Costs
CDL training cost in South Carolina
License fees and school charges are different bills. The fee lines below are copied from the South Carolina licensing source opened . They are not a tuition estimate, and they are not added together into one “total cost.”
License fees on the official page
- CLP fee
- The first-CDL page says the applicant pays a $15 application fee, $2 for each knowledge test, and $2.50 for the permit. The permit expires in one year. Renewing it requires the applicable knowledge tests again. The fees page lists the same beginner’s permit, CDL application, and knowledge-test amounts.
- CDL fee
- The renew-or-upgrade page says a CDL renewal or upgrade is a $25 license fee plus a $15 application fee. A 5-year hazmat license is $15 plus the $15 application fee and $2 for the knowledge test. The fees page lists an 8-year license at $25, a CDL application at $15, a knowledge test at $2, and a 5-year hazmat license at $15. A debit or credit card adds a $1 plus 1.7 percent service fee that the fees page says is not an SCDMV fee.
The full licensing notes, including age, entry-level training, and the medical card, are on how to get a CDL in South Carolina.
Named program charges
No school in South Carolina has a program charge reprinted here. A directory listing is not a price. Ask the school for a written quote for the class, location, and schedule you want.
Sources
- South Carolina DMV: getting your first CDL
- South Carolina DMV: fees
- South Carolina DMV: renew or upgrade a CDL
Questions drivers ask
How much does CDL training cost in South Carolina?
This page does not publish a statewide tuition. The license amounts are the lines on the official fee source checked October 29, 2026. A school price appears only when a named program page was already checked, and that price is not a quote for another school.
Are the South Carolina license fees the whole bill?
No. A permit, a license card, a skills test, a medical exam, and a school charge are different payments. If one of those lines was missing from the licensing page, it is not filled in from another state.
Does a directory listing include the price?
No. A listing in the South Carolina school directory is not a tuition quote and not a funded seat.
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