Peninsula College's intensive four-week, 160-hour course will help you prepare for the written part of your Commercial Driver’s License, as well as your driving test.
Through classes and on-the-road practice, you’ll learn to safely drive Class A combination vehicles, with additional study in airbrakes and driving double- and triple-trailer vehicles and tankers. This program meets state and federal training requirements for becoming a commercial truck driver.
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Upcoming CDL Courses: No Classes Currently Scheduled
- Port Angeles Sessions: Please complete the CDL Interest Form.
Upcoming Dates Will be Sent to Interested Students - Forks Sessions: Please complete the CDL Interest Form.
Upcoming Dates Will be Sent to Interested Students
Classroom & Field Training Schedule: Monday–Thursday, 6:00 am–4:30 pm
Course Requirements
Prior to the start of the course, students must:
- Be 18 years of age or older
- Have a valid Washington state driver’s license
- Pass the Department of Transportation (DOT) physical for CDL
- Pass the DOT drug screen at approved location (within 30 days of class date)
- Provide a copy of five-year driving abstract record from the Dept. of Licensing
After week 1 of class, students must provide DOL with the following to take their written test to obtain CDL permit:
- Birth certificate or valid US passport
- Proof of US residency (work authorization)
Tuition includes:
- Drivers permit
- Drivers written test
- License fee
- CDL road skills test
Peninsula College’s CDL program is not eligible for the Pell Grant because it does not meet the minimum number of weeks in duration for Title IV funding. Additionally, the CDL program is an exception to Peninsula College's refund policy. There are no refunds after class has started.
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