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CDL / truck driving schools in Delaware
Delaware has 13 accredited campuses awarding cdl credentials. If you finish and work as a tractor-trailer truck driver in Delaware, expect to start around $46,850–$53,570 and reach a median of $57,590 with experience; the top quarter earn $58,900 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Delaware). Graduates of these Delaware 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 Delaware
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 9,040 employed in Delaware. National median: $58,640.
Campuses in Delaware, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: GeorgetownLaurelMiddletownMillsboroNew CastleNewarkVineland CityWilmington
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawn Career Institute LLC | Newark | for-profit career college | 94 | not reported | not reported | 82% | $19,142 |
| American Driver Training Academy | New Castle | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Cheapest ELDT certificates only 1500 for CDL | Wilmington | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Cheapest ELDT certificates only 2500 for CDL | Vineland City | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Dawn Career Institute | Newark | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Delaware Technical Community College | Middletown | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Delaware Technical Community College | Georgetown | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Driving Academy, Wilmington DE | Wilmington | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Drivn Inc | Millsboro | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| New Castle County VoTech School District, Delaware Skills Center | New Castle | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Rising Star Enterprises, LLC | Laurel | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Smith & Solomon, Delaware Campus | New Castle | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Sussex Tech Adult Education Division of Apprenticeship and Training | Georgetown | 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.