CDL SCHOOLS IN GEORGIA — Federal Data, September 2026
CDL Schools in Georgia, Ranked On What Graduates Owe And Earn
13 accredited institutions in Georgia report enough federal data on this program to be compared. They are ranked here on a single measure: how many months of gross pay it takes a graduate to cover the median debt.
See The RankingU.S. Department of Education data. No school paid to be listed.
Across the 13 ranked programs in Georgia, the median graduate needs 3.0 months of gross pay to cover a median federal debt of $9,500, against median earnings of $36,946 one year after completion.
That is slower than the national median of 2.0 months for this field, measured across the 87 institutions in our national CDL schools ranking. The best performer in the state is Miller-Motte College-Augusta in Augusta, at 2.0 months.
Every figure on this page is recalculated on Georgia institutions only. Nothing is carried over from the national page.
At A Glance
What the federal data says about CDL schools in Georgia
The Ranking
13 CDL schools in Georgia, ranked by months of gross pay to cover the debt
Lower is better.
| # | School | Type | Award | Months | Debt | Earnings | Completion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miller-Motte College-AugustaAugusta, GA | for-profit | Certificate | 2.0 | $7,875 | $46,909 | 59% |
| 2 | Southern Regional Technical CollegeThomasville, GA | Public | Certificate | 2.0 | $5,677 | $34,746 | 31% |
| 3 | Wiregrass Georgia Technical CollegeValdosta, GA | Public | Certificate | 2.2 | $8,272 | $45,696 | 50% |
| 4 | West Georgia Technical CollegeWaco, GA | Public | Certificate | 2.6 | $9,500 | $43,072 | 35% |
| 5 | South Georgia Technical CollegeAmericus, GA | Public | Certificate | 2.7 | $9,500 | $42,551 | 61% |
| 6 | Athens Technical CollegeAthens, GA | Public | Certificate | 2.8 | $9,500 | $40,571 | 51% |
| 7 | Albany Technical CollegeAlbany, GA | Public | Certificate | 3.0 | $9,156 | $36,946 | 42% |
| 8 | Southeastern Technical CollegeVidalia, GA | Public | Certificate | 3.3 | $9,280 | $33,256 | 38% |
| 9 | Chattahoochee Technical CollegeMarietta, GA | Public | Certificate | 3.8 | $12,924 | $40,590 | 38% |
| 10 | Oconee Fall Line Technical CollegeSandersville, GA | Public | Certificate | 3.8 | $10,407 | $33,226 | 65% |
| 11 | Savannah Technical CollegeSavannah, GA | Public | Certificate | 4.8 | $14,250 | $35,969 | 42% |
| 12 | Ogeechee Technical CollegeStatesboro, GA | Public | Certificate | 5.1 | $15,116 | $35,427 | 43% |
| 13 | Atlanta Technical CollegeAtlanta, GA | Public | Certificate | 5.8 | $17,344 | $35,709 | 49% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Cohorts by Field of Study and by Institution (published 9 June 2026). Debt is the median federal Stafford and Grad PLUS loan debt of completers in this program; earnings are median earnings one year after completion. Where a school offers the program at both certificate and associate level, the shorter payback is shown. Completion is the institution’s published rate, not the program’s.
The Top Five, In Detail
The five fastest payback programs in Georgia, one by one
Miller-Motte College-Augusta
Augusta, GA
Miller-Motte College-Augusta is a private for-profit institution in Augusta. Its truck driving graduates leave with a median federal debt of $7,875 and report median earnings of $46,909 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 2.0 months of gross pay: the fastest payback in the state, and 1.0 months faster than the Georgia state median of 3.0. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 59% completion rate.
Southern Regional Technical College
Thomasville, GA
Southern Regional Technical College is a public institution in Thomasville. Its truck driving graduates leave with a median federal debt of $5,677 and report median earnings of $34,746 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 2.0 months of gross pay: the second fastest in the state, and 1.0 months faster than the Georgia state median of 3.0. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 31% completion rate.
Wiregrass Georgia Technical College
Valdosta, GA
Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is a public institution in Valdosta. Its truck driving graduates leave with a median federal debt of $8,272 and report median earnings of $45,696 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 2.2 months of gross pay: the third fastest in the state, and 0.8 months faster than the Georgia state median of 3.0. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 50% completion rate.
West Georgia Technical College
Waco, GA
West Georgia Technical College is a public institution in Waco. Its truck driving graduates leave with a median federal debt of $9,500 and report median earnings of $43,072 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 2.6 months of gross pay: fourth in the state, and 0.4 months faster than the Georgia state median of 3.0. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 35% completion rate.
South Georgia Technical College
Americus, GA
South Georgia Technical College is a public institution in Americus. Its truck driving graduates leave with a median federal debt of $9,500 and report median earnings of $42,551 a year after completing, so the debt is covered by 2.7 months of gross pay: fifth in the state, and 0.3 months faster than the Georgia state median of 3.0. The award measured here is a certificate. The institution reports a 61% completion rate.
Read It Carefully
What this ranking does not measure
Absence from this page is not a verdict. The Department of Education suppresses figures for programs with small cohorts, so a small, excellent school will often have no publishable data at all. Schools that enroll no students on federal aid are outside this dataset entirely.
The measure is a ratio, not a repayment plan, and it counts federal loan debt only. Cash payments, private loans and employer sponsorship are invisible here. Local wages shape earnings as much as the school does, which is exactly why comparing inside one state, as this page does, is more informative than comparing across the country.
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