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CDL / truck driving schools in Ohio
Ohio has 47 accredited campuses awarding cdl credentials. If you finish and work as a tractor-trailer truck driver in Ohio, expect to start around $43,670–$49,260 and reach a median of $59,800 with experience; the top quarter earn $71,260 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Ohio). Graduates of these Ohio programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $39,094 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 Ohio
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 83,060 employed in Ohio. National median: $58,640.
Campuses in Ohio, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AkronAvonBataviaCantonCincinnatiColumbia StationColumbusEuclidFindlayFremontGnadenhuttenHamiltonLimaMansfieldMariettaMedinaMilanMonroeMt. OrabNelsonvilleNilesNorth CantonNorth JacksonOberlinPerrysburgPiketonSouth PointSt ClairsvilleTipp CityTrotwoodVan WertViennaWapakonetaWellstonZanesville
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamrick School | Medina | for-profit | 163 | $39,094 | $5,481 | 86% | $10,568 |
| Mid-EastCTC-Adult Education | Zanesville | Public | 129 | $34,973 | $6,333 | 72% | not reported |
| Ohio Business College-Dayton-Driving Academy | Trotwood | for-profit | 276 | not reported | not reported | 84% | $6,900 |
| Butler Technology and Career Development Schools | Monroe | Public | 183 | not reported | not reported | 76% | not reported |
| Apollo Career Center | Lima | Public | 83 | not reported | not reported | 59% | not reported |
| Washington County Career Center-Adult Technical Training | Marietta | Public | 54 | not reported | not reported | 79% | not reported |
| University of Northwestern Ohio | Lima | non-profit | 47 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Vantage Career Center | Van Wert | Public | 22 | not reported | not reported | 92% | not reported |
| Stark State College | North Canton | Public | 13 | not reported | not reported | 23% | not reported |
| A1 CDL School | Tipp City | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Akron Driving Academy | Akron | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| American Professional Truck Driving School By Buckeye Career Center | Gnadenhutten | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Apollo Truck Driving Academy | Lima | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Belmont College Truck Driving Academy | St Clairsville | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Butler Tech | Hamilton | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Butler Tech CDL | Hamilton | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Butler Tech CDL Batavia | Batavia | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Cigno CDL Training | Cincinnati | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Collins Career Technical Center | South Point | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Cuyahoga Community College CDL Training Program | Euclid | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| DBA as ETI Technical College of Niles | Niles | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Destiny Truck Driving Academy | Wellston | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Direct venture corp | Cincinnati | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Ehove Truck Driving Academy | Milan | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Farmers Alliance, LLC | Wapakoneta | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Great Lakes Truck Driving School | Canton | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Great Lakes Truck Driving School, Inc. | Columbia Station | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Hocking Technical College | Nelsonville | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| International Cdl School | Columbus | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| LDG Truck Driving School | Avon | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Lorain County Adult Career Center | Oberlin | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| MTC Truck Driver Training-Akron | Akron | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Mid-East Career and Technology Centers Adult Education | Zanesville | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Napier Truck Driver Training, Inc. | Hamilton | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Northeast Ohio Truck Driver Training LLC | North Jackson | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Owens Community State College | Perrysburg | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Owens State Community College | Findlay | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Roadmaster Drivers School (COL) | Columbus | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Southern State Community College Truck Driving Academy | Mt. Orab | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Southern State Community College Truck Driving Academy (Piketon) | Piketon | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Stark State College CDL Training Program | Akron | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Stark State College CDL Training Program | North Canton | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Trainco, Inc. - Fremont, OH | Fremont | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Trainco, Inc. - MACC | Mansfield | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Trainco, Inc. - Perrysburg, OH | Perrysburg | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Washington County Career Center | Marietta | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| YSU Truck Driving School | Vienna | — | — | 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.