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CDL training in Kennewick, Washington

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

6 schools offer these truck driving programs with classes in the Kennewick-Richland 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 Kennewick, 13 of the 22 programs take students without a high school diploma, 6 ask for a diploma or equivalent and 3 ask for earlier courses first.

By kind, the 22 programs here are Class A (5 programs), endorsements and permit prep (4 programs), Class B (4 programs), Class upgrade (3 programs), and 6 more of 4 other kinds.

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All 237 CDL training programs in Washington, including online programs

How much does CDL training cost in Kennewick?

$880 to $3,992 is what most CDL training programs in Kennewick cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 20 programs with a price. All of them: $300 to $4,990

In the typical program

Finished the program
100%
Working 6 months later
84%
Earned a year, estimated
about $61,300
Length
1 to 4 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 Kennewick may also offer CDL training. How these figures are made

Is there free CDL training in Kennewick?

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

All 22 CDL training programs in Kennewick approved for WIOA funding

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22 programs

  • Class AIn personPrerequisite courses

    CDL Class A

    T Enterprises, Inc. Truck Driving School

    Pasco

    Prerequisite courses

    T Enterprises, Inc. Truck Driving School, PascoClass AIn person · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimated$60,600
    Price if you pay yourself$4,990

    65 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, CDL Class A at T Enterprises, Inc. Truck Driving School
    More details about CDL Class A at T Enterprises, Inc. Truck Driving School
    Finished
    95%
    Working at 6 months
    80%
    Earned in a quarter
    $15,161
    Length
    4 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    565
    Earned a year, estimated
    $60,600
    Price if you pay yourself
    $4,990
    students trained with WIOA funding
    65
    Program website, CDL Class A at T Enterprises, Inc. Truck Driving School

  • Class AIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    CDL Class A

    Sunnyside CDL School

    Sunnyside

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Sunnyside CDL School, SunnysideClass AIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$59,300
    Price if you pay yourself$4,590

    31 students trained with WIOA funding

    More details about CDL Class A at Sunnyside CDL School
    Finished
    83%
    Working at 6 months
    83%
    Earned in a quarter
    $14,837
    Length
    4 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    378
    Earned a year, estimated
    $59,300
    Price if you pay yourself
    $4,590
    students trained with WIOA funding
    31

  • Endorsements and permit prepIn personPrerequisite courses

    Hazardous Materials

    T Enterprises, Inc. Truck Driving School

    Pasco

    Prerequisite courses

    T Enterprises, Inc. Truck Driving School, PascoEndorsements and permit prepIn person · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimated$83,800
    Price if you pay yourself$387

    40 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Hazardous Materials at T Enterprises, Inc. Truck Driving School
    More details about Hazardous Materials at T Enterprises, Inc. Truck Driving School
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    87%
    Earned in a quarter
    $20,952
    Length
    1 week, 16 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    217
    Earned a year, estimated
    $83,800
    Price if you pay yourself
    $387
    students trained with WIOA funding
    40
    Program website, Hazardous Materials at T Enterprises, Inc. Truck Driving School

  • Class AIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    CDL Class A

    H&R Elite Trucking Academy LLC

    Pasco

    High school diploma or equivalent

    H&R Elite Trucking Academy LLC, PascoClass AIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$53,200
    Price if you pay yourself$4,300

    29 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, CDL Class A at H&R Elite Trucking Academy LLC
    More details about CDL Class A at H&R Elite Trucking Academy LLC
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    82%
    Earned in a quarter
    $13,290
    Length
    5 weeks, 32 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    110
    Earned a year, estimated
    $53,200
    Price if you pay yourself
    $4,300
    students trained with WIOA funding
    29
    Program website, CDL Class A at H&R Elite Trucking Academy LLC

  • Endorsements and permit prepIn personNo diploma needed

    Hazmat Endorsement

    H&R Elite Trucking Academy LLC

    Pasco

    No diploma needed

    H&R Elite Trucking Academy LLC, PascoEndorsements and permit prepIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$69,100
    Price if you pay yourself$420

    5 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Hazmat Endorsement at H&R Elite Trucking Academy LLC
    More details about Hazmat Endorsement at H&R Elite Trucking Academy LLC
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    88%
    Earned in a quarter
    $17,287
    Length
    1 week, 16 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    49
    Earned a year, estimated
    $69,100
    Price if you pay yourself
    $420
    students trained with WIOA funding
    5
    Program website, Hazmat Endorsement at H&R Elite Trucking Academy LLC

