Costs
CDL training cost in Tennessee
License fees and school charges are different bills. The fee lines below are copied from the Tennessee 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 fee page lists a one-year Class A learner permit at $14, made up of an $8 license cost and a $6 application fee. A Class B or Class C learner permit is $13, made up of a $7 license cost and a $6 application fee. A county clerk adds a $4 administrative fee.
- CDL fee
- An 8-year Class A license is $70, made up of a $64 license cost and a $6 application fee. Class B or Class C is $62, made up of a $56 license cost and a $6 application fee. A tanker, passenger, hazardous-materials, or doubles-and-triples endorsement added to the base license is $8.50, made up of $2.50 plus a $6 application fee. A school-bus endorsement is $26, made up of $20 plus a $6 application fee. A county clerk adds $4. The commercial driver license page says: “Beginning 1/1/2026 CDL credentials issued to someone with a Valid, unexpired Permanent Resident Card, issued by USCIS or INS will be issued a Temporary CDL.” It also says: “Tennessee does not issue non-domicile Commercial Driver License.”
The full licensing notes, including age, entry-level training, and the medical card, are on how to get a CDL in Tennessee.
Named program charges
No school in Tennessee 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
- Tennessee Department of Safety: driver license fees
- Tennessee Department of Safety: commercial driver license
Questions drivers ask
How much does CDL training cost in Tennessee?
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 Tennessee 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 Tennessee school directory is not a tuition quote and not a funded seat.
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