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CDL / truck driving schools in Mississippi
Mississippi has 8 accredited campuses awarding cdl credentials. If you finish and work as a tractor-trailer truck driver in Mississippi, expect to start around $35,710–$43,520 and reach a median of $51,820 with experience; the top quarter earn $63,630 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Mississippi). Graduates of these Mississippi programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $30,880 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 Mississippi
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 24,160 employed in Mississippi. National median: $58,640.
Campuses in Mississippi, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: ClarksdaleEllisvilleHorn LakeMeridianRaymondSenatobiaSummitWesson
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jones County Junior College | Ellisville | Public | 43 | $33,122 | not reported | 41% | not reported |
| Meridian Community College | Meridian | Public | 58 | $33,096 | not reported | 34% | not reported |
| Hinds Community College | Raymond | Public | 436 | $31,372 | $3,832 | 43% | not reported |
| Delta Technical College-Mississippi | Horn Lake | for-profit | 792 | $30,388 | $6,333 | 71% | $21,871 |
| Copiah-Lincoln Community College | Wesson | Public | 13 | $26,419 | not reported | 50% | not reported |
| Coahoma Community College | Clarksdale | Public | 21 | not reported | not reported | 41% | not reported |
| Northwest Mississippi Community College | Senatobia | Public | 12 | not reported | not reported | 45% | not reported |
| Southwest Mississippi Community College | Summit | Public | 11 | not reported | not reported | 56% | 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.