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CDL Training in the McAllen area

McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX metro area

Programs

16 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$47,040

heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$3,500

of 4 with a cost, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS

CDL Training in the McAllen area at a glance

Open to the public: 21 programs: 2 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 17 FMCSA registry locations, 2 known only from the WIOA list
Distance from McAllen: 16 within 10 miles; nearest 1.0 miles, farthest 17.2 miles
Listed program cost: 4 of 21 list one: $3,500 to $5,000, middle $3,950 (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS)
Program length: 2 colleges list a length: 1 month each (IPEDS)
Completions, 2023-24: 54 CDL awards at the 2 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 6 of 21 on Texas's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 67% of exiters employed in the second quarter (4 report it); middle completion 91% (5 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: $47,040 median for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers ($22.62 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $31,250 to $71,050; 4,390 employed in the metro area; Texas median $56,290 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

CDL programs, nearest to McAllen first

School or location	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
One Stop CDL Driver Training LLCWIOA list	Mcallen	WIOA list only	$3,950	Not reported		1.0
A-Plus CDL Training Center, LLCWIOA list	McAllen	Class A road	Not reported	Not reported		1.6
CDL Tutorial Center LLC	Mcallen	Class A road	Not reported	Not reported		1.6
McAllen ISD	McAllen	Class B road	Not reported	Not reported		1.6
Miller-Motte College-STVT-McAllenWIOA list	McAllen	Certificate	$3,500	1 month	39	2.1
CDL Tutorial Center LLC	Pharr	Class A road	Not reported	Not reported		3.4
Hammer Down CDL School	Edinburg	Class A road	Not reported	Not reported		3.4
South Texas College	Pharr	Class A road	Not reported	Not reported		3.4
Southern Careers Institute, Inc	Pharr	Class A road	Not reported	Not reported		3.4
Lindenwood Education System	McAllen	Class A road	Not reported	Not reported		3.9
Revival CDL Training	McAllen	Class A road	Not reported	Not reported		3.9
South Texas College	McAllen	Class A road	Not reported	Not reported		3.9
Wise CDL LLC	Edinburg	Class A road	Not reported	Not reported		5.3
Juan Davila DBA LHCT Training Center; Alamo Truck Driver TrainingWIOA list	Alamo	Class A road	Not reported	Not reported		7.3
RST Driving School	Mission	Class A road	Not reported	Not reported		8.9
Texas CDL Institute LLCWIOA list	Palmview	Class A road	Not reported	Not reported		8.9
Southern Industrial Careers CenterWIOA list	La Feria	WIOA list only	$5,000	Not reported		11.6
RST Driving School	Mission	Class A road	Not reported	Not reported		12.1
South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Weslaco	Weslaco	Certificate	$3,500	1 month	15	13.1
South Texas College	Weslaco	Class A road	Not reported	Not reported		15.4
CDL Tutorial Center LLC	Edinburg	Class A road	Not reported	Not reported		17.2

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, McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX, read October 8, 2026.
Fees: Texas DPS, Driver License Fees, read October 10, 2026.

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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.
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