CDL Training in the Columbia area

Columbia, SC metro area

Programs

8 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$51,280

heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers, BLS May 2025

CDL Training in the Columbia area at a glance

Open to the public: 10 programs: 10 FMCSA registry locations
Distance from Columbia: 8 within 10 miles; nearest 2.7 miles, farthest 18.0 miles
Length on the WIOA list: 3 listed programs give weeks: 4 to 6 weeks full time
On the WIOA list: 3 of 10 on South Carolina's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle completion 95% (3 report it)
Pay here: $51,280 median for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers ($24.65 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $37,750 to $78,990; 5,630 employed in the metro area; South Carolina median $51,130 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

School or location	Where	Type	Miles
Roadmaster Drivers SchoolWIOA list	Columbia	Class A road	2.7
Lindenwood Education System	Columbia	Class A road	3.4
OTF truck and training institution	Columbia	Class A road	4.1
Valley Coach & Logistics, LLC.	Columbia	Class A road	4.1
Lindenwood Education System	Columbia	Class A road	5.7
Trusted King Transport LLCWIOA list	West Columbia	Class A road	7.8
International Brotherhood of Teamsters	West Columbia	Range or theory	7.9
Knight's Drivers Academy	Columbia	Class A road	8.9
Sage Truck Driving SchoolsWIOA list	Lexington	Class A road	14.0
Kershaw County School District	Elgin	Range or theory	18.0

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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