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CDL training in Los Angeles, California

19 CDL (commercial driver's license) training programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

12 schools offer these truck driving programs with classes in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim area, and every one is approved for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Truck drivers need a commercial driver's license, which generally takes a knowledge test and a driving test. Most drivers have a high school diploma and prepare at a professional truck driving school.1 Since February 7, 2022, federal rules require anyone getting a Class A or B license for the first time, or upgrading to one, to train with a provider on FMCSA's Training Provider Registry.2

In Los Angeles, 12 of the 19 programs take students without a high school diploma and 7 ask for a diploma or equivalent.

By kind, the 19 programs here are Class A (7 programs), CDL (class not stated, 4 programs), bus and passenger (4 programs), Class A and Class B (2 programs), and 2 more of one other kind.

See the 19 programs

All 104 CDL training programs in California, including online programs

How much does CDL training cost in Los Angeles?

$3,730 to $6,098 is what most CDL training programs in Los Angeles cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 19 programs with a price. All of them: $800 to $9,601

In the typical program

Finished the program
82%
Working 6 months later
74%
Earned a year, estimated
about $41,900
Length
8 to 13 weeks

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Los Angeles may also offer CDL training. How these figures are made

Is there free CDL training in Los Angeles?

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: grants, company-paid training and the GI Bill

All 19 CDL training programs in Los Angeles approved for WIOA funding

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19 programs

  • Class AIn personNo diploma needed

    Class A Tractor-Trailer Course

    Camino Real Career School

    La Puente

    No diploma needed

    Camino Real Career School, La PuenteClass AIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$52,000
    Price if you pay yourself$3,520

    387 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Class A Tractor-Trailer Course at Camino Real Career School
    More details about Class A Tractor-Trailer Course at Camino Real Career School
    Finished
    87%
    Working at 6 months
    86%
    Earned in a quarter
    $13,000
    Length
    10 weeks, 18 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $953
    Students counted
    1,116
    Earned a year, estimated
    $52,000
    Price if you pay yourself
    $3,520
    students trained with WIOA funding
    387
    Program website, Class A Tractor-Trailer Course at Camino Real Career School

  • CDL (class not stated)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Professional Truck-Driver Training Program

    Transportation Guidance and Assistance Truck Driving School

    Montebello

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Transportation Guidance and Assistance Truck Driving School, MontebelloCDL (class not stated)In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$48,800
    Price if you pay yourself$5,448

    566 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Professional Truck-Driver Training Program at Transportation Guidance and Assistance Truck Driving School
    More details about Professional Truck-Driver Training Program at Transportation Guidance and Assistance Truck Driving School
    Finished
    77%
    Working at 6 months
    70%
    Earned in a quarter
    $12,210
    Length
    10 weeks, 16 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $548
    Students counted
    703
    Earned a year, estimated
    $48,800
    Price if you pay yourself
    $5,448
    students trained with WIOA funding
    566
    Program website, Professional Truck-Driver Training Program at Transportation Guidance and Assistance Truck Driving School

  • Class AIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Complete Course CDL Class A

    GSF Driving & Truck Training School

    Sylmar

    High school diploma or equivalent

    GSF Driving & Truck Training School, SylmarClass AIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$42,700
    Price if you pay yourself$5,107

    430 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Complete Course CDL Class A at GSF Driving & Truck Training School
    More details about Complete Course CDL Class A at GSF Driving & Truck Training School
    Finished
    78%
    Working at 6 months
    65%
    Earned in a quarter
    $10,684
    Length
    26 weeks, 7 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,188
    Students counted
    660
    Earned a year, estimated
    $42,700
    Price if you pay yourself
    $5,107
    students trained with WIOA funding
    430
    Program website, Complete Course CDL Class A at GSF Driving & Truck Training School

  • Class AIn personNo diploma needed

    Commercial Drivers Training - Class A

    Dolphin Trucking School

    Los Angeles

    No diploma needed

    Dolphin Trucking School, Los AngelesClass AIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$42,100
    Price if you pay yourself$5,544

