Does anyone here have experience with the following NC schools:

1) Carolina Trucking Academy, Raleigh, NC
2) NC Truck Driver Training School (Johnston Community College)
3) SAGE, Rocky Mount, NC (Nash Community College)

Good? Bad? Recommendations? Experience?

Thanks in advance for any information.

I completed Sage at Rocky Mount and am very happy with the 44 hours of one-on-one driving/range time.

Thanks for the reply. Sage has a good reputation. I ended up going with JCC since they were significantly closer to me and a whole lot less expensive. The one-on-one training Sage offers is a plus, but I figured I'll get several weeks of one-on-one when out with a trainer once I hire on with a company, and the companies I checked with do hire JCC students.

Sage students pre-hired have lots of drive/range time when they come out of school and that may separate you from alot of other competing school grads. I just came out of a company orientation with a mix of experience of 17 people. There were 6 student drivers and I was surprised at how nervous and unskilled two of them were, observing as they performed their road tests. When you get with your trainer you may be surprised at their level of inexperience or unprofessional behaviour (watch out for tips on how to run illegally or if they hesitate to let you drive). You can get through training and a company can dismiss you if you don't have the skills they expect. Don't think it can't happen to you as it happens all the time. Anyhoo, good luck to you!

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My alma mater is North Carolina Truck Driver Training School. It was on the campus of N.C. State in Raleigh. I ranked third in class #178 during March, 1964. I cannot praise my alma mater too highly. The training was thorough and the instructors were very dedicated and patient. North Carolina Truck Driver Training School is the only one of its kind in continuous operation since it began in 1949, although it operates at junior colleges now. They graduated their 500th class and held an alumni reunion at Johnston Community College in 2005. They have trained over 20,000 drivers.

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cross country truck driving school in thomasville nc is probably the best school in nc hands down. no short cuts and low instructor to student ratio and top of the line equipment.

As long as its with the community college system in NC. The NCTDT program is the oldest training drivers in the nation. Almost all companies accept their training and their candidates without question. Keeping the job after you get to it is a seperate matter. The school is partially funded by trucking companies to insure that they get the better graduates. Not by the students in hopes that they get a job to pay of the debt. The instructors will remind you that it is their job to make sure you are qualified to drive. Their "state employee" salaries are guaranteed, not tied to how many people they graduate. Speaking of the cost, it is very low compared to many commercial schools. For about 20% of most schools tuition you can pay tuition, get books, a physical, and the cost of the CDL itself. These items cost additional and above at many schools. The extra benefits includes the leverage of paying for school prior to the job. You own the certification & the CDL. Not the company or the finance company. The program has training location all over the state year 'round. Five [5] days a week or nights and weekends. You can't go wrong if you chose or choose NCTDT.

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