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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

$39,330starting (10th percentile)
$46,290early career (25th)
$51,130median, all experience
$62,660experienced (75th)
$77,070top earners (90th)

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

42campuses in South Carolina
402credentials awarded / yr
$42,409median earnings, yr 1 (South Carolina)
$38,603median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: AndersonBambergBennettsvilleCharlestonColumbiaConwayDuncanElginFairfaxGreenvilleGreenwoodGreerHardeevilleInmanLamarLancasterLaurensLexingtonMullinsNorth CharlestonOrangeburgRidgelandRock HillSaint Helena islandSaludaSumterTaylorsVarnvilleWalterboroWest Columbia

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
Miller-Motte College-Charleston Charleston for-profit 184 $42,409 not reported not reported not reported
Miller-Motte College-Conway Conway for-profit 137 $42,409 not reported not reported not reported
Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College Orangeburg Public 29 $32,320 not reported 32% not reported
Trident Technical College Charleston Public 52 not reported not reported 30% not reported
#2 - Palmetto Training, Inc. (Sumter) Sumter not reported not reported not reported not reported
#4 - Palmetto Training, Inc. (Hardeeville) Hardeeville not reported not reported not reported not reported
ACE Driving Academy Greer not reported not reported not reported not reported
Accel Trucking University Ridgeland not reported not reported not reported not reported
Allendale County Schools Fairfax not reported not reported not reported not reported
Carolina CDL School, LLC Taylors not reported not reported not reported not reported
Carolina Construction School Lancaster not reported not reported not reported not reported
Darlington County School District Lamar not reported not reported not reported not reported
Driving Academy Greenville not reported not reported not reported not reported
Fast-Pass Trucking Training Orangeburg not reported not reported not reported not reported
Fast-Pass Trucking Training Greenwood not reported not reported not reported not reported
Fast-Pass Trucking Training Greenville not reported not reported not reported not reported
Fast-Pass Trucking Training Saluda not reported not reported not reported not reported
Founder Mullins not reported not reported not reported not reported
Gardner Transport Llc Saint Helena island not reported not reported not reported not reported
Greenville County Schools Taylors not reported not reported not reported not reported
Howard Consulting Associates Ridgeland not reported not reported not reported not reported
Kershaw County Elgin not reported not reported not reported not reported
Knight's Drivers Academy Columbia not reported not reported not reported not reported
Laurens County School District 55 Laurens not reported not reported not reported not reported
Marlboro County School District Bennettsville not reported not reported not reported not reported
OTF truck & training institution LLC Columbia not reported not reported not reported not reported
Octech Orangeburg not reported not reported not reported not reported
Palmetto Training, Inc. (Allendale) Fairfax not reported not reported not reported not reported
Pine Ridge Boys Quartet Inman not reported not reported not reported not reported
Richard Carroll Elementary Bamberg not reported not reported not reported not reported
Roadmaster Drivers School (CSC) Columbia not reported not reported not reported not reported
SAGE Truck Driving School - Columbia SC Lexington not reported not reported not reported not reported
Saluda School Bus Transportation Office Saluda not reported not reported not reported not reported
South Carolina Rural Water Association Lancaster not reported not reported not reported not reported
Spartanburg Community College Duncan not reported not reported not reported not reported
Teamsters Local Union 509 West Columbia not reported not reported not reported not reported
Technical College of The Lowcountry Walterboro not reported not reported not reported not reported
Technical College of The Lowcountry (Varnville, Sc) Varnville not reported not reported not reported not reported
Tri-County Technical College Anderson not reported not reported not reported not reported
Trident Technical College North Charleston not reported not reported not reported not reported
Trusted King Transport Llc West Columbia not reported not reported not reported not reported
York Technical Community College Rock Hill 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.

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