trucking school worth it?

Unfortunately you will be the only one that will be able to answer that...in time.

 

If you want to obtain a CDL and become a truck driver, it is worth it. If not, don't waste your time and money.

Do you want to drive a truck ?

 

Check with some community colleges in your state and even other states. The community college that I went to charged $1,200 for an 11 week course plus you needed to pay for your physical and drug screen. Non resident is most likely twice as much but that is still much better than the private schools.

 

It will be harder to get a job unless you can show you graduated from a school. Some insurance companies require it.
Now if you need a CDL for hauling your own product ( like a dump truck and you are in the sand business ) , a school certificate might not be needed. That is , if you can drive a truck. Looking for a driving job, with no experience,you need a diploma from an accredited school. Community colleges are a good deal for most.There are some companies who will train you, at their expense. You repay them by working for them, and they deduct the tuition over time. Not a very good thing to do, if you have options.
Good luck.

 

It's worth it. To me anyway. I'm a 3rd generation driver and I learned a lot by going through a program. I went to N.C. Truck Driver Training School. About a grand for 12 weeks & 384 hours of training.

 

My license cost me only 365$. i did it on my own and youtube.

 

I noticed you're in NYS; I am, too. What school are you looking at, or where is your location in NY - other than upstate? Feel free to PM, if you'd like. There are decent programs that are around $4k-$5k, that I have found, around me anyway. Unfortunately I have not found any community colleges that offer CDL training in NY, but that would be nice. For that, I've only looked around my area.

Best of luck to you!

 

I would say it is worth it and starter companies will pay a good chunk of your school cost for you.