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

    Truck Driver, Heavy Construction

    Washington Construction Teamsters Apprenticeship Committee

    Pasco

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Washington Construction Teamsters Apprenticeship Committee, PascoCDL (class not stated)In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$62,000
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    Program website, Truck Driver, Heavy Construction at Washington Construction Teamsters Apprenticeship Committee
    More details about Truck Driver, Heavy Construction at Washington Construction Teamsters Apprenticeship Committee
    Finished
    46%
    Working at 6 months
    85%
    Earned in a quarter
    $15,504
    Length
    45 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    46
    Earned a year, estimated
    $62,000
    Price if you pay yourself
    Not reported
    Program website, Truck Driver, Heavy Construction at Washington Construction Teamsters Apprenticeship Committee

  • Class AIn personNo diploma needed

    CDL Class A

    Columbia Basin Truck Driving School

    Pasco

    No diploma needed

    Columbia Basin Truck Driving School, PascoClass AIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$56,100
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported

    9 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, CDL Class A at Columbia Basin Truck Driving School
    More details about CDL Class A at Columbia Basin Truck Driving School
    Finished
    97%
    Working at 6 months
    74%
    Earned in a quarter
    $14,014
    Length
    4 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    38
    Earned a year, estimated
    $56,100
    Price if you pay yourself
    Not reported
    students trained with WIOA funding
    9
    Program website, CDL Class A at Columbia Basin Truck Driving School

  • Endorsements and permit prepIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    HAZMAT Training Course

    Columbia Basin Truck Driving School

    Pasco

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Columbia Basin Truck Driving School, PascoEndorsements and permit prepIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$63,100
    Price if you pay yourself$300

    5 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, HAZMAT Training Course at Columbia Basin Truck Driving School
    More details about HAZMAT Training Course at Columbia Basin Truck Driving School
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    72%
    Earned in a quarter
    $15,769
    Length
    1 week, 16 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    28
    Earned a year, estimated
    $63,100
    Price if you pay yourself
    $300
    students trained with WIOA funding
    5
    Program website, HAZMAT Training Course at Columbia Basin Truck Driving School

  • Class BHybridNo diploma needed

    CDL Class B

    Sunnyside CDL School

    Sunnyside

    No diploma needed

    Sunnyside CDL School, SunnysideClass BHybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,520
    More details about CDL Class B at Sunnyside CDL School
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    2 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    18
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,520

  • Endorsements and permit prepHybridPrerequisite courses

    Bus and Passenger Endorsement

    Sunnyside CDL School

    Sunnyside

    Prerequisite courses

    Sunnyside CDL School, SunnysideEndorsements and permit prepHybrid · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimated$86,600
    Price if you pay yourself$1,020
    More details about Bus and Passenger Endorsement at Sunnyside CDL School
    Finished
    91%
    Working at 6 months
    86%
    Earned in a quarter
    $21,647
    Length
    2 weeks, 15 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    14
    Earned a year, estimated
    $86,600
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,020

  • Class BIn personNo diploma needed

    CDL Class B

    H&R Elite Trucking Academy LLC

    Pasco

    No diploma needed

    H&R Elite Trucking Academy LLC, PascoClass BIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$59,300
    Price if you pay yourself$3,300
    Program website, CDL Class B at H&R Elite Trucking Academy LLC
    More details about CDL Class B at H&R Elite Trucking Academy LLC
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    100%
    Earned in a quarter
    $14,814
    Length
    4 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    14
    Earned a year, estimated
    $59,300
    Price if you pay yourself
    $3,300
    Program website, CDL Class B at H&R Elite Trucking Academy LLC

  • Class BIn personNo diploma needed

    Class B CDL / 110 Hour / 4 Weeks

    T Enterprises, Inc. Truck Driving School

    Pasco

    No diploma needed

    T Enterprises, Inc. Truck Driving School, PascoClass BIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$28,700
    Price if you pay yourself$4,270
    Program website, Class B CDL / 110 Hour / 4 Weeks at T Enterprises, Inc. Truck Driving School
    More details about Class B CDL / 110 Hour / 4 Weeks at T Enterprises, Inc. Truck Driving School
    Finished
    83%
    Working at 6 months
    88%
    Earned in a quarter
    $7,174
    Length
    4 weeks, 28 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    10
    Earned a year, estimated
    $28,700
    Price if you pay yourself
    $4,270
    Program website, Class B CDL / 110 Hour / 4 Weeks at T Enterprises, Inc. Truck Driving School

  • Class AIn personNo diploma needed

    Class A CDL

    C & H Trucking Academy Inc.

