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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

$35,710starting (10th percentile)
$43,520early career (25th)
$51,820median, all experience
$63,630experienced (75th)
$79,550top earners (90th)

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

8campuses in Mississippi
1,386credentials awarded / yr
$30,880median earnings, yr 1 (Mississippi)
$38,603median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: ClarksdaleEllisvilleHorn LakeMeridianRaymondSenatobiaSummitWesson

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / 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.

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