CDL Training in the Virginia Beach area

CDL Training in the Virginia Beach area at a glance

Open to the public

6 programs: 1 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 5 FMCSA registry locations

Distance from Virginia Beach

2 within 10 miles; nearest 5.4 miles, farthest 31.6 miles

Length on the WIOA list

2 listed programs give weeks: 5 to 6 weeks full time

Completions, 2023-24

162 CDL awards at the 1 college that reported any (IPEDS)

On the WIOA list

2 of 6 on Virginia's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)

Pay here

$50,460 median for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers ($24.26 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $38,180 to $71,930; 7,460 employed in the metro area; Virginia median $56,860 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

CDL programs, nearest to Virginia Beach 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, Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC, read October 8, 2026.

How metro areas and miles are measured

Paying for training

• WIOA in Virginia: 2,124 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 60 of them CDL.
• Company-sponsored CDL training
• GI Bill

Other Virginia metro areas

• Richmond area11 programs
• Roanoke area5 programs