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CDL schools in Texas
254 schools in Texas are on FMCSA's Training Provider Registry for Class A training and take students from the public. Programs that post prices to Texas's approved training list charge a median $5,000, with the middle 80% between $3,620 and $9,725 (141 programs).
Heavy truck drivers in Texas earn a median $56,290 a year, and 209,680 hold those jobs. A commercial learner permit costs $25 and the Class A license $97 for 8 years (Texas DMV pages, checked Oct 5, 2026).
Registry file Oct 5, 2026 · BLS wages May 2025 · Texas training list (TrainingProviderResults.gov)
Class A schools open to the public in Texas; 225 teach theory, range and road.
Typical first-time cost: median posted tuition plus the Texas permit ($25) and CDL ($97). Medical exam extra.
Texas training locations FMCSA has removed from the registry, 580 of them involuntarily.
Median pay for heavy truck drivers in Texas; 209,680 work there.
Find a Texas school near you
Type a ZIP code to see the nearest registered Class A schools. The full lists are below.
Where 254 schools are
103 cities in Texas have a page with their schools, prices and removed providers. Biggest first.
| City | Class A schools | All registered schools |
|---|---|---|
| Houston | 26 | 26 |
| San Antonio | 12 | 12 |
| Dallas | 11 | 11 |
| Laredo | 9 | 9 |
| Fort Worth | 8 | 9 |
| Austin | 5 | 5 |
| El Paso | 5 | 5 |
| McAllen | 5 | 5 |
| Desoto | 4 | 4 |
| Lancaster | 4 | 4 |
| Beaumont | 3 | 4 |
| Corpus Christi | 3 | 3 |
| Garland | 3 | 3 |
| Grand Prairie | 3 | 3 |
| Irving | 3 | 3 |
| Killeen | 3 | 3 |
| Mansfield | 3 | 3 |
| Midland | 3 | 3 |
Smaller towns, with their schools
Pasadena
FleetForce Truck Driver Training, Greedy Hauling Training Center, San Jacinto College
Round Rock
Austin CDL Services, Community Truck Driving School LLC., Simple CDL School
Victoria
Fast-Pass Trucking Training, ShalePro CDL LLC, Victoria College
Waco
ACE Driving Academy, Southern Careers Institute, Texas State Technical College (W)
Abilene
Action Career Training, Texas State Technical College (A)
Alvin
A/vin Community College, LFS Elite Trucking Academy
Arlington
On Track Truck Driving School LLC, South Texas Vocational Technical Institute Arlington
Brownsville
RoadMasters CDL Academy, South Texas Vocational Technical Institute Brownsville
Carthage
FleetForce Truck Driver Training, Rapid CDL
Converse
Excel Driver Services, Texas CDL Training
Denton
Fast-Pass Trucking Training, Impact CDL Training Texas
Eagle Pass
Astudillo Elite Truck Driver Training, LLC., Southwest Texas College
Edinburg
CDL Tutorial Center LLC, Hammer Down CDL School
Georgetown
CDL-Pro LLC, Simple CDL LLC
Hereford
Amarillo College Truck Driving Academy, Hereford Driving Academy
Jasper
CDL Services of East Texas Inc., Lamar State College Port Arthur
Katy
First Class CDL Training Academy LLC, PAN AMERICA Trucking Academy
Kilgore
ETEX CDL Fast Track CDL, Kilgore College
Livingston
Lamar State College Port Arthur, Shift Up CDL Training
Lubbock
Atds, ETEX CDL Fast Track
Missouri City
Break It Down CDL Training, Platinum Driving Academy Stafford
Odessa
CDL Rapido Odessa, Odessa College
Pharr
South Texas College - Ballew Campus, Southern Careers Institute
Plainview
TDI Tds, LLC, Turning It Around Inc.
