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160 Driving Academy: CDL training in Chicago Heights, IL
160 Driving Academy - Prairie State - Classroom and Yard · 191 S Halsted Street, Chicago Heights, IL 60411 · Website
What this location is registered to teach
- Class A (tractor-trailer)theory, range, public road
- Road
- Hazmat endorsementtheory
- Theory
- Registry record updatedFMCSA Training Provider Registry
- 2026-09-18
- Median pay, heavy truck driversBLS OEWS May 2025, Illinois
- $60,320
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 this registry (49 CFR 380, subpart F).
Training at this location
160 Driving Academy lists Class A training with public-road driving at 191 S Halsted Street, and 2 classes and endorsements on the registry download dated October 8, 2026.
| Training | Theory | Range | Public road |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class A (tractor-trailer) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Class B (straight truck, bus) | No | No | No |
| Passenger endorsement | No | No | No |
| School bus endorsement | No | No | No |
| Hazmat endorsement | Yes | n/a | n/a |
On Illinois's WIOA eligible training provider list
People who meet WIOA's rules for training services can have their local workforce board pay for a program on the state's eligible training provider list. Limits vary by area. How WIOA training funds work.
| Listed program | Tuition and fees | Length | Completed | Employed, 2nd quarter | Median earnings, 2nd quarter | Students who exited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 160 Driving Academy 240 Hour ProgramLicense Recognized by the State Involved or the Federal Government · In person · CIP 49.0205 | $1+ $5 books | 6 weeks, 40 hours a week | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171): programs on state lists as of June 30, 2025; outcomes for all students who exited between July 2021 and June 2025, not only WIOA-funded ones. Median earnings are one quarter's pay in the second quarter after exit. Suppressed means DOL withheld the figure (a small group, nothing reported, or a data quality hold); for length it can also mean a competency-based program. Matched to this registry location by provider name and address; the listed program is in CIP 49.0205 (truck and bus driving).
DOL marks this state's outcome reporting with a data quality note: read completion and employment figures with care.
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