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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

$38,150starting (10th percentile)
$46,680early career (25th)
$56,290median, all experience
$64,820experienced (75th)
$79,400top earners (90th)

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

10campuses in Texas
1,062credentials awarded / yr
$42,409median earnings, yr 1 (Texas)
$38,603median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: AmarilloArlingtonBaytownBrownsvilleEl PasoGrand PrairieMcAllenPalmerSan Antonio

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / 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.

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