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CDL Training in the Brownsville area

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro area

Programs

4 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$48,550

heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$3,500

of 1 with a cost, IPEDS

CDL Training in the Brownsville area at a glance

Open to the public: 6 programs: 1 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 5 FMCSA registry locations
Distance from Brownsville: 4 within 10 miles; nearest 7.6 miles, farthest 16.2 miles
Listed program cost: 1 of 6 list one: $3,500 (IPEDS)
Program length: 1 college lists a length: 1 month (IPEDS)
Completions, 2023-24: 31 CDL awards at the 1 college that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 4 of 6 on Texas's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 65% of exiters employed in the second quarter (3 report it); middle completion 96% (4 report it)
Exam and licence fees: Commercial learner permit (CLP), original $25; Commercial driver license, new (age 18 to 84) $97 (read October 10, 2026)
Pay here: $48,550 median for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers ($23.34 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $30,740 to $72,400; 1,660 employed in the metro area; Texas median $56,290 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

School or location	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
A+ CDL Academy LLCWIOA list	San Benito	Class A road	Not reported	Not reported		7.6
San Benito Cisd	San Benito	Class B road	Not reported	Not reported		7.6
SafeRide Driving AcademyWIOA list	Los Fresnos	Class A road	Not reported	Not reported		9.4
South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-BrownsvilleWIOA list	Brownsville	Certificate	$3,500	1 month	31	9.8
Texas State Technical CollegeWIOA list	Harlingen	Class A road	Not reported	Not reported		14.6
RoadMasters CDL Academy LLC	Brownsville	Class A road	Not reported	Not reported		16.2

WIOA in Texas: 5,743 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 200 of them CDL.
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