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CDL / truck driving schools in Maine
Maine has 38 accredited campuses awarding cdl credentials. If you finish and work as a tractor-trailer truck driver in Maine, expect to start around $40,810–$48,020 and reach a median of $57,050 with experience; the top quarter earn $62,210 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Maine). Graduates of these Maine 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 Maine
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 9,980 employed in Maine. National median: $58,640.
Campuses in Maine, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AlbionAlfredAshlandBangorBelfastCaribouChelseaCherryfieldColumbiaDexterEllsworthFayetteFort KentFrenchvilleGuilfordHampdenHermonLincolnLivermore FallsMexicoNaplesOaklandOld Orchard BeachOxfordReadfieldRocklandSacoSanfordScarboroughWaterborocaribou
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (SJVTC) St. John Valley Technology Center | Frenchville | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| American Transportation Academy | Chelsea | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Ashland District School | Ashland | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Caribou Regional Technology Center rsu39 | Caribou | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Coastal Washington County Institute of Technology | Cherryfield | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Eastern Aroostook Adult & Community Education | caribou | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Eastern Aroostook Adult and Community Education | Caribou | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Ellsworth School Department | Ellsworth | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Emcc | Bangor | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| GoDriving | Saco | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| K-Roc Construction | Fayette | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Keep Right Inc. | Albion | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Maranacook Class B Truck Driving School | Readfield | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Massabesic Adult and Community Education | Waterboro | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Msad # 61 | Naples | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Msad 4 | Guilford | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Msad#27 | Fort Kent | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Northeast Technical Institute [B - Yard] | Hampden | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Northeast Technical Institute [B] | Bangor | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Northeast Technical Institute [S - Yard] | Scarborough | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Northeast Technical Institute [S] | Scarborough | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Oxford Hills/Nezinscot Adult Education | Oxford | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Piscataquis Valley Adult Education Cooperative | Dexter | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| RSU 73 Spruce Mountain Adult Education | Livermore Falls | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Region9 school of applied technology | Mexico | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Rsu #13 | Rockland | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Rsu #18 | Oakland | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Rsu 23 | Old Orchard Beach | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Rsu 67 | Lincoln | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Rsu 71 | Belfast | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| SJVTC - (Red Wing Training Site) | Frenchville | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Sanford Community Adult Education | Sanford | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Spruce Mountain Adult Education | Livermore Falls | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| TCB Renovations LLC | Alfred | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| The Heart of Driving Driver Education LLC | Cherryfield | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Town of Fort Kent | Fort Kent | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Washington County Community College | Columbia | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Witham's Paving Inc | Hermon | — | — | 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.