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CDL / truck driving schools in Arkansas
Arkansas has 65 accredited campuses awarding cdl credentials. If you finish and work as a tractor-trailer truck driver in Arkansas, expect to start around $36,770–$44,650 and reach a median of $51,550 with experience; the top quarter earn $69,700 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Arkansas). Graduates of these Arkansas programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $35,894 in their first year, against $38,603 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn in Arkansas
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 32,220 employed in Arkansas. National median: $58,640.
Campuses in Arkansas, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: BatesvilleBee BranchBeebeBerryvilleBlythevilleBradfordCentertonDecaturEl DoradoEnglandForrest CityGreen ForestGreenbrierHarrisonHelenaHelena-West HelenaHopeHot SpringsJacksonvilleJonesboroLake villageLead HillLittle RockMalvernMarmadukeMaumelleMenaMineral SpringsMonticelloMorriltonMountainburgNashvilleNewportNorth Little RockParagouldPine BluffPocahontasRogersRoyalRussellville
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas State University-Newport | Newport | Public | 222 | $39,736 | not reported | 46% | not reported |
| North Arkansas College | Harrison | Public | 48 | $32,053 | not reported | 42% | not reported |
| East Arkansas Community College | Forrest City | Public | 99 | not reported | not reported | 51% | not reported |
| Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas | Helena | Public | 75 | not reported | not reported | 55% | not reported |
| Black River Technical College | Pocahontas | Public | 27 | not reported | not reported | 55% | not reported |
| University of Arkansas Community College-Batesville | Batesville | Public | 11 | not reported | not reported | 66% | not reported |
| University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College | North Little Rock | Public | 10 | not reported | not reported | 36% | not reported |
| Southeast Arkansas College | Pine Bluff | Public | 5 | not reported | not reported | 28% | not reported |
| University of Arkansas at Monticello | Monticello | Public | 1 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| 282 CDL Academy, LLC | Mountainburg | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| 4L"s CDL School | Vilonia | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| A-Ok Cdl Academy, Inc | Van Buren | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| ASUN Commercial Driver Training | Newport | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| ASUN Commercial Driver Training-JB | Jonesboro | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Academics Plus Charter Schools, Inc. | Maumelle | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Arkansas Trucking Academy | Hope | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Arkansas Trucking Academy | Mena | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Arkansas Trucking Academy | Malvern | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Arkansas Trucking Academy | Nashville | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| BRTC Paragould | Paragould | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Berryville Public Schools | Berryville | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Blytheville School District #5 | Blytheville | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Bradford School District | Bradford | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Cops CDL Academy | Van Buren | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Decatur School District | Decatur | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| First Baptist Church | Russellville | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Forrest City School District | Forrest City | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Grand Prairie Regional Water Distribution District | Stuttgart | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Greenbrier Public School | Greenbrier | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Heavy Equipment Operating Academy | Bee Branch | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Hope Public Schools | Hope | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Ivory Gaston CDL Training PCSSD | Little Rock | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Jack Meredith Trucking | Royal | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Jacksonville North Pulaski Schools | Jacksonville | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| LISA Academy Rogers | Rogers | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Lane CDL Instruction | England | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Lead Hill School District | Lead Hill | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Lester Gray trucking | Marmaduke | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Mid-America Truck Driving School, Inc (Malvern, AR) | Malvern | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Mid-America Truck Driving School, Inc (Springdale, AR) | Springdale | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Mineral Springs School | Mineral Springs | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| NorthWest Arkansas Community College- YARD Training | Centerton | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Paragould School District | Paragould | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Pccua | Stuttgart | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Pccua | Helena-West Helena | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Pocahontas School District | Pocahontas | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Select CDL Driving School Inc. | Tontitown | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Select CDL Driving School Inc. | Siloam Springs | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| South Arkansas CDL Consulting LLC | El Dorado | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Superior Success Comprehensive educational service | Little Rock | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Superior success comprehensive educational service | North Little Rock | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| The Learning Center of Northeast Arkansas | Jonesboro | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Tolliver Truck Driving Academy LLC | Lake village | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| UA - Pulaski Technical College | Little Rock | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| UA North Arkansas College | Harrison | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Uaccb | Batesville | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Unique Services Logistics | Hot Springs | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton | Morrilton | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| University of Arkansas Hope-Arkansas | Hope | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Walker Preparation | Beebe | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| West Fork School District | West Fork | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| West Fork public Schools | West Fork | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| White Hall School District | White Hall | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| WorldLink Truck Driving Academy | North Little Rock | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| greenforest school | Green Forest | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.
Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.