What drives the price
- Program length. ELDT minimum curricula run roughly 160–286 hours; longer programs generally cost more but may include more behind-the-wheel range and road time.
- Institution type. Community colleges are frequently the lowest sticker price and are commonly WIOA-grant eligible. Private academies vary widely.
- What's bundled. DOT physical, drug screen, permit fees, and the state skills-test fee are sometimes included, sometimes billed separately — ask.
Cost guides by city
- Abilene, TX
- Akron, OH
- Albany, GA
- Albany, OR
- Albuquerque, NM
- Alexander City, AL
- Alexandria, LA
- Altoona, PA
- Alvin, TX
- Ardmore, OK
- Atlanta, GA
- Auburn, WA
- Austin, TX
- Bakersfield, CA
- Baltimore, MD
- Bangor, ME
- Baton Rouge, LA
- Beaumont, TX
- Bellflower, CA
- Bellingham, WA
- Bessemer, AL
- Billings, MT
- Birmingham, AL
- Bismarck, ND
- Bloomington, IN
- Boise, ID
- Bronx, NY
- Brooklyn, NY
- Brownsville, TX
- Brownwood, TX
- Bryan, TX
- Buffalo, NY
- Butte, MT
- Canton, NY
- Canton, TX
- Cape May, NJ
- Caribou, ME
- Cedar City, UT
- Cedar Rapids, IA
- Ceres, CA
- Charlotte, NC
- Chattanooga, TN
- Chester, VA
- Cheyenne, WY
- Chicago, IL
- Christiana, TN
- Cincinnati, OH
- Clarksville, TN
- Clifton, NJ
- Clovis, CA
- Colton, CA
- Columbia, MO
- Columbia, SC
- Columbus, GA
- Columbus, OH
- Commerce, GA
- Commerce City, CO
- Concord, NH
- Concordia, KS
- Conley, GA
- Corpus Christi, TX
- Cortez, CO
- Dallas, TX
- Davenport, IA
- Dayton, OH
- Del Rio, TX
- Denton, TX
- Denver, CO
- Des Plaines, IL
- Desoto, TX
- Detroit, MI
- Dothan, AL
- Downey, CA
- Duncan, OK
- Eagle Pass, TX
- East Brunswick, NJ
- Edinburg, TX
- Edison, NJ
- El Cajon, CA
- El Centro, CA
- El Paso, TX
- El Reno, OK
- Elgin, IL
- Elizabeth, NJ
- Elkton, MD
- Enid, OK
- Erie, PA
- Eureka, CA
- Evansville, IN
- Fairbanks, AK
- Fargo, ND
- Fayetteville, NC
- Fontana, CA
- Fort Pierce, FL
- Fort Wayne, IN
- Fort Worth, TX
- Frederick, MD
- Fredericksburg, VA
- Freehold, NJ
- Fresno, CA
- Garden City, KS
- Gardena, CA
- Garland, TX
- Gary, IN
- Georgetown, TX
- Gillette, WY
- Glendale, AZ
- Glendive, MT
- Grand Junction, CO
- Grand Prairie, TX
- Greeley, CO
- Greensboro, NC
- Greenville, SC
- Grenada, MS
- Haileyville, OK
- Hamilton, MT
- Hamilton, OH
- Hattiesburg, MS
- Havre, MT
- Hayward, CA
- Helena, MT
- Hesperia, CA
- Hilo, HI
- Hobbs, NM
- Holbrook, AZ
- Honolulu, HI
- Houston, TX
- Humble, TX
- Huntsville, AL
- Huntsville, TX
- Hyattsville, MD
- Idaho Falls, ID
- Independence, MO
- Indianapolis, IN
- Irving, TX
- Irvington, NJ
- Jackson, MS
- Jackson, TN
- Jackson Township, NJ
- Jacksonville, FL
- Jamaica, NY
- Jersey City, NJ
- Johnson City, TN
- Joliet, IL
- Kailua-Kona, HI
