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CDL / truck driving schools in District of Columbia

District of Columbia has 3 accredited campuses awarding cdl credentials. If you finish and work as a tractor-trailer truck driver in District of Columbia, expect to start around $51,500–$58,850 and reach a median of $64,170 with experience; the top quarter earn $74,440 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, District of Columbia). Graduates of these District of Columbia 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 District of Columbia

$51,500starting (10th percentile)
$58,850early career (25th)
$64,170median, all experience
$74,440experienced (75th)
$84,000top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 830 employed in District of Columbia. National median: $58,640.

Campuses in District of Columbia, ranked by what their graduates earned

3campuses in District of Columbia
—credentials awarded / yr
not reportedmedian earnings, yr 1 (District of Columbia)
$38,603median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: Washington

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
Battle's Transportation Washington CDL training provider — On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data.
HOPE Project Training Academy DC1 Washington CDL training provider — On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data.
Sakell Transportion Washington CDL training provider — On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data.

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.

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