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CDL / truck driving schools in Utah
Utah has 8 accredited campuses awarding cdl credentials. If you finish and work as a tractor-trailer truck driver in Utah, expect to start around $44,320–$50,340 and reach a median of $60,620 with experience; the top quarter earn $68,460 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Utah). Graduates of these Utah programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of not reported 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 Utah
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 25,060 employed in Utah. National median: $58,640.
Campuses in Utah, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: Cedar CityLehiLoganRooseveltSaint GeorgeSalt Lake CityTooele
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uintah Basin Technical College | Roosevelt | Public | 131 | not reported | not reported | 86% | not reported |
| Tooele Technical College | Tooele | Public | 129 | not reported | not reported | 81% | not reported |
| Salt Lake Community College | Salt Lake City | Public | 124 | not reported | not reported | 29% | not reported |
| Southwest Technical College | Cedar City | Public | 93 | not reported | not reported | 95% | not reported |
| Utah State University | Logan | Public | 62 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Bridgerland Technical College | Logan | Public | 58 | not reported | not reported | 75% | $8,317 |
| Mountainland Technical College | Lehi | Public | 51 | not reported | not reported | 84% | not reported |
| Dixie Technical College | Saint George | Public | 43 | not reported | not reported | 77% | 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.