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CDL program at Diesel Driving Academy-Shreveport
Shreveport, LA · Private for-profit less-than-2-year · (318) 636-6300 · School website
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (under 12 weeks)
- $4,900
- LengthIPEDS
- 136 clock hours, 3 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 345
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 217 graduates
- $38,978
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $46,314
- Median federal debtCollege Scorecard, about $67 a month over 10 years
- $6,333
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $52,118
- Typical pay for heavy and tractor-trailer truck driversBLS OEWS May 2025, Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
- $49,360
Every line comes from the federal file named under it. A blank means the source does not publish the figure for this program; we never estimate it.
About this program
Diesel Driving Academy-Shreveport awarded 345 CDL credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), the only career program we list for it. Its listed tuition of $4,900 compares with a Louisiana median wage of $49,320 for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers (BLS, May 2025).
| Award | CIP | Completions | Length | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate (under 12 weeks) | 49.0205 Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator and Instructor | 128 | 136 clock hours, 3 months | $4,900 |
| Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year) | 49.0205 Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator and Instructor | 217 | 136 clock hours, 3 months | $4,900 |
On Louisiana's WIOA eligible training provider list
People who meet WIOA's rules for training services can have their local workforce board pay for a program on the state's eligible training provider list. Limits vary by area. How WIOA training funds work.
| Listed program | Tuition and fees | Length | Completed | Employed, 2nd quarter | Median earnings, 2nd quarter | Students who exited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Tractor-Trailer Driver Training - DayCommercial Driver's License · In person · CIP 49.0205 | $11,900 | 20 weeks, 40 hours a week | 100% | 100% | $6,898 | 353 |
| Basic Tractor-Trailer Driver TrainingCommercial Driver's License · In person · CIP 49.0205 | $6,900 | 4 weeks, 40 hours a week | 100% | 72.8% | $8,483 | 353 |
| Advanced Tractor-Trailer Driver Training - EveningCommercial Driver's License · In person · CIP 49.0205 | $11,900 | 30 weeks, 50 hours a week | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171): programs on state lists as of June 30, 2025; outcomes for all students who exited between July 2021 and June 2025, not only WIOA-funded ones. Median earnings are one quarter's pay in the second quarter after exit. Suppressed means DOL withheld the figure (a small group, nothing reported, or a data quality hold); for length it can also mean a competency-based program. Matched to this page by provider name, address and field of study (CIP code).
DOL marks this state's outcome reporting with a data quality note: read completion and employment figures with care.
FMCSA registry locations
- Diesel Driving Academy - Shreveport, Shreveport (updated 2026-09-17)
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