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CDL / truck driving schools in South Carolina
South Carolina has 42 accredited campuses awarding cdl credentials. If you finish and work as a tractor-trailer truck driver in South Carolina, expect to start around $39,330–$46,290 and reach a median of $51,130 with experience; the top quarter earn $62,660 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, South Carolina). Graduates of these South Carolina programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $42,409 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 South Carolina
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 34,170 employed in South Carolina. National median: $58,640.
Campuses in South Carolina, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AndersonBambergBennettsvilleCharlestonColumbiaConwayDuncanElginFairfaxGreenvilleGreenwoodGreerHardeevilleInmanLamarLancasterLaurensLexingtonMullinsNorth CharlestonOrangeburgRidgelandRock HillSaint Helena islandSaludaSumterTaylorsVarnvilleWalterboroWest Columbia
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miller-Motte College-Charleston | Charleston | for-profit career college | 184 | $42,409 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Miller-Motte College-Conway | Conway | for-profit career college | 137 | $42,409 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College | Orangeburg | Public technical college | 29 | $32,320 | not reported | 32% | not reported |
| Trident Technical College | Charleston | Public technical college | 52 | not reported | not reported | 30% | not reported |
| #2 - Palmetto Training, Inc. (Sumter) | Sumter | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| #4 - Palmetto Training, Inc. (Hardeeville) | Hardeeville | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| ACE Driving Academy | Greer | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Accel Trucking University | Ridgeland | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Allendale County Schools | Fairfax | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| C & J Truck Driver Training LLC | Mullins | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Carolina CDL School, LLC | Taylors | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Carolina Construction School | Lancaster | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Darlington County School District | Lamar | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Driving Academy | Greenville | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Fast-Pass Trucking Training | Orangeburg | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Fast-Pass Trucking Training | Greenwood | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Fast-Pass Trucking Training | Greenville | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Fast-Pass Trucking Training | Saluda | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Gardner Transport Llc | Saint Helena island | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Greenville County Schools | Taylors | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Howard Consulting Associates | Ridgeland | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Kershaw County | Elgin | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Knight's Drivers Academy | Columbia | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Laurens County School District 55 | Laurens | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Marlboro County School District | Bennettsville | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| OTF truck & training institution LLC | Columbia | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Octech | Orangeburg | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Palmetto Training, Inc. (Allendale) | Fairfax | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Pine Ridge Boys Quartet | Inman | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Richard Carroll Elementary | Bamberg | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Roadmaster Drivers School (CSC) | Columbia | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| SAGE Truck Driving School - Columbia SC | Lexington | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Saluda School Bus Transportation Office | Saluda | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| South Carolina Rural Water Association | Lancaster | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Spartanburg Community College | Duncan | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Teamsters Local Union 509 | West Columbia | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Technical College of The Lowcountry | Walterboro | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Technical College of The Lowcountry (Varnville, Sc) | Varnville | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Tri-County Technical College | Anderson | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Trident Technical College | North Charleston | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| Trusted King Transport Llc | West Columbia | CDL training provider | — | On the federal training-provider registry; the registry reports no outcome data. | |||
| York Technical Community College | Rock Hill | 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.