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CDL / truck driving schools in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania has 14 accredited campuses awarding cdl credentials. If you finish and work as a tractor-trailer truck driver in Pennsylvania, expect to start around $43,560–$49,570 and reach a median of $58,580 with experience; the top quarter earn $65,830 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Pennsylvania). Graduates of these Pennsylvania programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $40,743 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 Pennsylvania
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 87,550 employed in Pennsylvania. National median: $58,640.
Campuses in Pennsylvania, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AllentownEssingtonForty FortFrackvilleMonessenNew CastlePittsburghPleasant GapSomersetWashingtonWest MifflinWyomissingYork
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosedale Technical College | Pittsburgh | non-profit | 33 | $44,418 | $3,325 | 81% | not reported |
| Miller-Motte College-McCann-Allentown | Allentown | for-profit | 145 | $42,409 | not reported | 83% | $27,372 |
| Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute | Wyomissing | for-profit | 116 | $42,409 | not reported | 76% | $26,793 |
| All-State Career School | Essington | for-profit | 333 | $40,743 | $6,333 | 54% | $23,923 |
| All-State Career School-Pittsburgh | West Mifflin | for-profit | 233 | $40,201 | $6,333 | 75% | $22,397 |
| New Castle School of Trades | New Castle | for-profit | 136 | $39,955 | $6,664 | 76% | $15,355 |
| York County School of Technology-Adult & Continuing Education | York | Public | 95 | not reported | not reported | 90% | $17,765 |
| Fortis Institute-Forty Fort | Forty Fort | for-profit | 82 | not reported | $6,333 | 71% | not reported |
| Penn Commercial Business/Technical School | Washington | for-profit | 68 | not reported | not reported | 84% | not reported |
| Douglas Education Center | Monessen | for-profit | 52 | not reported | not reported | 88% | not reported |
| Schuylkill Technology Center | Frackville | Public | 14 | not reported | not reported | 63% | $17,010 |
| Somerset County Technology Center | Somerset | Public | 13 | not reported | not reported | 87% | $20,610 |
| Institute of Medical Careers | Pittsburgh | for-profit | 7 | not reported | not reported | 77% | $26,575 |
| Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology | Pleasant Gap | Public | 3 | not reported | not reported | 95% | $15,817 |
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.