Kansas City area Truck Driver Training Schools ?

The best school around the Kansas City area and the whole state of Missouri is Metropolitan Community College in Independence Mo. One on One training. Used to be a PTDI certified school.

 

I have been out for quite awhile also. I have found some places that say they can hire me. But I havnt gotten to serious yet. How long did you drive before you stoped driving. I feel like I could jump in and go.

 

I have been out for quite awhile also. I have found some places that say they can hire me. But I havnt gotten to serious yet. How long did you drive before you stoped driving. YOu might try to get hired somewhere before you go back to school, unless you dropped your CDL

 

Its funny. It looks like they're using the same trucks. They have the same exact paint scheme. They're also using the same format of 1 on 1 training. The program looks to be 4250.

 

Curious as to what your opinion is based on? Have you ever attended Johnson County, Fort Scott....this other school Apex CDL Institute? Seems like you are making a very broad and uninformed statement if you havent attended any of the other schools in this guys area.



Your best option is to actually go out to the different schools and sit down and meet with someone. Take a tour of the facility. Find out what the training entails, how much behind the wheel time do you get. Ask about financial costs and options for financial aid or financing, look at their equipment, meet with some instructors.

Most importantly, ask about their job placement programs. See who they work with, what companies hire from them. Keep in mind, the job you get is what is what matters to you the most.

After you visit the schools, weigh your different options, then I would call the trucking companies that interest you and ask THEM who they suggest you go to for your training. Some guy off an internet message board is not qualified to advise you on career decisions like education and where you receive it. The company that plans on hiring you and paying your paycheck is more qualified to point you in the right direction.


I just went online and checked out the Johnson County and MCC program, they are both 6 week 160 hour programs and they are $4000-$4300. There are no financing options available. I looked at Apex and they are 165 hour, 3 week program. They say they have financing but I dont see the costs.

In the end, what matters is who gets you in class with the best financial options, gives you quality training, gets you your CDL and gets you the right job.

Community college programs are no promise of that.

 

A 3 week course doesnt necessarily mean accelerated, it usually just means longer days. Looking online at Apex's class hours they run 6am to 6pm but they are still 165 hours. Same amount of training, less weeks to get it done in. You end up back to work quicker.