Commercial Truck Driving

Earn Your Mississippi CDL License

West Harrison County Center – Dawn Catchings (228) 563-2221
Perkinston Campus – Kathleen Necaise (601) 928-6249
George County Center – Dawn Richardson (601) 766-6424

NO COST Program

MGCCC can offer this program to eligible students at NO COST through a grant provided by the RESTORE Act.

Some programs have additional costs associated with instructional material and external exam and licensure fees. Students may be responsible for the cost of these items.

This project was paid for [in part] with federal funding from the RESTORE Council and the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality under the Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012 (RESTORE Act).

About the Program

Commercial Truck Driving is an open admission program that prepares individuals to drive trucks and other commercial vehicles. Instruction includes:

Operating diesel powered vehicles
Loading and unloading cargo
Reporting delays or accidents on the road
Verifying loads against shipping records
Keeping necessary records

A certificate of completion in Commercial Truck Driving will be awarded at the culmination of a minimum of 12 semester hours (320 clock hours) of satisfactory study. This curriculum is based upon data as collected from curricula guides, input from the business, requirements of the Commercial Driver’s License (CDL), and a revision team.

Admission Requirements

Special admission requirements for this program are:

Must apply for admission and have been accepted to MGCCC .
Must be 18 years of age.
Must hold a valid Mississippi driver’s license and have received no more than 3 speeding tickets within the last 3 years.
Must be able to pass a DOT physical and drug screen from an approved college provider.
Must have Mississippi DOT Commercial Driver’s Permit.

Program Requirements

In order to complete this program, students must:

Obtain a Mississippi Commercial Driver’s License
Pass the Mississippi DOT Commercial Driver Written Examination

Review NC-SARA: Accepted College Licensure or Certifications by Educational Program & State to learn what states outside of Mississippi accept this program licensure.

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