Continental Truck Driver Training & Education - Dallas

I was also looking at them. I'm hoping that my VA may pay for it. Just started looking today. LOL If you find any info please post. I'm in the Austin area and finding nothing closer.

 

Same here. I just filed my app online. Guess I'll talk to them soon.



I'm not a veteran, but am a displaced worker. I am eligible for WIA benefits which SHOULD pay for my schooling. Unfortunately, from all I hear, the WIA program ran out of money until October (new fiscal year.) That's what the lady at the Workforce Center tells me. However; the lady over the WIA program is out of the office until Monday, Aug 1st. Hope to hear from her then with better news.

I already have my CDL permit. Turns out that means nearly nothing except one less thing in school to have to work for. Here's to hoping Continental is as good a school as they make themselves out to be. I can't find any reviews either. So if I attend, I will be posting a review on Google, at least, to help other potential students. (and here as well)

 

Hey Spas, there are plenty of schools down that way. Swift has one in San Antone (if you're interested in company sponsored training.) Google "austin texas cdl school" and see what you come up with. That's how I found Continental, "dallas...."

 

I enrolled with Continental today. The building was much smaller than I expected. I took the housing. The cleaning guy wasn't available and he had the key, so they showed me the location but couldn't show me the inside.

I'll run a thread on here sharing my experience. I'll be starting Aug 16th.

 

Good luck & best wishes. The VA benefits didn't apply to me since I'm not a Vet. The entire outfit does seem a bit rinky-dink. All the girls I've dealt with have been very friendly and helpful.

I considered ADTS as well. In my heart, I kinda would prefer a school with some affiliation such as PDTI. Continental blew all that off. (The way they explained it made sense only because I'd seen my previous employer do the same thing, getting affiliated just so he could have an impressive, though really meaningless, logo added to his letterhead.) But the price-point on this was too good. Even more so since I was borrowing. Also, I wanted to be as close to home as I could; so that was another factor.

And a friend of mine said generally companies are less interested in where you train (unless it's a total crap, sham job school I would guess) than whether or not you can drive. And they'll find that out before they hire you.

I'm from Paris, about 2 hrs NE of Dallas. Perhaps we'll see each other on the road soon. *tips hat*

 

Continental Truck Driver Training School has been training students since 2000 and its job placement rating has been excellent! This school has great driving instructors who really care about their students. I am very happy with the services i received from Continental. Thanks for sharing.

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Lisa, when did you graduate? Who were your instructors at the time?

 

Blank Look.....did you check into the program at Paris Jr. College when you were looking into driving schools?

Also, aren't the WIA funds available to underemployed (meaning minimum wage or not much better) as well as unemployed?

Speaking of San Antonio, I know there is a Roadmaster school there and I believe a Sage school. If my information is current, Sage is supposed to be Pell eligible. I would have to recheck the name but believe Sage also is the trainer for a Jr. college there.