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CDL / truck driving schools in Arkansas

Arkansas has 9 accredited campuses awarding cdl credentials. If you finish and work as a tractor-trailer truck driver in Arkansas, expect to start around $36,770–$44,650 and reach a median of $51,550 with experience; the top quarter earn $69,700 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Arkansas). Graduates of these Arkansas programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $35,894 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 Arkansas

$36,770starting (10th percentile)
$44,650early career (25th)
$51,550median, all experience
$69,700experienced (75th)
$81,110top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 32,220 employed in Arkansas. National median: $58,640.

Campuses in Arkansas, ranked by what their graduates earned

9campuses in Arkansas
498credentials awarded / yr
$35,894median earnings, yr 1 (Arkansas)
$38,603median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: BatesvilleForrest CityHarrisonHelenaMonticelloNewportNorth Little RockPine BluffPocahontas

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
Arkansas State University-Newport Newport Public 222 $39,736 not reported 46% not reported
North Arkansas College Harrison Public 48 $32,053 not reported 42% not reported
East Arkansas Community College Forrest City Public 99 not reported not reported 51% not reported
Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas Helena Public 75 not reported not reported 55% not reported
Black River Technical College Pocahontas Public 27 not reported not reported 55% not reported
University of Arkansas Community College-Batesville Batesville Public 11 not reported not reported 66% not reported
University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College North Little Rock Public 10 not reported not reported 36% not reported
Southeast Arkansas College Pine Bluff Public 5 not reported not reported 28% not reported
University of Arkansas at Monticello Monticello Public 1 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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