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CDL / truck driving schools in Texas
Texas has 10 accredited campuses awarding cdl credentials. If you finish and work as a tractor-trailer truck driver in Texas, expect to start around $38,150–$46,680 and reach a median of $56,290 with experience; the top quarter earn $64,820 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Texas). Graduates of these Texas 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 Texas
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 209,680 employed in Texas. National median: $58,640.
Campuses in Texas, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AmarilloArlingtonBaytownBrownsvilleEl PasoGrand PrairieMcAllenPalmerSan Antonio
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miller-Motte College-STVT-McAllen | McAllen | for-profit | 60 | $42,409 | not reported | 78% | $25,381 |
| Miller-Motte College-STVT-Arlington | Arlington | for-profit | 56 | $42,409 | not reported | 84% | $27,427 |
| South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Brownsville | Brownsville | for-profit | 24 | $42,409 | not reported | 78% | $23,782 |
| Miller-Motte College-STVT-San Antonio | San Antonio | for-profit | 16 | $42,409 | not reported | 69% | $25,318 |
| CET-El Paso | El Paso | non-profit | 55 | $36,246 | $6,650 | 64% | $21,000 |
| M T Training Center | Grand Prairie | for-profit | 303 | $23,594 | $6,754 | 83% | $21,792 |
| Western Technical College | El Paso | for-profit | 386 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Amarillo College | Amarillo | Public | 129 | not reported | not reported | 32% | not reported |
| Lee College | Baytown | Public | 33 | not reported | not reported | 53% | not reported |
| Tri-State Semi Driver Training - Palmer | Palmer | — | — | 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.