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CDL / truck driving schools in Georgia
Georgia has 21 accredited campuses awarding cdl credentials. If you finish and work as a tractor-trailer truck driver in Georgia, expect to start around $38,150–$45,700 and reach a median of $57,050 with experience; the top quarter earn $68,780 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Georgia). Graduates of these Georgia programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $35,098 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 Georgia
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 74,840 employed in Georgia. National median: $58,640.
Campuses in Georgia, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AlbanyAmericusAthensAtlantaAugustaClarkesvilleClarkstonConyersGainesvilleGriffinMariettaRomeSandersvilleSavannahStatesboroThomasvilleValdostaVidaliaWacoWarner RobinsWaycross
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miller-Motte College-Augusta | Augusta | for-profit | 135 | $42,409 | not reported | 59% | $29,003 |
| West Georgia Technical College | Waco | Public | 194 | $39,102 | not reported | 35% | not reported |
| Albany Technical College | Albany | Public | 132 | $39,021 | $3,750 | 42% | not reported |
| Chattahoochee Technical College | Marietta | Public | 82 | $38,603 | not reported | 38% | not reported |
| Georgia Piedmont Technical College | Clarkston | Public | 47 | $36,968 | not reported | 44% | not reported |
| Southern Crescent Technical College | Griffin | Public | 98 | $36,959 | not reported | 58% | not reported |
| Central Georgia Technical College | Warner Robins | Public | 85 | $36,641 | not reported | 47% | not reported |
| Southern Regional Technical College | Thomasville | Public | 161 | $35,098 | not reported | 31% | not reported |
| Georgia Northwestern Technical College | Rome | Public | 56 | $35,067 | not reported | 43% | not reported |
| Atlanta Technical College | Atlanta | Public | 59 | $34,937 | not reported | 49% | not reported |
| Southeastern Technical College | Vidalia | Public | 109 | $34,807 | not reported | 38% | not reported |
| Oconee Fall Line Technical College | Sandersville | Public | 141 | $34,443 | not reported | 65% | not reported |
| Wiregrass Georgia Technical College | Valdosta | Public | 255 | $31,014 | not reported | 50% | not reported |
| Savannah Technical College | Savannah | Public | 164 | $30,472 | not reported | 43% | not reported |
| South Georgia Technical College | Americus | Public | 239 | $26,204 | not reported | 61% | not reported |
| Ogeechee Technical College | Statesboro | Public | 101 | not reported | not reported | 43% | not reported |
| Athens Technical College | Athens | Public | 98 | not reported | not reported | 51% | not reported |
| North Georgia Technical College | Clarkesville | Public | 86 | not reported | not reported | 39% | not reported |
| Coastal Pines Technical College | Waycross | Public | 62 | not reported | not reported | 48% | not reported |
| Lanier Technical College | Gainesville | Public | 24 | not reported | not reported | 34% | not reported |
| Georgia Driving Academy | Conyers | — | — | 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.