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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

$40,810starting (10th percentile)
$48,020early career (25th)
$57,050median, all experience
$62,210experienced (75th)
$71,100top earners (90th)

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

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

Cities: AlbionAlfredAshlandBangorBelfastCaribouChelseaCherryfieldColumbiaDexterEllsworthFayetteFort KentFrenchvilleGuilfordHampdenHermonLincolnLivermore FallsMexicoNaplesOaklandOld Orchard BeachOxfordReadfieldRocklandSacoSanfordScarboroughWaterborocaribou

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
(SJVTC) St. John Valley Technology Center Frenchville CDL training provider — On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data.
American Transportation Academy Chelsea CDL training provider — On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data.
Ashland District School Ashland CDL training provider — On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data.
Caribou Regional Technology Center rsu39 Caribou CDL training provider — On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data.
Coastal Washington County Institute of Technology Cherryfield CDL training provider — On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data.
Dexter School District Guilford CDL training provider — On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data.
Eastern Aroostook Adult & Community Education caribou CDL training provider — On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data.
Eastern Aroostook Adult and Community Education Caribou CDL training provider — On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data.
Ellsworth School Department Ellsworth CDL training provider — On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data.
Emcc Bangor CDL training provider — On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data.
GoDriving Saco CDL training provider — On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data.
K-Roc Construction Fayette CDL training provider — On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data.
Keep Right Inc. Albion CDL training provider — On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data.
Maranacook Class B Truck Driving School Readfield CDL training provider — On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data.
Massabesic Adult and Community Education Waterboro CDL training provider — On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data.
Msad # 61 Naples CDL training provider — On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data.
Msad#27 Fort Kent CDL training provider — On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data.
Northeast Technical Institute [B - Yard] Hampden CDL training provider — On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data.
Northeast Technical Institute [B] Bangor CDL training provider — On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data.
Northeast Technical Institute [S - Yard] Scarborough CDL training provider — On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data.
Northeast Technical Institute [S] Scarborough CDL training provider — On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data.
Oxford Hills/Nezinscot Adult Education Oxford CDL training provider — On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data.
Piscataquis Valley Adult Education Cooperative Dexter CDL training provider — On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data.
RSU 73 Spruce Mountain Adult Education Livermore Falls CDL training provider — On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data.
Region9 school of applied technology Mexico CDL training provider — On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data.
Regional School Unit 23 Old Orchard Beach CDL training provider — On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data.
Regional School Unit No. 13 Rockland CDL training provider — On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data.
Rsu #18 Oakland CDL training provider — On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data.
Rsu 67 Lincoln CDL training provider — On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data.
Rsu 71 Belfast CDL training provider — On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data.
SJVTC - (Red Wing Training Site) Frenchville CDL training provider — On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data.
Sanford Community Adult Education Sanford CDL training provider — On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data.
Spruce Mountain Adult Education Livermore Falls CDL training provider — On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data.
TCB Renovations LLC Alfred CDL training provider — On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data.
The Heart of Driving Driver Education LLC Cherryfield CDL training provider — On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data.
Town of Fort Kent Fort Kent CDL training provider — On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data.
Washington County Community College Columbia CDL training provider — On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data.
Witham's Paving Inc Hermon 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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