    Sunnyside

    No diploma needed

    C & H Trucking Academy Inc., SunnysideClass AIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$62,100
    Price if you pay yourself$4,500
    Program website, Class A CDL at C & H Trucking Academy Inc.
    More details about Class A CDL at C & H Trucking Academy Inc.
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    71%
    Earned in a quarter
    $15,524
    Length
    4 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    10
    Earned a year, estimated
    $62,100
    Price if you pay yourself
    $4,500
    Program website, Class A CDL at C & H Trucking Academy Inc.

  • RefresherIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Refresher Course

    Columbia Basin Truck Driving School

    Pasco

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Columbia Basin Truck Driving School, PascoRefresherIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$300
    Program website, Refresher Course at Columbia Basin Truck Driving School
    More details about Refresher Course at Columbia Basin Truck Driving School
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    1 week, 8 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $300
    Program website, Refresher Course at Columbia Basin Truck Driving School

  • Class CIn personNo diploma needed

    Class C

    C & H Trucking Academy Inc.

    Sunnyside

    No diploma needed

    C & H Trucking Academy Inc., SunnysideClass CIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$460
    School website, Class C at C & H Trucking Academy Inc.
    More details about Class C at C & H Trucking Academy Inc.
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    4 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $460
    School website, Class C at C & H Trucking Academy Inc.

  • Class upgradeIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Upgrade CDL B/C to Class A

    Sunnyside CDL School

    Sunnyside

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Sunnyside CDL School, SunnysideClass upgradeIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,420
    More details about Upgrade CDL B/C to Class A at Sunnyside CDL School
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    2 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
    $2,420

  • Class BIn personNo diploma needed

    Class B CDL

    C & H Trucking Academy Inc.

    Sunnyside

    No diploma needed

    C & H Trucking Academy Inc., SunnysideClass BIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,500
    Program website, Class B CDL at C & H Trucking Academy Inc.
    More details about Class B CDL at C & H Trucking Academy Inc.
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    2 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
    $2,500
    Program website, Class B CDL at C & H Trucking Academy Inc.

  • Class upgradeIn personNo diploma needed

    Class C to B

    C & H Trucking Academy Inc.

    Sunnyside

    No diploma needed

    C & H Trucking Academy Inc., SunnysideClass upgradeIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,500
    School website, Class C to B at C & H Trucking Academy Inc.
    More details about Class C to B at C & H Trucking Academy Inc.
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    2 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
    $2,500
    School website, Class C to B at C & H Trucking Academy Inc.

  • Bus and passengerIn personNo diploma needed

    Passenger

    C & H Trucking Academy Inc.

    Sunnyside

    No diploma needed

    C & H Trucking Academy Inc., SunnysideBus and passengerIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,500
    School website, Passenger at C & H Trucking Academy Inc.
    More details about Passenger at C & H Trucking Academy Inc.
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    1 week, 30 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,500
    School website, Passenger at C & H Trucking Academy Inc.

  • Bus and passengerIn personNo diploma needed

    Passenger and School Bus

    C & H Trucking Academy Inc.

    Sunnyside

    No diploma needed

    C & H Trucking Academy Inc., SunnysideBus and passengerIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,500
    School website, Passenger and School Bus at C & H Trucking Academy Inc.
    More details about Passenger and School Bus at C & H Trucking Academy Inc.
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    1 week, 30 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,500
    School website, Passenger and School Bus at C & H Trucking Academy Inc.

  • Bus and passengerIn personNo diploma needed

    School Bus

    C & H Trucking Academy Inc.

    Sunnyside

    No diploma needed

    C & H Trucking Academy Inc., SunnysideBus and passengerIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,500
    School website, School Bus at C & H Trucking Academy Inc.
    More details about School Bus at C & H Trucking Academy Inc.
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    1 week, 30 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,500
    School website, School Bus at C & H Trucking Academy Inc.

  • Class upgradeIn personNo diploma needed

    Class C to A

    C & H Trucking Academy Inc.

    Sunnyside

    No diploma needed

    C & H Trucking Academy Inc., SunnysideClass upgradeIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,900
    School website, Class C to A at C & H Trucking Academy Inc.
    More details about Class C to A at C & H Trucking Academy Inc.
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    3 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
    $3,900
    School website, Class C to A at C & H Trucking Academy Inc.

How to pay for CDL training in Kennewick

WIOA funding can pay for CDL training in Kennewick

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 Kennewick

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

Where the Kennewick truck driving program numbers come from

Which Kennewick truck driving programs are on this list?

These are the truck driving programs with classes in the Kennewick-Richland 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 Washington 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 Kennewick 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 Kennewick

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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