Veteran Trade Schools

VA-approved truck driving programs in Pennsylvania

Quick answer

Truck driving training in Pennsylvania is spread across 39 cities, with Harrisburg the largest at 3 locations.

VA's GI Bill® Comparison Tool lists 46 truck driving training locations in Pennsylvania with 63 approved programs: 31 with school programs and 15 with apprenticeship or on-the-job training. 3 have a VA caution flag.

Before you enroll, open the VA profile to confirm the exact program, and ask the School Certifying Official to confirm your start date. [VA: Choosing a GI Bill approved school]

Also check FMCSA's registry. First-time Class A and B CDL students must train with a provider listed on FMCSA's Training Provider Registry. [FMCSA: Entry-Level Driver Training]
Pennsylvania CDL schools →

46 locations, by city

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All-State Career School-Essington

Essington, PA
VA profile for All-State Career School-Essington (opens VA Comparison Tool)
VA-approved School program For-profit VA caution flag
  • Certificate: Class B CDL Driving
  • Certificate: Dipl-Acommercial Truck Driver Trng
  • Certificate: Diploma-Class A CDL Preparatory

VA caution flag: School placed on Heightened Cash Monitoring. The Department of Education has placed this school on Heightened Cash Monitoring because of financial or federal compliance issues. Learn more about Heightened Cash Monitoring

GI Bill students (all programs): 22Accredited

Lancaster County Career and Technology Center

Mount Joy, PA
VA profile for Lancaster County Career and Technology Center (opens VA Comparison Tool)
VA-approved School program Public VA caution flag
  • CDL Class A Eldt
  • CDL Class B Eldt-Certificate

VA caution flag: School has an accreditation issue. This school's accreditation has been taken away and is under appeal, or the school has been placed on probation, because it didn't meet acceptable levels of quality. Learn more about this school's accreditation

GI Bill students (all programs): 12Accredited (national)

Source: VA GI Bill Comparison Tool program data, retrieved October 23, 2026. School details come from VA's data file dated October 8, 2026. The list is sorted by city, then name. It isn't a ranking.

Common questions

How many GI Bill-approved truck driving programs are in Pennsylvania?

VA's GI Bill Comparison Tool lists 63 approved programs at 46 locations in Pennsylvania as of October 23, 2026. That's about 5% of the 888 truck driving locations in VA's data nationally. By type: 20 for-profit schools, 15 employers and apprenticeship sponsors, 10 public colleges and technical schools, 1 private nonprofit school.

[VA: GI Bill Comparison Tool]

Which cities in Pennsylvania have truck driving programs?

By number of locations: Harrisburg (3), Philadelphia (3), Bethlehem (2), Carlisle (2), York (2), Aliquippa (1) and 33 more cities.

[VA: GI Bill Comparison Tool]

Are there paid truck driving apprenticeships in Pennsylvania that take the GI Bill?

Yes. 15 locations offer VA-approved on-the-job training in Pennsylvania (15 programs); 12 of them are registered apprenticeships. With the Post-9/11 GI Bill, you're paid wages plus a monthly housing payment that steps down every six months.

[VA: GI Bill Comparison Tool] [VA: On-the-job training and apprenticeships]

Do any truck driving schools in Pennsylvania have VA caution flags?

Yes. 3 locations have a VA caution flag. Each flag is shown on its listing in VA's wording. Read it before you enroll.

[VA: GI Bill Comparison Tool]

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Sources

  1. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, “GI Bill Comparison Tool”. Retrieved October 23, 2026.
  2. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, “GI Bill Comparison Tool data (ComparisonToolData.xlsx)”. Retrieved October 23, 2026.
  3. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, “Choosing a GI Bill approved school”. Retrieved October 23, 2026.
  4. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, “Entry-Level Driver Training (ELDT)” (page last updated February 4, 2026). Retrieved October 23, 2026.

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