CDL Training in the Charleston area

Charleston-North Charleston, SC metro area

Programs

6 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$55,150

heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$5,000

of 1 with a cost, IPEDS

CDL Training in the Charleston area at a glance

Open to the public: 6 programs: 2 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 4 FMCSA registry locations
Distance from Charleston: 6 within 10 miles; nearest 3.3 miles, farthest 9.5 miles
Listed program cost: 1 of 6 list one: $5,000 (IPEDS)
Program length: 1 college lists a length: 1 month (IPEDS)
Completions, 2023-24: 176 CDL awards at the 2 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
Pay here: $55,150 median for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers ($26.52 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $41,590 to $77,550; 6,020 employed in the metro area; South Carolina median $51,130 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

School or location	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Miller-Motte College-Charleston	Charleston	Certificate	$5,000	1 month	117	3.3
Driving Change	North Charleston	Class A road	Not reported	Not reported		4.5
Trident Technical College	North Charleston	Class A road	Not reported	Not reported		4.5
Trident Technical College	Charleston	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	59	5.0
Valley Coach & Logistics, LLC.	Summerville	Class A road	Not reported	Not reported		8.9
Lindenwood Education System	Summerville	Class A road	Not reported	Not reported		9.5

WIOA in South Carolina: 193 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 25 of them CDL.
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