- Kalispell, MT
- Kansas City, KS
- Kansas City, MO
- Kapolei, HI
- Katy, TX
- Kenosha, WI
- Kent, WA
- Killeen, TX
- Knoxville, TN
- La Porte, IN
- Lafayette, IN
- Lake Charles, LA
- Lakeland, FL
- Lakewood, NJ
- Lancaster, CA
- Lancaster, TX
- Laredo, TX
- Las Cruces, NM
- Las Vegas, NV
- Laurel, MD
- Lehi, UT
- Lemoore, CA
- Levittown, PA
- Lexington, KY
- Lincoln, NE
- Linden, NJ
- Little Rock, AR
- Livingston, TX
- Lodi, CA
- London, KY
- Long Beach, CA
- Los Angeles, CA
- Louisville, KY
- Lubbock, TX
- Madera, CA
- Magee, MS
- Malden, MO
- Manassas, VA
- Martinsville, VA
- Mcallen, TX
- Memphis, TN
- Merrillville, IN
- Miami, FL
- Middletown, NY
- Midland, TX
- Milwaukee, WI
- Missoula, MT
- Mobile, AL
- Modesto, CA
- Montgomery, AL
- Morgantown, WV
- Muncie, IN
- Murfreesboro, TN
- Nampa, ID
- Nashville, TN
- New Bedford, MA
- New Bern, NC
- New Brunswick, NJ
- New Castle, DE
- New Orleans, LA
- New Windsor, NY
- New York, NY
- Newark, DE
- Newark, NJ
- North Highlands, CA
- North Judson, IN
- North Little Rock, AR
- Oakland, CA
- Ocala, FL
- Odessa, TX
- Oklahoma City, OK
- Olive Branch, MS
- Omaha, NE
- Opelousas, LA
- Orangeburg, SC
- Orlando, FL
- Oroville, CA
- Panama City, FL
- Parsippany, NJ
- Pasadena, TX
- Pasco, WA
- Paterson, NJ
- Pecos, TX
- Perris, CA
- Pharr, TX
- Philadelphia, PA
- Phoenix, AZ
- Pinon, AZ
- Piscataway, NJ
- Plant City, FL
- Pomona, CA
- Poplar Bluff, MO
- Portland, OR
- Portsmouth, VA
- Puyallup, WA
- Quincy, FL
- Quincy, IL
- Raleigh, NC
- Redding, CA
- Reno, NV
- Rensselaer, IN
- Riverside, CA
- Roanoke, VA
- Rocky Mount, NC
- Romulus, MI
- Roswell, NM
- Round Rock, TX
- Sacramento, CA
- Salinas, CA
- Salt Lake City, UT
- San Angelo, TX
- San Antonio, TX
- San Bernardino, CA
- San Diego, CA
- San Jose, CA
- San Luis Obispo, CA
- Sanford, FL
- Sanger, CA
- Santa Ana, CA
- Santa Rosa, CA
- Schaumburg, IL
- Seattle, WA
- Selma, CA
- Shreveport, LA
- Sioux Falls, SD
- Snyder, TX
- South Bend, IN
- South Richmond Hill, NY
- Southaven, MS
- Spokane, WA
- Spokane Valley, WA
- Springfield, IL
- St. Louis, MO
- St. Paul, MN
- Stafford, TX
- Stockton, CA
- Suffolk, VA
- Summit, MS
- Sunnyside, WA
- Syracuse, NY
- Tacoma, WA
- Tallahassee, FL
- Tampa, FL
- Terre Haute, IN
- Texarkana, TX
- Tooele, UT
- Trenton, NJ
- Troy, MO
- Tucson, AZ
- Tulsa, OK
- Tupelo, MS
- Tyler, TX
- Uvalde, TX
- Vallejo, CA
- Valparaiso, IN
- Ventura, CA
- Vernal, UT
- Vernon, TX
- Victoria, TX
- Vincennes, IN
- Visalia, CA
- Waco, TX
- Washington, DC
- Waterloo, IA
- Watsonville, CA
- West Allis, WI
- West Chicago, IL
- West Sacramento, CA
- West Valley City, UT
- Wichita, KS
- Wichita Falls, TX
- Williston, ND
- Woodland, CA
- Worcester, MA
- Yuba City, CA