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CDL / truck driving schools in Rhode Island
Rhode Island has 5 accredited campuses awarding cdl credentials. If you finish and work as a tractor-trailer truck driver in Rhode Island, expect to start around $45,600–$50,330 and reach a median of $60,190 with experience; the top quarter earn $64,250 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Rhode Island). Graduates of these Rhode Island programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $44,246 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 Rhode Island
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 3,620 employed in Rhode Island. National median: $58,640.
Campuses in Rhode Island, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: CranstonJohnstonPascoagPawtucket
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Tractor Trailer Training School of Rhode Island | Pawtucket | for-profit | 741 | $44,246 | $6,333 | 81% | $19,438 |
| DATTCO Inc | Pascoag | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| DATTCO Inc | Cranston | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| International CDL LLC | Johnston | — | — | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| New England Tractor trailer training of Mass, Inc-Pawtucket | Pawtucket | — | — | 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.