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CDL / truck driving schools in Connecticut

Connecticut has 2 accredited campuses awarding cdl credentials. If you finish and work as a tractor-trailer truck driver in Connecticut, expect to start around $47,160–$51,590 and reach a median of $60,490 with experience; the top quarter earn $69,970 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Connecticut). Graduates of these Connecticut programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $38,151 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 Connecticut

$47,160starting (10th percentile)
$51,590early career (25th)
$60,490median, all experience
$69,970experienced (75th)
$77,360top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 15,740 employed in Connecticut. National median: $58,640.

Campuses in Connecticut, ranked by what their graduates earned

2campuses in Connecticut
1,212credentials awarded / yr
$38,151median earnings, yr 1 (Connecticut)
$38,603median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: BridgeportSomers

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
New England Tractor Trailer Training School of CT-Bridgeport Bridgeport for-profit 702 $38,151 $6,333 74% $20,762
New England Tractor Trailer Training School of Connecticut Somers for-profit 510 $38,151 $6,333 69% $19,386

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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