    449 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Commercial Drivers Training - Class A at Dolphin Trucking School
    More details about Commercial Drivers Training - Class A at Dolphin Trucking School
    Finished
    74%
    Working at 6 months
    64%
    Earned in a quarter
    $10,521
    Length
    8 weeks, 21 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $537
    Students counted
    566
    Earned a year, estimated
    $42,100
    Price if you pay yourself
    $5,544
    students trained with WIOA funding
    449
    Program website, Commercial Drivers Training - Class A at Dolphin Trucking School

  • Class AIn personNo diploma needed

    Professional Driver, Class A

    Hi-Desert Truck Driving School

    Sun Valley

    No diploma needed

    Hi-Desert Truck Driving School, Sun ValleyClass AIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$45,000
    Price if you pay yourself$4,119

    521 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Professional Driver, Class A at Hi-Desert Truck Driving School
    More details about Professional Driver, Class A at Hi-Desert Truck Driving School
    Finished
    81%
    Working at 6 months
    73%
    Earned in a quarter
    $11,250
    Length
    10 weeks, 17 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $880
    Students counted
    523
    Earned a year, estimated
    $45,000
    Price if you pay yourself
    $4,119
    students trained with WIOA funding
    521
    Program website, Professional Driver, Class A at Hi-Desert Truck Driving School

  • Class AIn personNo diploma needed

    HED100: Truck Driver Operator Class A

    College of Instrument Technology

    Bellflower

    No diploma needed

    College of Instrument Technology, BellflowerClass AIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$7,101

    188 students trained with WIOA funding

    More details about HED100: Truck Driver Operator Class A at College of Instrument Technology
    Finished
    92%
    Working at 6 months
    94%
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    10 weeks, 24 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $398
    Students counted
    287
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $7,101
    students trained with WIOA funding
    188

  • Bus and passengerIn personNo diploma needed

    Class BP Bus Course

    Camino Real Career School

    La Puente

    No diploma needed

    Camino Real Career School, La PuenteBus and passengerIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$48,900
    Price if you pay yourself$3,000

    16 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Class BP Bus Course at Camino Real Career School
    More details about Class BP Bus Course at Camino Real Career School
    Finished
    86%
    Working at 6 months
    68%
    Earned in a quarter
    $12,220
    Length
    8 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,103
    Students counted
    145
    Earned a year, estimated
    $48,900
    Price if you pay yourself
    $3,000
    students trained with WIOA funding
    16
    Program website, Class BP Bus Course at Camino Real Career School

  • Class A and Class BIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Professional Combo CDL Class A & B-P

    GSF Driving & Truck Training School

    Sylmar

    High school diploma or equivalent

    GSF Driving & Truck Training School, SylmarClass A and Class BIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$28,100
    Price if you pay yourself$6,607

    36 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Professional Combo CDL Class A & B-P at GSF Driving & Truck Training School
    More details about Professional Combo CDL Class A & B-P at GSF Driving & Truck Training School
    Finished
    76%
    Working at 6 months
    74%
    Earned in a quarter
    $7,014
    Length
    26 weeks, 9 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,188
    Students counted
    104
    Earned a year, estimated
    $28,100
    Price if you pay yourself
    $6,607
    students trained with WIOA funding
    36
    Program website, Professional Combo CDL Class A & B-P at GSF Driving & Truck Training School

  • Class A and Class BIn personNo diploma needed

    Class A and B (Tractor-Trailer/Bus)

    Camino Real Career School

    La Puente

    No diploma needed

    Camino Real Career School, La PuenteClass A and Class BIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$41,700
    Price if you pay yourself$3,940

    45 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Class A and B (Tractor-Trailer/Bus) at Camino Real Career School
    More details about Class A and B (Tractor-Trailer/Bus) at Camino Real Career School
    Finished
    83%
    Working at 6 months
    79%
    Earned in a quarter
    $10,419
    Length
    14 weeks, 17 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,105
    Students counted
    84
    Earned a year, estimated
    $41,700
    Price if you pay yourself
    $3,940
    students trained with WIOA funding
    45
    Program website, Class A and B (Tractor-Trailer/Bus) at Camino Real Career School

