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CDL / truck driving schools in Connecticut
Connecticut has 19 accredited campuses awarding cdl credentials. If you finish and work as a tractor-trailer truck driver in Connecticut, expect to start around $47,160–$51,590 and reach a median of $60,490 with experience; the top quarter earn $69,970 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Connecticut). Graduates of these Connecticut programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $38,151 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 Connecticut
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 15,740 employed in Connecticut. National median: $58,640.
Campuses in Connecticut, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AvonBranfordBridgeportCheshireColchesterGuilfordMeridenMiddletownMilfordNew BritainNewingtonOakdaleOrangePrestonSeymourSomersWest Haven
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Tractor Trailer Training School of CT-Bridgeport | Bridgeport | for-profit | 702 | $38,151 | $6,333 | 74% | $20,762 |
| New England Tractor Trailer Training School of Connecticut | Somers | for-profit | 510 | $38,151 | $6,333 | 69% | $19,386 |
| Affordable CDL Training School LLC | Colchester | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Allstate Commercial Driver Training | Seymour | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Allstate Commercial Driver Training | Meriden | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Big Rig Driving Academy | Cheshire | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| DATTCO Inc | Middletown | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| DATTCO New Britian | New Britain | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Montville Board of Education | Oakdale | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| New Eng Tractor Trailer Training of CT INC-Somers | Somers | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| New England Tractor-Trailer Training School of Conn., Inc-Bridgeport | Bridgeport | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Newington Public Schools | Newington | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Preston Public Schools | Preston | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Specialty Transportation, Inc | Avon | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Specialty Transportation, Inc | Guilford | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Winkle Bus Co | Milford | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Winkle Bus Company | Orange | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Winkle Bus Company of West Haven Inc | West Haven | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Zum Services Inc - Branford | Branford | — | — | 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.