Training for a commercial driver's licence: tractor-trailer (Class A) and heavy straight truck (Class B), taught in Florida as short clock-hour certificates at technical and state colleges. ⚠⚠ Since 7 February 2022 federal law requires first-time Class A and B applicants to train with a provider on the FMCSA Training Provider Registry.
The degrees this program covers
⚠⚠ All short certificates: 1,038 credentials in 2023 at 19 Florida public institutions, 929 of them 12-week-to-one-year certificates. Sheridan Technical 198, Indian River State 149, FSCJ 107, Marion Technical 81, Orange Technical 80, Miami Lakes Technical 73, Pensacola State 63. ⚠⚠ The Class A course is TRA0080 Tractor Trailer Truck Driver, 320 clock hours at 12 institutions; Class B is TRA0084, 150 hours. FSCJ splits the 320 hours into four 80-hour courses. ⚠⚠⚠ Ask whether the programme is listed on the FMCSA Training Provider Registry, for which class, because training from an unlisted provider does not satisfy 49 CFR 380.609. ⚠ Get the DOT medical certificate before paying for training, and note that Florida restricts CDL holders under 21 to intrastate driving.
Careers this program leads to
Each one sets out the courses along the way, the licence or certification at the end,
and the sources behind it.
Neighbouring fields that share much of the same coursework, and often the same employers.
⚠ Read these before you commit to a major — which doors a neighbouring degree
keeps open is the part no catalog tells you, and it is far cheaper to change now than later.
19 institutions awarded a credential in this field in 2023,
at these levels: Certificate (<12 weeks), Certificate (12 weeks-1 year).
A school appears here if it awards anything in the field, however limited
its offering — a technical college teaching only practical nursing has a nursing
program. Listed alphabetically, not ranked.
Source: federal IPEDS completions data for 2023, first majors only —
the most recent year published. ⚠ It records what was awarded, which is
strong evidence of what is offered, but a program launched since 2023
will not appear here. Check the institution’s own catalog before applying.
Updated 23 September 2026.
⚠ Program pages describe a field of study, not one school’s degree — always
read the catalog of the institution you are applying to.