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CDL Training in the El Paso area
El Paso, TX metro area
Programs
16
9 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$49,270
heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$4,729
of 2 with a cost, IPEDS
CDL Training in the El Paso area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 16 programs: 2 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 14 FMCSA registry locations
- Distance from El Paso
- 9 within 10 miles; nearest 3.0 miles, farthest 18.5 miles
- Listed program cost
- 2 of 16 list one: $4,729 to $11,476 (IPEDS)
- Program length
- 2 colleges list a length: 1 month to 5 months (IPEDS)
- Length on the WIOA list
- 1 listed program gives weeks: 5 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 396 CDL awards at the 2 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 3 of 16 on Texas's or New Mexico's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 77% of exiters employed in the second quarter (3 report it); middle completion 95% (3 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
- $49,270 median for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers ($23.69 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $36,310 to $74,800; 7,850 employed in the metro area; Texas median $56,290 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
CDL programs, nearest to El Paso first
| School or location | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cultural Technical Institute, LLC. | El Paso | Class A road | Not reported | Not reported | 3.0 | |
| Felizola Transport LLC | El Paso | Class A road | Not reported | Not reported | 3.0 | |
| Center for Employment Training | El Paso | Class A road | Not reported | Not reported | 4.3 | |
| Ysleta Independent School District | El Paso | Class B road | Not reported | Not reported | 4.3 | |
| CET-El PasoWIOA list | El Paso | Certificate | $11,476 | 5 months | 50 | 4.6 |
| Western Technical CollegeWIOA list | El Paso | Certificate | $4,729 | 1 month | 346 | 5.5 |
| El Paso Starlight CDL LLC | El Paso | Class A road | Not reported | Not reported | 9.7 | |
| Phoenix Truck Driving Institute | El Paso | Class A road | Not reported | Not reported | 9.7 | |
| Socorro Independent School District | El Paso | Class B road | Not reported | Not reported | 9.7 | |
| Phoenix Truck Driving Institute | El Paso | Class A road | Not reported | Not reported | 10.4 | |
| El Paso Starlight CDL LLC | El Paso | Class A road | Not reported | Not reported | 12.8 | |
| Mountain View Vocational Institute LLCWIOA list | El Paso | Class A road | Not reported | Not reported | 13.0 | |
| Region 19 ESC | El Paso | Class B road | Not reported | Not reported | 14.3 | |
| CDL Experts | El Paso | Class A road | Not reported | Not reported | 16.1 | |
| Pro Trucking Group LLC | El Paso | Class A road | Not reported | Not reported | 16.1 | |
| CDL Rapido INC. | Fabens | Class A road | Not reported | Not reported | 18.5 |
- 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, El Paso, TX, read October 8, 2026.
- Fees: Texas DPS, Driver License Fees, read October 10, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Texas: 5,743 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 200 of them CDL.
- Company-sponsored CDL training
- GI Bill
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