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CDL / truck driving schools in Colorado
Colorado has 62 accredited campuses awarding cdl credentials. If you finish and work as a tractor-trailer truck driver in Colorado, expect to start around $47,010–$53,490 and reach a median of $61,500 with experience; the top quarter earn $70,220 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Colorado). Graduates of these Colorado programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of not reported 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 Colorado
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 25,350 employed in Colorado. National median: $58,640.
Campuses in Colorado, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AlamosaAuroraBasaltBlancaBuena VistaByersCalhanCanon CityColorado SoringsColorado SpringsCommerce CityCortezCraigDenverDurangoFlorenceFort CarsonFort CollinsFort MorganFountainFt LuptonGilcrestGrand JunctionGreeleyGunnisonHendersonHudsonIgnacioJulesburgKerseyKremmlingLamarLas AnimasLeadvilleLongmontLovelandMancosMontroseMorrisonPagosa Springs
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams 14 | Commerce City | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Aims Community College | Ft Lupton | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Alamosa School District RE11J | Alamosa | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Archuleta County Road and Bridge | Pagosa Springs | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Archuleta School District 50JT | Pagosa Springs | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Byers School District | Byers | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| CDL Certifiers COS | Colorado Springs | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| CDL Certifiers Inc | Grand Junction | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| CDL Safety School | Morrison | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Carter Truck Driving Academy | Denver | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Carter Truck Driving School | Denver | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Colorado Backhoe Service | Pueblo | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Dailey CDL Solutions | Cortez | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Dailey CDL Solutions | Ignacio | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Durango School District 9R | Durango | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Eclipse DOT Inc | Cortez | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Elevation Fire and Safety | Longmont | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Elite Eldt training LLC | Wray | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Ellicott School District #22 | Calhan | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Evergreen Natural Recourses | Trinidad | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Excel Driver Services LLC (Colorado Springs, CO) | Colorado Springs | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Excel Driver Services LLC (Henderson, CO) | Henderson | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Farm Area Transit Express | Alamosa | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Fortified Academy | Aurora | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Fremont Schools | Florence | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Gunnison Watershed School District | Gunnison | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Hatten Enterprises / Right Way Drivers Education | Craig | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Lake County School District | Leadville | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Larson Trucking Inc | Basalt | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Las Animas School Dist Re-1 | Las Animas | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Mancos School District RE-6 | Mancos | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Mapleton Public School | Denver | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Montezuma/Cortez Re-1 School District | Cortez | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Montrose County School Dristrict | Montrose | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Morgan County School District | Fort Morgan | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Northeastern Junior College, Sterling Campus | Sterling | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Northeastern Junior College, Yuma Campus | Yuma | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Northern Colorado Truck Driving Academy | Fort Collins | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Platte Valley Schools RE-7 | Kersey | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Pueblo Community College - Mancos | Mancos | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Pueblo Community College - Pueblo Campus | Pueblo | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Pueblo Corporate College - Canon City | Canon City | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| RMS Cranes | Denver | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Road Warrior Driver Training LLC | Julesburg | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| RouteReady CDL Academy (Hudson) | Hudson | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| SAGE Truck Driving Schools - Grand Junction, CO | Grand Junction | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| SECED, Inc. | Lamar | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| SHR TRAINING, llc | Fort Collins | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Sage Truck Driving Schools - Denver | Denver | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Salida Schoool District R-32-J | Salida | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Sanford Schools | Sanford | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Sierra Grande School | Blanca | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Steamboat Ski & Resort Corporation | Steamboat Springs | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Taylors CDL Training LLC | Loveland | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| The Adventure Company | Buena Vista | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Transportaion | Colorado Sorings | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| True Safety Services | Greeley | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| UNITED STATES TRUCK DRIVING SCHOOL - Denver | Wheat Ridge | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| UNITED STATES TRUCK DRIVING SCHOOL - Fountain | Fountain | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| United States Truck Driving School - Fort Carson | Fort Carson | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Weld County School District RE-1 | Gilcrest | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| West Grand School District Trn | Kremmling | — | — | 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.