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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
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
Cities: FayettevilleJacksonvilleRaleighSmithfieldThomasville
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / 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.