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CDL program at South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Brownsville
Brownsville, TX · Private for-profit less-than-2-year · (956) 554-3515 · School website
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (under 12 weeks)
- $3,500
- LengthIPEDS
- 160 clock hours, 1 month
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 31
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 615 graduates
- $46,909
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $53,208
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $52,118
- Typical pay for heavy and tractor-trailer truck driversBLS OEWS May 2025, Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
- $48,550
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
South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Brownsville awarded 31 CDL credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its third largest career program of 5 we list. Its listed tuition of $3,500 compares with a Texas median wage of $56,290 for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers (BLS, May 2025).
On Texas'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDL Training: Class A Tractor TrailerTx Dps · In person · CIP 49.0205 | $5,000 | Competency-based or withheld | 88.9% | 59.4% | $8,958 | 180 |
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).
FMCSA registry locations
- South Texas Vocational Technical Institute Brownsville, Brownsville (updated 2026-09-30)
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