Start your career in truck driving by earning your commercial driver's license (CDL): either the CDL-A required for driving heavy trucks and tractor-trailers, or the CDL-B required for driving straight trucks, dump trucks, passenger buses and motor coaches. Classes are now being offered at AACC in Arnold!
Get Started
In order to register for any of these classes, or if you'd like more information, you must contact the CDL program manager at 410-777-1163 or cdl@aacc.edu.
Commercial Driver’s License A
AACC has partnered with Elocin Global Logistics to offer CDL Class A training. The training consists of two classroom lecture courses and one driving range and highway course.
Courses
- DRV-550 Introduction to Truck Driving Industry
- DRV-551 Entry Level Driver Training Theory
- DRV-553 CDL A Behind the Wheel Training – Coming soon
Total hours: 220
Cost
- $5,500 for Anne Arundel County residents, including tuition, fees and MVA Class A road test
Commercial Driver’s License B
AACC has partnered with Elocin Global Logistics to offer CDL Class B training. The training consists of two classroom lecture courses and one driving range and highway course.
Course
- DRV-550 Introduction to Truck Driving Industry
- DRV-551 Entry Level Driver Training Theory
- DRV-552 CDL B with Passenger Endorsement Behind the Wheel Training
Total hours: 220
Cost
- $4,500 for Anne Arundel County residents, including tuition, fees and MVA Class B road test
Requirements
- Must be at least 18 years old
- Possess a valid Maryland driver's license
- Able to read road signs and maps in English
- Be able to obtain a CDL driver's permit from Maryland's Motor Vehicle Administration
- Be able to successfully pass the Maryland Department of Transportation physical examination and drug screen
Job Outlook
- Heavy and tractor trailer truck driving jobs are projected to grow 7.5% in Maryland from 2022 to 2027, a rise from 28,940 jobs to 31,110. The current median wage is $48k, with 25 and 75 percentile earnings of $40,000 and $60,000 respectively
- Transport and school bus jobs are projected to grow 5.2% in Maryland from 2022-2027, a rise from 11,741 jobs to 12,354. The current median wage is $42k, with 25 and 75 percentile earnings of $37,000 and $51,000 respectively.
Credentials
Upon successful completion of the courses, students earn an AACC Continuing Education Certificate and are prepared to take either the CDL Class A or CDL Class B State road test. Once you successfully complete all the course requirements of the certificate program with a passing grade or higher, submit a Student Application for a Continuing Education Certificate.
