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CDL / truck driving schools in Kentucky
Kentucky has 12 accredited campuses awarding cdl credentials. If you finish and work as a tractor-trailer truck driver in Kentucky, expect to start around $38,670–$47,810 and reach a median of $56,340 with experience; the top quarter earn $70,020 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Kentucky). Graduates of these Kentucky 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 Kentucky
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 31,760 employed in Kentucky. National median: $58,640.
Campuses in Kentucky, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AshlandElizabethtownFlorenceHazardHopkinsvilleLouisvilleMadisonvilleMaysvilleOwensboroPikevillePrestonsburgSomerset
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland Community and Technical College | Ashland | Public | 140 | not reported | not reported | 51% | not reported |
| Gateway Community and Technical College | Florence | Public | 140 | not reported | not reported | 59% | not reported |
| Elizabethtown Community and Technical College | Elizabethtown | Public | 114 | not reported | not reported | 60% | not reported |
| Jefferson Community and Technical College | Louisville | Public | 113 | not reported | not reported | 36% | not reported |
| Hopkinsville Community College | Hopkinsville | Public | 109 | not reported | not reported | 45% | not reported |
| Hazard Community and Technical College | Hazard | Public | 87 | not reported | not reported | 48% | not reported |
| Owensboro Community and Technical College | Owensboro | Public | 73 | not reported | not reported | 54% | not reported |
| Madisonville Community College | Madisonville | Public | 54 | not reported | not reported | 49% | not reported |
| Somerset Community College | Somerset | Public | 45 | not reported | not reported | 43% | not reported |
| American National University-Pikeville | Pikeville | for-profit | 25 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Big Sandy Community and Technical College | Prestonsburg | Public | 15 | not reported | not reported | 38% | not reported |
| Maysville Community and Technical College | Maysville | Public | 6 | not reported | not reported | 57% | 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.