CDL training in Minnesota
24 CDL (commercial driver's license) training programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free
12 schools offer these truck driving programs, and Minnesota has approved every one 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 Minnesota, 17 of the 24 programs take students without a high school diploma and 7 ask for a diploma or equivalent.
By kind, the 24 programs here are Class A (13 programs), CDL (class not stated, 7 programs) and Class B (4 programs).
See the 24 programsHow much does CDL training cost in Minnesota?
$3,652 to $6,496 is what most CDL training programs in Minnesota cost if you pay yourself
That is the middle half of the 24 programs with a price. All of them: $1,517 to $7,495
In the typical program
- Finished the program
- 97%
- Working 6 months later
- 63%
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $40,800
- Length
- 15 to 30 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 Minnesota may also offer CDL training. How these figures are made
All 24 CDL training programs in Minnesota approved for WIOA funding
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Truck Driving
Riverland Community College
Austin
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$39,000Price if you pay yourself$3,652Program website, Truck Driving at Riverland Community CollegeMore details about Truck Driving at Riverland Community College
- Finished
- 79%
- Working at 6 months
- 70%
- Earned in a quarter
- $9,762
- Length
- 30 weeks, 22 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 210
- Earned a year, estimated
- $39,000
- Price if you pay yourself
- $3,652
Truck Driving
Minnesota State College Southeast
Winona
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$49,300Price if you pay yourself$3,446Program website, Truck Driving at Minnesota State College SoutheastMore details about Truck Driving at Minnesota State College Southeast
- Finished
- 73%
- Working at 6 months
- 41%
- Earned in a quarter
- $12,324
- Length
- 30 weeks, 20 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 186
- Earned a year, estimated
- $49,300
- Price if you pay yourself
- $3,446
Professional Truck Driver - B-CDL
Alexandria Technical and Community College
Alexandria
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$42,600Price if you pay yourself$2,812Program website, Professional Truck Driver - B-CDL at Alexandria Technical and Community CollegeMore details about Professional Truck Driver - B-CDL at Alexandria Technical and Community College
- Finished
- 83%
- Working at 6 months
- 75%
- Earned in a quarter
- $10,657
- Length
- 30 weeks, 17 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 180
- Earned a year, estimated
- $42,600
- Price if you pay yourself
- $2,812
Professional Truck Driver
Alexandria Technical and Community College
Alexandria
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$42,600Price if you pay yourself$3,308Program website, Professional Truck Driver at Alexandria Technical and Community CollegeMore details about Professional Truck Driver at Alexandria Technical and Community College
- Finished
- 83%
- Working at 6 months
- 75%
- Earned in a quarter
- $10,657
- Length
- 30 weeks, 20 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 180
- Earned a year, estimated
- $42,600
- Price if you pay yourself
- $3,308
ELDT Class B Automatic CDL
Interstate Truck Driving School of Minnesota
South St. Paul
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$5,495172 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, ELDT Class B Automatic CDL at Interstate Truck Driving School of MinnesotaMore details about ELDT Class B Automatic CDL at Interstate Truck Driving School of Minnesota
- Finished
- 99%
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 15 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 176
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $5,495
- students trained with WIOA funding
- 172
ELDT Class A Automatic CDL
Interstate Truck Driving School of Minnesota
South St. Paul
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$6,495172 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, ELDT Class A Automatic CDL at Interstate Truck Driving School of MinnesotaMore details about ELDT Class A Automatic CDL at Interstate Truck Driving School of Minnesota
- Finished
- 99%
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 15 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 176
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $6,495
- students trained with WIOA funding
- 172
ELDT Class A Manual CDL
Interstate Truck Driving School of Minnesota
South St. Paul
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$7,495172 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, ELDT Class A Manual CDL at Interstate Truck Driving School of MinnesotaMore details about ELDT Class A Manual CDL at Interstate Truck Driving School of Minnesota
- Finished
- 99%
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 15 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 176
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $7,495
- students trained with WIOA funding
- 172
Truck Driving
Lake Superior College
Duluth
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$38,900Price if you pay yourself$1,517Program website, Truck Driving at Lake Superior CollegeMore details about Truck Driving at Lake Superior College
- Finished
- 96%
- Working at 6 months
- 56%
- Earned in a quarter
- $9,735
- Length
- 30 weeks, 10 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 82
- Earned a year, estimated
- $38,900
- Price if you pay yourself
- $1,517
Truck Driving-Advanced
Lake Superior College
Duluth
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$38,900Price if you pay yourself$2,426Program website, Truck Driving-Advanced at Lake Superior CollegeMore details about Truck Driving-Advanced at Lake Superior College
- Finished
- 96%
- Working at 6 months
- 56%
- Earned in a quarter
- $9,735
- Length
- 30 weeks, 16 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 82
- Earned a year, estimated
- $38,900
- Price if you pay yourself
- $2,426
Class A CDL Training
160 Driving Academy
Eagan
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$4,95063 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, Class A CDL Training at 160 Driving AcademyMore details about Class A CDL Training at 160 Driving Academy
- Finished
- 95%
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 15 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 65
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $4,950
- students trained with WIOA funding
- 63
160 Hours Certified Automatic Tractor-trailer
Mayle Trans Truck Driving School
St. Paul
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$4,50064 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, 160 Hours Certified Automatic Tractor-trailer at Mayle Trans Truck Driving SchoolMore details about 160 Hours Certified Automatic Tractor-trailer at Mayle Trans Truck Driving School
- Finished
- 97%
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 15 weeks, 24 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 64
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $4,500
- students trained with WIOA funding
- 64
Class B
Mayle Trans Truck Driving School
St. Paul
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$5,49564 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, Class B at Mayle Trans Truck Driving SchoolMore details about Class B at Mayle Trans Truck Driving School
- Finished
- 97%
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 15 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 64
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $5,495