  • Bus and passengerIn personNo diploma needed

    Bus Operator Training Academy

    Los Angeles Valley College

    Valley Glen

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Los Angeles Valley College, Valley GlenBus and passenger · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$23,900
    Price if you pay yourself$800

    8 students trained with WIOA funding

    More details about Bus Operator Training Academy at Los Angeles Valley College
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    56%
    Earned in a quarter
    $5,981
    Length
    2 weeks, 39 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $200
    Students counted
    76
    Earned a year, estimated
    $23,900
    Price if you pay yourself
    $800
    students trained with WIOA funding
    8

  • CDL (class not stated)In personNo diploma needed

    Truck Driving

    Compton Adult School

    Compton

    No diploma needed

    Compton Adult School, ComptonCDL (class not stated)In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$36,400
    Price if you pay yourself$6,195

    45 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Truck Driving at Compton Adult School
    More details about Truck Driving at Compton Adult School
    Finished
    86%
    Working at 6 months
    66%
    Earned in a quarter
    $9,105
    Length
    6 weeks, 33 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $800
    Students counted
    62
    Earned a year, estimated
    $36,400
    Price if you pay yourself
    $6,195
    students trained with WIOA funding
    45
    Program website, Truck Driving at Compton Adult School

  • Class AIn personNo diploma needed

    Truck Driver Class A Commercial License

    El Camino College

    Torrance

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    El Camino College, TorranceClass A · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$5,800

    20 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Truck Driver Class A Commercial License at El Camino College
    More details about Truck Driver Class A Commercial License at El Camino College
    Finished
    94%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    10 weeks, 17 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $699
    Students counted
    57
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $5,800
    students trained with WIOA funding
    20
    Program website, Truck Driver Class A Commercial License at El Camino College

  • Bus and passengerIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    HED105: Truck Driver + Bus

    College of Instrument Technology

    Bellflower

    High school diploma or equivalent

    College of Instrument Technology, BellflowerBus and passengerIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$38,700
    Price if you pay yourself$9,601

    25 students trained with WIOA funding

    More details about HED105: Truck Driver + Bus at College of Instrument Technology
    Finished
    75%
    Working at 6 months
    78%
    Earned in a quarter
    $9,677
    Length
    11 weeks, 25 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $398
    Students counted
    43
    Earned a year, estimated
    $38,700
    Price if you pay yourself
    $9,601
    students trained with WIOA funding
    25

  • CDL (class not stated)HybridNo diploma needed

    Entry Level Commercial Driver Training Program

    Diamond Education Inc

    Long Beach

    No diploma needed

    Diamond Education Inc, Long BeachCDL (class not stated)Hybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$7,500

    8 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Entry Level Commercial Driver Training Program at Diamond Education Inc
    More details about Entry Level Commercial Driver Training Program at Diamond Education Inc
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    100%
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    12 weeks, 13 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    41
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $7,500
    students trained with WIOA funding
    8
    Program website, Entry Level Commercial Driver Training Program at Diamond Education Inc

  • Class BIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Complete Course CDL Class B-P

    GSF Driving & Truck Training School

    Sylmar

    High school diploma or equivalent

    GSF Driving & Truck Training School, SylmarClass BIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$38,700
    Price if you pay yourself$4,007

    22 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Complete Course CDL Class B-P at GSF Driving & Truck Training School
    More details about Complete Course CDL Class B-P at GSF Driving & Truck Training School
    Finished
    81%
    Working at 6 months
    86%
    Earned in a quarter
    $9,671
    Length
    26 weeks, 6 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,188
    Students counted
    36
    Earned a year, estimated
    $38,700
    Price if you pay yourself
    $4,007
    students trained with WIOA funding
    22
    Program website, Complete Course CDL Class B-P at GSF Driving & Truck Training School

