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CDL / truck driving schools in Tennessee

Tennessee has 13 accredited campuses awarding cdl credentials. If you finish and work as a tractor-trailer truck driver in Tennessee, expect to start around $39,960–$47,740 and reach a median of $58,620 with experience; the top quarter earn $73,420 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Tennessee). Graduates of these Tennessee programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $35,791 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 Tennessee

$39,960starting (10th percentile)
$47,740early career (25th)
$58,620median, all experience
$73,420experienced (75th)
$83,280top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 64,890 employed in Tennessee. National median: $58,640.

Campuses in Tennessee, ranked by what their graduates earned

13campuses in Tennessee
538credentials awarded / yr
$35,791median earnings, yr 1 (Tennessee)
$38,603median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: ChattanoogaCrossvilleCrumpHarrimanHohenwaldHuntsvilleJacksonKnoxvilleMcMinnvilleMemphisMorristownNewbernShelbyville

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga Chattanooga for-profit 99 $42,409 not reported not reported $29,203
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jackson Jackson Public 97 $29,174 not reported 80% $14,864
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis Memphis Public 68 not reported not reported 55% $18,418
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Crossville Crossville Public 46 not reported not reported 84% $18,949
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Crump Crump Public 46 not reported not reported 63% $9,355
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Shelbyville Shelbyville Public 41 not reported not reported 81% $13,470
Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest Newbern Public 38 not reported not reported 69% $14,677
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Oneida-Huntsville Huntsville Public 30 not reported not reported 74% $20,130
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville Knoxville Public 26 not reported not reported 71% $23,962
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Morristown Morristown Public 19 not reported not reported 80% $20,297
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-McMinnville McMinnville Public 12 not reported not reported 67% $17,680
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Harriman Harriman Public 8 not reported not reported 69% $17,732
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hohenwald Hohenwald Public 8 not reported not reported 65% $18,463

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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