Rosenberg
Ik Truck CDL LLC, Texas State Technical College (R)
Stafford
Global Driving School, Houston City College (S)
Texarkana
Ancora at Texarkana College, Fast-Pass Trucking Training
Tyler
Career Trucking School, Rapid CDL Tyler
San Angelo
ABC's 4 CDL, Action Career Training, LP
Alamo
CDL Training (LHCT Alamo)
Alice
Coastal Bend College Alice
Amarillo
Amarillo College Truck Driving Academy
Andrews
Andrews Business and Technology Center Health Careers Programs
Angleton
Platinum Driving Academy at Angleton, TX
Beeville
Coastal Bend College
Belton
Christman Cable Inc.
Benbrook
Fast-Pass Trucking Training
Big Spring
Action Career Training, LP
Borger
Frank Phillips College
Brashear
Bulkley CDL Training School
Brenham
Ancora for Prairie View A&M Brenham, TX
Brookston
ETEX CDL Fast Track - Paris
Brownwood
Texas State Technical College (B)
Bryan
Black Wolf CDL Training Center
Channelview
PAN AMERICA Trucking Academy
Cleburne
Atds
Corinth
North Central Texas College
Dalhart
Frank Phillips College Rahll Campus
Denison
Grayson College
Dumas
Amarillo College Truck Driving Academy
Duncanville
Safety First Trucking Academy Inc.
Early
Action Career Training
Elm Mott
Atds
Fabens
CDL Rapido INC. El Paso
Forest Hill
GNG CDL Training school
Fort Cavazos
Troops Into Transportation
Fort Stockton
Midland College
Gladewater
Texas CDL Solutions, Inc
Gonzales
Victoria College - Gonzales Center
Grandview
Texas Hotshot CDL Driving School
Grapevine
Pennies Trucking Academy
Greenville
R & B Vocational Training
Harlingen
Texas State Technical College (HRL)
Henderson
CDL Training Academy LLC
Hillsboro
Hill College
Huffman
Huffman CDL Academy
Huntington
Shift Up CDL Training
Huntsville
Sam Houston Academy
Hutto
Changing Lanes CDL School LLC
Jacinto City
Sage Truck Driving Schools- Houston East
Jacksonville
Necole's Learning Academy
Kaufman
Career Trucking School
Kingsville
Coastal Bend College Kingsville
Little Elm
Fast-Pass Trucking Training
Los Fresnos
SafeRide Driving Academy
Lufkin
Angelina College Truck Driving Academy
Magnolia
Magnolia Montgomery County Drivers Ed
Marshall
Texas State Technical College (M)
Mesquite
No Limit Truck Driving School Inc
Mineral Wells
Action CDL Express
Mission
RST Driving School
Monahans
Odessa College Monahans Extension Center
Mt Pleasant
Ancora for Northeast Texas Community College
Orange
Lamar State College Orange
Pampa
Clarendon College
Pantego
Alpha CDL Academy DFW
Pearsall
Lonestar Driving Academy
Pecos
Pecos Extension Center Health Careers Program
Perryton
Frank Phillips College Perryton
Pflugerville
CDL Training
Pineland
Lamar State College Port Arthur
Pleasanton
Coastal Bend College Pleasanton
Ranger
Action Career Training
Rice
S Bar C CDL Training
Rio Grande City
South Texas College - Starr County Campus
San Benito
A+ CDL Academy LLC
San Marcos
160 Driving Academy
Sealy
Meathead Careers Centers
Seymour
Fast-Pass Trucking Training
Snyder
Western Texas College
Spring
Lone Star College System
Sweetwater
Texas State Tehnical College (SW)
The Colony
Fast-Pass Trucking Training
Uvalde
Southwest Texas College
Vernon
Vernon College Truck driving program
Weslaco
South Texas College - Mid-Valley Campus
Wichita Falls
Fastpass CDL Truck Solutions LLC
Woodville
Lamar State College Port Arthur
Zapata
Upscale CDL Training
Harper
Larry's Bus Driver Training LLC
Humble
Same Day Submission
Mason
Larry's Bus Driver Training LLC
San Saba
Larry's Bus Driver Training LLC
Source: FMCSA Training Provider Registry location file, Oct 5, 2026.
