CDL training in Baltimore, Maryland

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

9 schools offer these truck driving programs with classes in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson 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 Baltimore, 7 of the 14 programs take students without a high school diploma, 3 ask for a diploma or equivalent and 4 ask for earlier courses first.

By kind, the 14 programs here are Class A (8 programs) and Class B (6 programs).

See the 14 programs

All 35 CDL training programs in Maryland, including online programs

How much does CDL training cost in Baltimore?

$2,200 to $5,158 is what most CDL training programs in Baltimore cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 14 programs with a price. All of them: $840 to $12,198

In the typical program

Finished the program: 94%
Working 6 months later: 73%
Earned a year, estimated: about $48,800
Length: 2 to 10 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 Baltimore may also offer CDL training. How these figures are made

Is there free CDL training in Baltimore?

Yes, if you qualify. WIOA (public workforce funding) can pay for any program on this page, in full or in part, depending on local limits.³⁴⁵In program year 2024 it paid toward the training of at least 355 people at 9 of the 14 programs here.
Ask an American Job Center whether you qualify, or call 1-877-872-5627.⁶ Before funding training, the center goes through an assessment and a career plan with you.⁵
Or pay yourself. Most truck driving programs in Baltimore cost $2,200 to $5,158. Prices on this page run from $840 to $12,198.

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

How to pay for CDL training in Baltimore

WIOA funding can pay for CDL training in Baltimore

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 Baltimore

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

Where the Baltimore truck driving program numbers come from

Which Baltimore truck driving programs are on this list?

These are the truck driving programs with classes in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson 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 Maryland 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 Baltimore 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.

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CDL training in Baltimore, Maryland

How much does CDL training cost in Baltimore?

Is there free CDL training in Baltimore?

All 14 CDL training programs in Baltimore approved for WIOA funding

Advanced Tractor Trailer Driving (480 Clock Hours)

Commercial Truck Driving (320 Clock Hours)

CDL-A Training (160 clock hours)

Commercial Driver's License-A (280 Clock Hours)

Commercial Drivers License Class A Parts I & II (172 clock hours)

Class B CDL Driver Training Program (42 Clock Hours)

Commercial Driver License - Class A (300 clock hours)

Class A CDL Preparatory (172 clock hours)

Class B Commercial Drivers License (48 clock hours)

Commercial Drivers License-Class B (62 Clock Hours)

Maryland CDL-A License (280 clock hours)

CDL - B (108 clock hours)

Commercial Driver License-Class B (75 clock hours)

CDL-B Training via 1-on1 Tutoring (55 clock hours)