CDL Training in the Salt Lake City area

CDL Training in the Salt Lake City area at a glance

Open to the public

36 programs: 2 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 34 FMCSA registry locations

Distance from Salt Lake City

17 within 10 miles; nearest 1.1 miles, farthest 49.6 miles

Listed program cost

1 of 36 list one: $3,294 (IPEDS)

Program length

1 college lists a length: 3 months (IPEDS)

Length on the WIOA list

6 listed programs give weeks: 3 to 12 weeks full time

Completions, 2023-24

217 CDL awards at the 2 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)

On the WIOA list

6 of 36 on Utah's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 88% of exiters employed in the second quarter (5 report it); middle completion 97% (5 report it)

Pay here

$62,310 median for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers ($29.96 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $45,840 to $76,910; 12,340 employed in the metro area; Utah median $60,620 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

CDL programs, nearest to Salt Lake City first

• 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, Salt Lake City-Murray, UT, read October 8, 2026.

How metro areas and miles are measured

Paying for training

• WIOA in Utah: 890 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 20 of them CDL.
• Company-sponsored CDL training
• GI Bill

Other Utah metro areas

• Ogden area6 programs
• Provo area5 programs
• Logan area3 programs