Costs & funding
Free CDL training in Colorado
Can I get free CDL training in Colorado?
Aims Community College in Fort Lupton publishes Class A and Class B courses and a CMVOST grant that can cover tuition and required fees for eligible service members and their spouses or children. Admission comes first, and the grant is not open to every Colorado resident. No other no-tuition CDL program in Colorado was verified for this page.
What a public source actually says
These notes repeat the provider’s own page. They are not a rating, an open seat, or a promise that you qualify.
Aims Community College CMVOST Grant
Fort Lupton, Colorado
Aims says the CMVOST Grant can cover 100 percent of tuition and required program fees for eligible current or former members of the U.S. Armed Forces and their spouses or children. The person must already be admitted to the CDL program. It is not a grant for every Colorado resident. The grant application can only be made after admission. A separate $120 orientation fee covers the background check and drug test and is due at orientation, before registration, so plan to pay that fee up front. The page also lists a hazmat endorsement theory course at $125. That amount is not the Class A or Class B course cost.
Source, checked : Aims Community College: CDL program · Directory profile
How to find free or sponsored training in Colorado
- Ask an American Job Center before you pay. CareerOneStop’s finder lists local centers. Search Colorado, then ask whether you qualify, whether the exact CDL course is on the eligible-training list, and whether approval must happen before enrollment. WIOA rules are summarized in the grants guide.
- Separate company-sponsored training from a grant. Read carrier-paid CDL training before you treat a recruiter’s “paid CDL training” offer as free. This page does not name a carrier in Colorado.
- Use your state manual for the license, not for the funding. FMCSA’s state CDL resources point to licensing agencies. The Training Provider Registry is where you check a registered provider. Neither site is a list of funded seats.
- Compare training locations, then ask about aid. Start with CDL schools in Colorado. A listing does not confirm public enrollment or a price.
Colleges and universities in the Colorado directory
These public listings have “college” or “university” in the name. They are places to ask about financial aid or workforce funding. Being listed here does not mean the course is free.
- Aims Community College, Ft Lupton
- Colorado Mesa University, Grand Junction
- Northeastern Junior College, Sterling Campus, Sterling
- Northeastern Junior College, Yuma Campus, Yuma
- Pueblo Community College - Mancos, Mancos
- Pueblo Community College - Pueblo Campus, Pueblo
College Scorecard matches in Colorado
These directory locations match a College Scorecard institution on name, city, and state. The file is Most-Recent-Cohorts-Institution, dated May 19, 2025, checked October 28, 2026. The cost column is the institution’s average annual cost of attendance (COSTT4_A) for first-time, full-time undergraduates who receive federal student aid, for one academic year. It is an institution average, not CDL tuition, and a match is not a funded seat.
| Directory location | Institution average cost |
|---|---|
| Colorado Mesa University | $22,883 |
GI Bill Comparison Tool name search
The VA GI Bill Comparison Tool, data version 1525, created October 27, 2026, and retrieved October 29, 2026, was searched for the facility names “truck”, “cdl”, and “commercial driver”. A hit is a facility record. It is not proof that a CDL course at that facility is approved, and it is not a free seat. The veterans guide separates that name search from a military test waiver and from a GI Bill payment. Source: VA GIDS institutions API. Compare a facility in the GI Bill Comparison Tool.
| Facility | City | Record type |
|---|---|---|
| CDL CERTIFIERS-COLORADO SPRINGS | COLORADO SPRINGS | FOR PROFIT |
| MTA TRUCK DRIVING SCHOOL | COLORADO SPRINGS | FOR PROFIT |
| UNITED STATES TRUCK DRIVING SCHOOL-FORT CARSON | COLORADO SPRINGS | FOR PROFIT |
| UNITED STATES TRUCK DRIVING SCHOOL-FOUNTAIN | COLORARDO SPRINGS | FOR PROFIT |
| SAGE TRUCK DRIVING SCHOOLS DENVER | DENVER | FOR PROFIT |
| NORTHERN COLORADO TRUCK DRIVING ACADEMY | FT COLLINS | FOR PROFIT |
| CDL CERTIFIERS-GRAND JUNCTION | GRAND JUNCTION | FOR PROFIT |
| SAGE TRUCK DRIVING SCHOOLS GRAND JUNCTION | GRAND JUNCTION | FOR PROFIT |
| UNITED STATES TRUCK DRIVING SCHOOL-WHEATRIDGE | WHEATRIDGE | FOR PROFIT |
Eligible training provider list
A statewide eligible training provider file was not retrieved for Colorado. The Texas statewide file and the New York City individual-training-grant course list are the bulk files downloaded for this check, and neither covers Colorado. Use CareerOneStop’s WIOA-eligible training program finder for the Colorado directory, then confirm the exact course with the workforce office.
Questions drivers ask
Can I get free CDL training in Colorado?
Aims Community College in Fort Lupton publishes Class A and Class B courses and a CMVOST grant that can cover tuition and required fees for eligible service members and their spouses or children. Admission comes first, and the grant is not open to every Colorado resident. No other no-tuition CDL program in Colorado was verified for this page.
Is company-sponsored CDL training the same as free training?
No. A carrier may pay tuition and still require a work commitment or repayment if you leave, fail to finish, or are not hired. Read the agreement. This page does not add a company-sponsored program unless a public source above names it.
Does an FMCSA registry listing mean the course is funded?
No. The Training Provider Registry records training providers. It does not award grants, confirm an open seat, or show that a carrier will hire you.
Compare the course before you rely on funding.
The school directory stays available while matching is turned off.
CDL schools in Colorado