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CDL / truck driving schools in Montana
Montana has 70 accredited campuses awarding cdl credentials. If you finish and work as a tractor-trailer truck driver in Montana, expect to start around $46,040–$50,620 and reach a median of $58,870 with experience; the top quarter earn $63,660 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Montana). Graduates of these Montana 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 Montana
$46,040starting (10th percentile)
$50,620early career (25th)
$58,870median, all experience
$63,660experienced (75th)
$74,120top earners (90th)
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 7,830 employed in Montana. National median: $58,640.
Campuses in Montana, ranked by what their graduates earned
70campuses in Montana
2credentials awarded / yr
not reportedmedian earnings, yr 1 (Montana)
$38,603median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)
Cities: BakerBelgradeBigforkBillingsBoulderBox ElderBozemanBroadusBrowningButteColumbia FallsColumbusConradGallatin GatewayGlasgowGlendiveGreat FallsHamiltonHardinHarlemHavreHelenaKalispellLame DeerLaurelLewistownLibbyLivingstonMiles CityMissoulaPabloPoplarScobeySidneyStevensvilleThompson FallsWest GlacierWhitehallWilsallWolf Point
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highlands College of Montana Tech | Butte | Public community college | 2 | not reported | not reported | 45% | not reported |
| Bitterroot College UM | Hamilton | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Boulder, MT | Boulder | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Broadus Public Schools | Broadus | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Browning Public Schools Transportation | Browning | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Cannon Transportation, Inc | Hardin | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Career Transitions, Inc. | Belgrade | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Columbus Public Schools | Columbus | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Driving Academy | Billings | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| ELDT Solutions - Company Training MT | Gallatin Gateway | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Flathead Valley Community College - Kalispell | Kalispell | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Flathead Valley Community College - Libby | Libby | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Fort Peck Community College | Poplar | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| GFC MSU or Continuing Education & Training | Great Falls | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| GTA Truck Driving Institute | Hardin | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| GTR Towing & Repair | Butte | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Gibbs CDL Training - Glendive | Glendive | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Gibbs CDL Training - Sidney | Sidney | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Glasgow School District 1A | Glasgow | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Glendive Public Schools | Glendive | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Great Northern River Guides LLC | West Glacier | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Harlem Public School District 12 | Harlem | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Harlow's Shields Valley, MT | Wilsall | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Harlow's Whitehall, MT | Whitehall | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Harmon Automotive Services | Helena | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Helena College | Helena | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Integrated CDL | Columbia Falls | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Jones Brothers Trucking- MSLA | Missoula | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Kalispell - Harlow's School Bus Service, Inc of Montana | Kalispell | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Laurel Public Schools | Laurel | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Legacy Trucking Academy | Billings | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Libby - Harlow's School Bus Service Inc. of Montana | Libby | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Livingston School District Transportation Department | Livingston | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| MDT Billings | Billings | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| MDT Bozeman | Bozeman | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| MDT Butte | Butte | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| MDT Glendive | Glendive | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| MDT Great Falls | Great Falls | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| MDT Havre | Havre | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| MDT Kalispell | Kalispell | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| MDT Lewistown | Lewistown | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| MDT Miles City | Miles City | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| MDT Missoula | Missoula | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| MDT Wolf Point | Wolf Point | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Mcc | Miles City | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Missoula | Missoula | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Montana CAD | Bigfork | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Montana DRIVE CDL - Conrad | Conrad | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Montana DRIVE CDL - Lewistown | Lewistown | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Montana Drive CDL - Wolf Point | Wolf Point | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Montana department of transportation Helena | Helena | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Mosher Transportation Inc | Thompson Falls | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Pasco Ready mix | Havre | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Pick Em Up Bus Driver Training, LLC | Lame Deer | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Plevna Propane LLC | Baker | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Rocky Mountain Asphalt | Belgrade | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Route 93 Truck Driver Training | Hamilton | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Route 93 Trucking North Way LLC | Kalispell | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Route 93 Trucking, Inc. | Hamilton | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Route 93 Trucking, Inc. | Kalispell | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Sage Truck Driving School- Billings, MT | Billings | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Scobey school | Scobey | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Sidney Red-E-Mix, Inc. | Sidney | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Skc | Pablo | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Stevensville - Harlow's School Bus Service, Inc of Montana | Stevensville | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| TERO training | Box Elder | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| University of Montana Bitterroot College | Hamilton | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Valley County Transit | Glasgow | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Woodwick CDL-ELDT Training | Havre | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| university of Montana Missoula College | Missoula | 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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