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CDL / truck driving schools in North Carolina

North Carolina has 5 accredited campuses awarding cdl credentials. If you finish and work as a tractor-trailer truck driver in North Carolina, expect to start around $39,400–$46,320 and reach a median of $51,530 with experience; the top quarter earn $62,640 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, North Carolina). Graduates of these North Carolina programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $42,409 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 North Carolina

$39,400starting (10th percentile)
$46,320early career (25th)
$51,530median, all experience
$62,640experienced (75th)
$76,360top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 62,400 employed in North Carolina. National median: $58,640.

Campuses in North Carolina, ranked by what their graduates earned

5campuses in North Carolina
454credentials awarded / yr
$42,409median earnings, yr 1 (North Carolina)
$38,603median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: FayettevilleJacksonvilleRaleighSmithfieldThomasville

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
Miller-Motte College-Fayetteville Fayetteville for-profit 145 $42,409 not reported 78% $31,202
Miller-Motte College-Jacksonville Jacksonville for-profit 114 $42,409 not reported 75% $28,436
Miller-Motte College-Raleigh Raleigh for-profit 58 $42,409 not reported 79% $28,171
Johnston Community College Smithfield Public 63 $38,853 not reported 37% not reported
Davidson-Davie Community College Thomasville Public 74 not reported not reported 46% 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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