CDL Classes in North Carolina (Top Schools)

If you are looking for an easy opportunity to find a trucking school, North Carolina is the place to be.

With 34 schools producing truck drivers and diesel technicians and an average tuition amount of just $2,786, trucking education in North Carolina is truly a low-risk, high reward opportunity.

In case you’ll be looking for a scholarship, we suggest you take a look at the North Carolina Trucking Association Foundation Scholarship.

This Foundation can offer $500 in (renewable) scholarship funds to a promising student (and even more, up to $1000 for a student in a 4-year university).

Factors and Challenges in Choosing the Right School

Many factors can be decisive when choosing a school, but some may be more important than others.

While a short schedule or an accessible location may be important; we suggest a small class size is a factor that should not be overlooked.

With a small class size, you can get more down to earth (e.g. get more practice even as you are studying); you can also interact better with your teacher and the program can be better suited for your particular needs.

For small class schools in North Carolina, take a look at U.S. Truck Driving School, TransTech, and Isothermal Community College.

As mentioned before, don’t forget course duration: U.S Truck Driving School offers a 160 hour Class A and 40-hour Class B.

For the more ambitious, Wake Technical Community College offers an opportunity to get a diesel tech diploma after just two years of diligent study.

At a Glance: Trucking Schools in North Carolina

A Place to Work

As a driver or diesel technician, you are interacting closely with the real economy; this means you will get many employment opportunities after getting a certificate or a diploma.

There are many large companies operating in North Carolina where you may want to apply for a job: C.R. England, MCT Transportation LLC, and Gypsum Express Ltd., for example.

Optimistic job outlook doesn’t leave you a reason to worry; according to O*NET truck driver jobs will grow 4% and diesel tech jobs at 6% in the future (2012. – 2022.).

Don’t Forget Your Salary!

There are many factors that salaries depend on; job type, company, work skill, experience and the overall situation on the job market are just some of them.

$42,047 seems to be the average salary for a truck driver in North Carolina.

To give you a compass that will help prepare you to find the best opportunity after graduation, we have compiled an overview of the salary situation in North Carolina, which you can take a look at below.

CDL Schools by City

• Charlotte