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CDL / truck driving schools in Michigan
Michigan has 4 accredited campuses awarding cdl credentials. If you finish and work as a tractor-trailer truck driver in Michigan, expect to start around $40,280–$47,600 and reach a median of $57,180 with experience; the top quarter earn $62,060 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Michigan). Graduates of these Michigan programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $21,102 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 Michigan
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 60,800 employed in Michigan. National median: $58,640.
Campuses in Michigan, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: DetroitIronwoodSterling Heights
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Truck Driver Training School | Sterling Heights | for-profit | 208 | $21,102 | $6,354 | not reported | not reported |
| Wayne County Community College District | Detroit | Public | 201 | not reported | not reported | 22% | not reported |
| Gogebic Community College | Ironwood | Public | 14 | not reported | not reported | 36% | not reported |
| U.S. Truck Driving Training School, Inc. | Sterling Heights | — | — | 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.