Iowa
Central Community College:
Transportation Technology Center
National
and area trucking companies are
constantly looking for qualified
drivers. After
taking a good, hard look at local
and area needs, Iowa Central Community
College launched a Semi-Truck
Driving Program. Our school has
a location in Birmingham, AL and
Fort Dodge, IA (housing available
in IA only).
Iowa
Central's program combines a longer
training period, fewer students
per truck, more in-truck training,
broader based instruction, and
an orientation session that spells
out the advantages and disadvantages
of being a truck driver.
Full CDL program: 390
hours of training.
- Tuition $5200, fees $500, housing $350
- Financial aid available
Accelerated program: 195 hours of training
- Tuition $3300, fees $400, housing $350
- No financial aid available
Financial aid
- Stafford loan (up to $4750)
- Pell Grant (up to $1792)
Montgomery GI bill for qualifying veterans
Newer equipment
PTDI certified
Graduate with a CDL license, and endorsements.
Job placement for students 18 years and older.
Iowa
Central Community
College has
delivered semi-truck
driving students
to the
industry since
1971. We
have an
excellent 92%
placement (last
PTDI reporting
year), into
the job.
Semi-Truck Driving
is a
great paying
career with
excellent opportunities.
Our hands
on training
prepares you
for the
career you
have chosen.
There are
many truck
driving schools
across our
nation, and
rest assured
that we
have a
good school
involving hands
on training,
loaded trailers,
over the
road trips
and miles
of experience.
The
Iowa Central
Community College,
Transportation Technology
Center is
a member
of the
Iowa Motor
Truck Association
(IMTA) which
keeps us
abreast of
the transportation
industry’s
ever changing
needs.
We
are
also a
member of
National Association
of Publicly
Funded Truck
Driving Schools
(NAPFTDS), which
is Dedicated
to Quality
Training, For
Today’s
Transportation Industry.
In
addition
to being
members of
the IMTA
and the
NAPFTDS the
TTC is
a member
of the
Professional Truck
Driver Institute
(PTDI), which
is North
America's foremost
advocate of
truck-driver training
standards, driver
professionalism, and
safety.
