#1 Advanced Career Institute
Based in Merced, CA
Call (209) 580-4960 · WebsiteCDL Training Schools in Merced, CA
The top-ranked CDL training schools serving Merced, CA are Advanced Career Institute, Merced Community College and State Certified Instructor (Atwater Elementary School District). We list 53 CDL training schools serving Merced, CA. 30 of the providers shown match an active record from FMCSA, checked on the date shown. Rankings follow our published methodology; sponsored placements never change rank.
CDL Training Schools serving Merced, CA (Merced County). 53 providers, 10 of the top 10 verified against federal or state records. Registry records checked on 2026-11-04.
Top 10 ranked CDL training schools for Merced
#2 Merced Community College
Based in Merced, CACall (209) 381-6540#3 State Certified Instructor (Atwater Elementary School District)
Serves this area from Atwater, CA (8 mi)Call (209) 357-6115 · Website#4 Central Valley Opportunity Center, Inc.
Serves this area from Winton, CA (9 mi)Call (209) 357-0062 · Website#5 Chowchilla Elementary School District
Serves this area from Chowchilla, CA (18 mi)Call (559) 665-8014#6 Chowchilla Union High School District
Serves this area from Chowchilla, CA (18 mi)Call (559) 665-1331 · Website#7 Empire Truck Driving School
Serves this area from CACall (209) 991-9669#8 Turlock Unified School District
Serves this area from CA#9 Central Valley Opportunity Center, Inc. (Madera Central Valley Opportunity Center, Inc.)
Serves this area from Madera Acres, CA (29 mi)Call (559) 662-0100#10 Mid Valley Truck School
Serves this area from CACall (209) 829-5622 · Website
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- Rock Star Luxury Limos LLC., CA
- Ceres Unified School District, Ceres, CA (33 mi)
- Green Valley Truck School, Ceres, CA (33 mi)
- Chowchilla Union High School District (Madera Unified School District), Madera, CA (34 mi)
- Legacy Limousine Service Inc., Ceres, CA (34 mi)
- Madera Unified School District, Madera, CA (34 mi)
- Centro truck driving school (Commercial truck driving school), Ceres, CA (34 mi)
- Madera County Superintendent of Schools, Madera, CA (34 mi)
- Western Pacific Truck School, CA
- The Truck Master School, Modesto, CA (35 mi)
- Centro truck driving school, Modesto, CA (35 mi)
- Avon Truck Driving School Inc, Bystrom, CA (36 mi)
- CTDS Truck Driving School, Bystrom, CA (36 mi)
- Mission Truck Drving School LLC (mission Truck Driving School, LLC), Bystrom, CA (36 mi)
- Madera Community College, CA
- Oakdale Joint Unified, East Oakdale, CA (37 mi)
- Patterson Joint Unified School District - Patterson High School, Patterson, CA (38 mi)
- J&R Trucking School, CA
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Frequently asked questions
How many CDL training schools serve Merced?
We list 53 CDL training schools serving Merced, CA: 2 based there and 51 serving it from nearby. 10 of the top 10 match an active federal or state record, checked on 2026-11-04.
Which CDL training schools serve Merced?
The top-ranked CDL training schools serving Merced, CA are Advanced Career Institute, Merced Community College, State Certified Instructor (Atwater Elementary School District), Central Valley Opportunity Center, Inc. and Chowchilla Elementary School District. The full ranked list, with the official records each provider matched, is on this page.
Which CDL training schools serving Merced are verified against official records?
10 of the top 10 match an active official record: Advanced Career Institute (FMCSA), Merced Community College (FMCSA), State Certified Instructor (Atwater Elementary School District) (FMCSA), Central Valley Opportunity Center, Inc. (FMCSA) and Chowchilla Elementary School District (FMCSA), and 5 more on this page. Each badge links to the official record it matched.
How are these companies ranked?
By our published methodology: verified registrations, documented capabilities, years registered and responsiveness. Sponsored placements are shown separately and never affect rank.
What does "Verified" mean on this page?
"Verified" means we matched the provider to an active official record on the date shown; each badge links to that record. The absence of a badge only means we have not verified that item.
What is ELDT?
Since February 2022, first-time Class A or B applicants and some endorsements require entry-level driver training from a provider listed on the FMCSA Training Provider Registry before the skills test.
"Verified" means we matched the provider to an active official record on the date shown. The absence of a badge only means we have not verified that item. How we rank and verify. Page updated .