What we left out
We left out 1,482 active registrants in Texas: 1,342 are private (training the employees or students of one organization only); 53 are online-only or travel to the customer; 87 tick "open to the public" but are not schools that take students: 45 school districts and public school programs, 26 employers and carriers training their own drivers, 4 bus or coach operators, 7 government agencies and 5 we could not classify from the registry record. Every count comes from the same registry file. Schools we kept pass a name, domain and class check that we describe on sources.
What CDL school costs in Texas
Texas programs post tuition to the Labor Department's list of approved training programs, the list workforce boards use to pay for training. Across 141 programs the median is $5,000, the lowest posted price is $1,200 and the highest is $15,945. Completion and job rates are on each school's page where it has them.
State fees
| Commercial learner permit | $25 |
|---|---|
| Class A license (8 years) | $97 |
Texas DMV pages, checked October 5, 2026 · fee page. The DOT medical exam is extra.
Texas's CDL manual (state DMV).
Source: TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (downloaded Oct 5, 2026); Texas DMV pages.
Free and company-paid training in Texas
Workforce boards. If you qualify for WIOA, a Texas workforce board can pay tuition at a school on the state's approved list. Ask at an American Job Center before you enrol, because boards pay only for programs on the list.
Carrier-paid programs that list Texas among their training sites. Training is free up front because you agree to drive for the carrier. What the carrier's own pages say:
| Carrier | Cost to you | Commitment | If you leave early |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Inc. | $0 upfront if you drive for Prime 1 year with CDL; Prime blog states $155 student cost ($100 admin fee + $55 permit/test costs) | 1 year driving for Prime with CDL | unverified on the carrier's page (tuition becomes payable if commitment not met) |
| Swift Transportation (Knight-Swift) | Tuition $6,000 on /recent-grads page, $7,995 on /student-hiring page (pages disagree; check per academy); optional housing $750 / $1,250 | 'no employment contracts' but a financial agreement for Academy costs; tuition fully reimbursed after 1 year of employment | tuition owed (installments; third-party forum says ~$100/wk) - unverified on the carrier's page |
| Stevens Transport | no out-of-pocket costs | 'your commitment' - length not on page; third-party reports promissory-note model | unverified |
Carrier pages checked Oct 5, 2026. "Unverified" means the carrier does not publish it; ask for the signed agreement before you start. All carriers
How to check a Texas school before you pay
Since February 2022 you can only take the CDL skills test after finishing entry-level driver training with a provider on FMCSA's registry. Search the school's name at tpr.fmcsa.dot.gov and confirm its status says Active. Or use our check-a-school page, which also searches the removed list.
FMCSA has removed 625 Texas training locations from the registry, 580 of them involuntarily. The registry lists 82 more Texas locations as under review. A school on the removed list cannot certify your training. Removals by state
52% of Texas's Class A schools updated their registry record in 2026; 73 have left their record untouched for over two years.
Questions people ask
How much is CDL school in Texas?
Programs on Texas's approved training list post a median of $5,000, with the middle 80% between $3,620 and $9,725. With the permit and license fees, plan on about $5,122 before the medical exam.
How many CDL schools are in Texas?
254 schools in Texas are registered for Class A training and open to the public, in 127 cities. 7 more schools teach only Class B, passenger or school bus training. FMCSA lists 625 Texas locations as removed.
How do I check that a Texas school is on the FMCSA registry?
Search the school's name at tpr.fmcsa.dot.gov and confirm its status says Active. Our check-a-school page searches active, removed and under-review records in one box.
Is there free CDL training in Texas?
Two routes. A workforce board can pay tuition at a school on Texas's approved training list if you qualify under WIOA, and some carriers train you for free in return for a work commitment. The terms differ, so read the signed agreement before you start.