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CDL / truck driving schools in District of Columbia

District of Columbia has 3 accredited campuses awarding cdl credentials. If you finish and work as a tractor-trailer truck driver in District of Columbia, expect to start around $51,500–$58,850 and reach a median of $64,170 with experience; the top quarter earn $74,440 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, District of Columbia). Graduates of these District of Columbia 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 District of Columbia

$51,500starting (10th percentile)
$58,850early career (25th)
$64,170median, all experience
$74,440experienced (75th)
$84,000top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 830 employed in District of Columbia. National median: $58,640.

Campuses in District of Columbia, ranked by what their graduates earned

3campuses in District of Columbia
credentials awarded / yr
not reportedmedian earnings, yr 1 (District of Columbia)
$38,603median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: Washington

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
Battle's Transportation Washington not reported not reported not reported not reported
HOPE Project Training Academy DC1 Washington not reported not reported not reported not reported
Sakell Transportion Washington 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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