  • CDL (class not stated)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Commercial Drivers Training Semi Class BP

    Edison Truck &Bus Driving School

    South El Monte

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Edison Truck &Bus Driving School, South El MonteCDL (class not stated)In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedLeft out
    Price if you pay yourself$4,303
    More details about Commercial Drivers Training Semi Class BP at Edison Truck &Bus Driving School
    Finished
    93%
    Working at 6 months
    71%
    Earned in a quarter
    Left out
    Length
    12 weeks, 16 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $85
    Students counted
    31
    Earned a year, estimated
    Left out
    Price if you pay yourself
    $4,303

  • Bus and passengerIn personNo diploma needed

    Bus/Truck Driver, Class B

    Hi-Desert Truck Driving School

    Sun Valley

    No diploma needed

    Hi-Desert Truck Driving School, Sun ValleyBus and passengerIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$45,500
    Price if you pay yourself$2,740

    23 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Bus/Truck Driver, Class B at Hi-Desert Truck Driving School
    More details about Bus/Truck Driver, Class B at Hi-Desert Truck Driving School
    Finished
    81%
    Working at 6 months
    89%
    Earned in a quarter
    $11,365
    Length
    8 weeks, 21 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,159
    Students counted
    23
    Earned a year, estimated
    $45,500
    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,740
    students trained with WIOA funding
    23
    Program website, Bus/Truck Driver, Class B at Hi-Desert Truck Driving School

  • Class BIn personNo diploma needed

    Commercial Drivers Training - Class B

    Dolphin Trucking School

    Los Angeles

    No diploma needed

    Dolphin Trucking School, Los AngelesClass BIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$27,600
    Price if you pay yourself$3,150
    Program website, Commercial Drivers Training - Class B at Dolphin Trucking School
    More details about Commercial Drivers Training - Class B at Dolphin Trucking School
    Finished
    71%
    Working at 6 months
    83%
    Earned in a quarter
    $6,904
    Length
    6 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $537
    Students counted
    11
    Earned a year, estimated
    $27,600
    Price if you pay yourself
    $3,150
    Program website, Commercial Drivers Training - Class B at Dolphin Trucking School

  • Class AIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Geftid Apprenticeship Program

    Geftid International Foundation

    Los Angeles

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Geftid International Foundation, Los AngelesClass AIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$6,000
    More details about Geftid Apprenticeship Program at Geftid International Foundation
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    48 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $6,000

How to pay for CDL training in Los Angeles

WIOA funding can pay for CDL training in Los Angeles

Every program on this page is approved for it. Whether you qualify, how much your local area pays and how to apply are on our page Does WIOA pay for job training?

Financial aid and grants for CDL training

Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.78

Company-paid CDL training

Some trucking companies run their own schools and may pay the tuition if you drive for them for a set time, such as a year.9

GI Bill for CDL training

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.10

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Other training in Los Angeles

How CDL training compares with the rest of transportation and logistics across California: Transportation and logistics training in California

Where the Los Angeles truck driving program numbers come from

Which Los Angeles truck driving programs are on this list?

These are the truck driving programs with classes in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim area that are approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).11 The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Online programs are left out here; they are on the California page. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what the area offers.

How the prices and results of Los Angeles truck driving programs are measured

Prices are tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported them; check the current price with the school. Results describe students who left each program in recent years, so they are no guarantee, and the yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. A program without a "Trained with WIOA funding" line may still take WIOA students. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported", and "Left out" where a figure was filed but failed one of our checks; nothing is estimated to fill a gap. Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

Sources for the facts about CDL training in Los Angeles

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Heavy and Tractor-trailer Truck Drivers
  2. Electronic Code of Federal Regulations: 49 CFR part 380, subpart F, Entry-level driver training requirements
  3. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  4. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  5. Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
  6. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  8. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  9. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee: Task 21-1 discussion notes (2021)
  10. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  11. US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List