- students trained with WIOA funding
- 64
200 Hour Automatic
Mayle Trans Truck Driving School
St. Paul
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$6,49564 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, 200 Hour Automatic at Mayle Trans Truck Driving SchoolMore details about 200 Hour Automatic at Mayle Trans Truck Driving School
- Finished
- 97%
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 15 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 64
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $6,495
- students trained with WIOA funding
- 64
160 Hours Certified Manual Tractor-trailer
Mayle Trans Truck Driving School
St. Paul
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$6,50064 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, 160 Hours Certified Manual Tractor-trailer at Mayle Trans Truck Driving SchoolMore details about 160 Hours Certified Manual Tractor-trailer at Mayle Trans Truck Driving School
- Finished
- 97%
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 15 weeks, 24 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 64
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $6,500
- students trained with WIOA funding
- 64
Class A Manual 200 Hour Program:
Mayle Trans Truck Driving School
St. Paul
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$7,49564 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, Class A Manual 200 Hour Program: at Mayle Trans Truck Driving SchoolMore details about Class A Manual 200 Hour Program: at Mayle Trans Truck Driving School
- Finished
- 97%
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 15 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 64
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $7,495
- students trained with WIOA funding
- 64
CDL CLASS A Truck Driving School
Mayle Trans Truck Driving School
St. Paul
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$6,50041 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, CDL CLASS A Truck Driving School at Mayle Trans Truck Driving SchoolMore details about CDL CLASS A Truck Driving School at Mayle Trans Truck Driving School
- Finished
- 92%
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 15 weeks, 24 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 41
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $6,500
- students trained with WIOA funding
- 41
Truck Driving
South Central College
North Mankato
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$3,652Program website, Truck Driving at South Central CollegeMore details about Truck Driving at South Central College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 30 weeks, 22 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $3,652
Class A CDL Training
160 Driving Academy
Rochester
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$4,950Program website, Class A CDL Training at 160 Driving AcademyMore details about Class A CDL Training at 160 Driving Academy
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 15 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $4,950
Class A CDL Training
160 Driving Academy
St. Cloud
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$4,950Program website, Class A CDL Training at 160 Driving AcademyMore details about Class A CDL Training at 160 Driving Academy
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 15 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $4,950
Class B CDL /ELDT for Inexperienced Drivers TDT Provides Vehicle ONLINE
TDT Safety Training
Kasota
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$5,434Program website, Class B CDL /ELDT for Inexperienced Drivers TDT Provides Vehicle ONLINE at TDT Safety TrainingMore details about Class B CDL /ELDT for Inexperienced Drivers TDT Provides Vehicle ONLINE at TDT Safety Training
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 15 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
- $5,434
ELDT Class A Manual Training Program
The CMV Tutor LLC
Rochester
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$5,500Program website, ELDT Class A Manual Training Program at The CMV Tutor LLCMore details about ELDT Class A Manual Training Program at The CMV Tutor LLC
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 30 weeks, 30 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $5,500
CDL Class A Training
Nova Lines Driving LLC
St. Cloud
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$5,800More details about CDL Class A Training at Nova Lines Driving LLC
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 15 weeks, 32 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $5,800
ELDT Class A Automatic CDL + CDL Permit Assistance
Kings Trucking School
Burnsville
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$6,500Program website, ELDT Class A Automatic CDL + CDL Permit Assistance at Kings Trucking SchoolMore details about ELDT Class A Automatic CDL + CDL Permit Assistance at Kings Trucking School
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 15 weeks, 24 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $6,500
ELDT Class A Manual CDL + CDL Permit Assistance
Kings Trucking School
Burnsville
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$7,495Program website, ELDT Class A Manual CDL + CDL Permit Assistance at Kings Trucking SchoolMore details about ELDT Class A Manual CDL + CDL Permit Assistance at Kings Trucking School
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 15 weeks, 24 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $7,495
No programs match these filters.
How to pay for CDL training in Minnesota
WIOA funding can pay for CDL training in Minnesota
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.
Quick facts: CDL training in Minnesota
- programs with a price cost under $3,000
- 3 of 24
- lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare
- 37th of 45
- other states where the typical program's graduates earned less
- 8 of 41
- CDL training programs here, against the typical state's 35
- 24 vs 35
State comparisons use the same figures as the CDL training by state table: the middle program of each state, and only states with three or more schools for prices. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025).
CDL training in Minneapolis, Alexandria, Duluth and other Minnesota cities
Areas with 10 or more programs have a page of their own. Choosing another area filters the program list above. 2 more programs are in 2 other areas.
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Where the Minnesota truck driving program numbers come from
Which Minnesota truck driving programs are on this list?
These are the truck driving programs Minnesota 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. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Minnesota offers.
How the prices and results of Minnesota 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 Minnesota
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- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Heavy and Tractor-trailer Truck Drivers
- Electronic Code of Federal Regulations: 49 CFR part 380, subpart F, Entry-level driver training requirements
- US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
- US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
- 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)
- US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
- US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
- US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
- Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee: Task 21-1 discussion notes (2021)
- US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
- 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