- 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, Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH, read October 8, 2026.
- Fees: Ohio BMV, Documents & Fees, read October 10, 2026.
- Fees: Ohio BMV, Commercial Driver (CDL), read October 10, 2026.
Paying for training
- 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
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