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CDL program at Vantage Career Center
Van Wert, OH · Public less-than-2-year · School website
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (under 12 weeks)
- $5,800
- LengthIPEDS
- 200 clock hours, 5 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 44
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard
- Not published (small cohort)
- Typical pay for heavy and tractor-trailer truck driversBLS OEWS May 2025, Ohio
- $59,800
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
Vantage Career Center awarded 44 CDL credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its largest career program of 6 we list. Its listed tuition of $5,800 compares with a Ohio median wage of $59,800 for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers (BLS, May 2025).
On Ohio'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 ProgramState/Federal recognized license · In person · CIP 49.0205 | $5,000 | Competency-based or withheld | 100% | 75% | $12,620 | 10 |
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
- Vantage Career Center, Van Wert (updated 2021-07-23)
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