A TOUGH Decision

Hi Everyone,
After reading and reading and reading and searching, I'm going to ask....

I'm ready to start school and have a few questions:

1) Why are Community College CDL -A Classes 6 weeks and Company Paid Programs/Schools only 4 weeks? Example, Covenant, Stevens, Swift, USA Truck and a few local companies have Company Sponsored Schooling here where I live that last about a month and they actually send you to the same Community College where it takes 6 weeks if you enroll by yourself and fund the school yourself? Does anyone know the answer?

2) If I choose to enroll and pay for my own school so I'm not "tied" via a contract to a company for 1-2 years, will I have a good chance of getting recruited by a company after graduation? The School "claims a 98% job placement rate"?

3) Should I choose to go to and pay for my own schooling, should I make sure that it's PTDI Certified?

Thanks for any help!!!

Sly

 

Thanks!!! Driving Record is spotless and so is criminal record and I don't do or ever have done drugs. My Employment record is good and verifiable, the only thing that does concern me is showing prove of income via a W-2 or 1099. My now EX Wife took all of our tax records, etc and now I can't seem to locate her to get my info....not sure if all companies require past tax records?

The 2 schools close to me are Lonestar College and Houston Community College. I noticed on the PTDI website, only the Houston Community College appears to be a certified school by them, but not sure how much that matters, since a number of big companies work with Lonestar College, where I'd like to attend (close to home).

Thanks for the post!!

 

Thanks!! That's the plan....$$$ is set aside!!

 

I figured as much....but there seems to be a difference between "certified" and "accredited"