Vocational Truck Driving school that prepares students to take the written and practical commercial driver's license tests. Forklift certification is also offered.
Date founded
1991
Degrees offered
Certificate, Pre-licensing Training
School accreditation
Licensed by the Washington State Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act eligible training provider
Yes
School setting
Setting
Suburban (within commuting distance of a large city)
The two-week (48-hour Class B/School Bus license) to four-week classes (160-hour Class A license) are comprised of classroom instruction, video instruction, and driving practice using a commercial vehicle. Most of the driving practice is one instructor for every two students. The school also offers a course to provide extra driving practice for existing commercial drivers. In the four-week course, each student will have the opportunity to drive a tractor and two trailers, a tractor and a refrigerated trailer, a loaded trailer, and a 45-foot drop deck trailer. All courses are offered in English or Spanish. New classes start every week throughout the year and are offered days and evenings. Graduates receive a Certificate of Completion and an eight-hour air brake card. A forklift certification class is also offered.
Student Body
Enrollment
Total number of students
104
Average class size is four to six students.
Costs
Program costs
Tuition is $4,390 for the four-week Class A license course. Tuition is $3,770 for the Class B with Passenger/School Bus license course. Not included in tuition are DOT drug test and physical and Department of Licensing fees. Tuition for the Forklift Classes are $400 for a 14-hour course. The certificate is valid for three years.
Applicants must be 18 years of age or older. They also must have a valid Washington or Oregon State driver's license, proof of permanent residency in the United States , and pass ATB test.
Exams
Required exams
Federal DOT physical and DOT drug test
Other admissions information
Applicants without a high school diploma or a GED from an English speaking school will be required to complete the ATB (Ability to Benefit) test.
160 hours for a Class A License, 110 hours for a Class B Passenger/School License, 14 hours for a Forklift Certification. 16 hours for Haz-Mat Training.
