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South Dakota · FMCSA Training Provider Registry · as of 2026-11-02

CDL schools in South Dakota

36 in-person schools open to the public in 24 cities, 16 travelling instructors based here, and 0 online theory providers. Each school's page shows what it is registered to teach and whether it is still registered.

Training and the licence in South Dakota

Where you train: any school on FMCSA's national registry, in South Dakota or elsewhere. Since February 2022 a first Class A or Class B licence, an upgrade from B to A, and a first passenger, school bus or hazmat endorsement all require training from a registered provider.

Class B: 30 of the in-person schools in South Dakota are registered for Class B training (straight trucks, buses, dump trucks). Class B schools by state.

Free and funded training in South Dakota: workforce grants under WIOA are paid through local American Job Centers, veterans can use GI Bill benefits at approved schools, and carriers run company-paid programmes with a work commitment. How free and funded CDL training works · Company-paid training · What CDL training costs.

Where you test and hold the licence: the South Dakota Department of Public Safety, Driver Licensing, the state where you live. Federal rules also let another state give you the skills test and require your home state to accept the result. State motor vehicle agencies on USA.gov.

In-person schools in South Dakota

  1. Aberdeen, SD · In person · Active · (605) 848-3703

    Class A theory, range, public road · Class B theory, range, public road · Hazmat theory

  2. Aberdeen, SD · In person · Active · (605) 225-3814

    Class A range, public road · Class B range, public road

  3. Agency Village, SD · In person · Active · (605) 698-3966

    Class A theory, range, public road · Class B theory, range, public road · Passenger theory, range, public road · School bus theory, range, public road

  4. Bismarck, SD · In person · Active · (701) 224-1767

    Class B theory, range, public road · Passenger theory, range, public road · School bus theory, range, public road

  5. Bison, SD · In person · Active · (605) 645-8245

    Class A theory, range, public road

  6. Brookings, SD · In person · Active · (605) 693-3557

    Class A theory, range, public road · Class B theory, range, public road

  7. Brookings, SD · In person · Active · (320) 420-8304

    Class A theory, range, public road

  8. Colome, SD · In person · Active · (605) 842-3619

    Class A theory, range, public road

  9. Delmont, SD · In person · Active · (605) 505-0677

    Class A range, public road · Class B range, public road

  10. Groton, SD · In person · Active · (605) 290-4410

    Class A theory, range, public road · Class B theory, range, public road · Passenger theory, range, public road · School bus theory, range, public road

  11. Groton, SD · In person · Active · (605) 397-8117

    Class B theory, range, public road · Passenger theory, range, public road · School bus theory, range, public road

  12. Harrisburg, SD · In person · Active · (605) 520-0678

    Class B theory, range, public road · Passenger theory, range, public road · School bus theory, range, public road

  13. Langford, SD · In person · Active · (605) 290-4410

    Class A theory, range, public road · Class B theory, range, public road · Passenger theory, range, public road · School bus theory, range, public road

  14. McIntosh, SD · In person · Active

    Class B range, public road · Passenger range, public road · School bus range, public road

  15. Mission, SD · In person · Active · (605) 856-4594

    Class A range, public road

  16. Mitchell, SD · In person · Active · (605) 770-5306

    Class A theory, range, public road · Class B theory, range, public road · Passenger theory, range, public road · School bus theory, range, public road

  17. Mitchell, SD · In person · Active · (605) 995-3025

    Class A theory, range, public road · Class B theory, range, public road

  18. Mobridge, SD · In person · Active · (605) 848-3703

    Class A theory, range, public road · Class B theory, range, public road · Hazmat theory

  19. North Sioux City, SD · In person · Active · (701) 224-1767

    Class B theory, range, public road · Passenger theory, range, public road · School bus theory, range, public road

  20. Pierre, SD · In person · Active

    Class A theory, range, public road · Class B theory, range, public road

  21. Pierre, SD · In person · Active · (317) 459-7193

    Class A theory, range, public road · Class B theory, range, public road · Passenger theory, range, public road · School bus theory, range, public road · Hazmat theory

  22. Rapid City, SD · In person · Active · (605) 718-2410

    Class A theory, range, public road · Class B theory, range, public road · Passenger theory, range, public road · School bus theory, range, public road · Hazmat theory

  23. Scotland, SD · In person · Active · (605) 583-4596

    Class B theory, range, public road · Passenger theory, range, public road · School bus theory, range, public road

  24. Sioux Falls, SD · In person · Active · (605) 941-1388

    Class A theory, range, public road · Class B theory, range, public road

  25. Sioux Falls, SD · In person · Active · (801) 856-0425

    Class A theory, range, public road · Class B theory, range, public road

  26. Sioux Falls, SD · In person · Active · (605) 521-2096

    Class A theory, range, public road

  27. Sioux Falls, SD · In person · Active · (605) 789-7116

    Class A theory, range, public road · Class B theory, range, public road · Passenger theory, range, public road · School bus theory, range, public road · Hazmat theory

  28. Sioux Falls, SD · In person · Active

    Class B theory, range, public road · Passenger theory, range, public road · School bus theory, range, public road

  29. Sioux Falls, SD · In person · Active · (605) 334-8871

    Class A theory · Class B theory · Hazmat theory

  30. Sioux Falls, SD · In person · Active · (605) 367-8439

    Class A theory, range, public road · Class B theory, range, public road · Passenger theory, range, public road · School bus theory, range, public road · Hazmat theory

  31. Spearfish, SD · In person · Active · (701) 212-7543

    Hazmat theory

  32. Sturgis, SD · In person · Active

    Class B theory, range, public road · Passenger theory, range, public road · School bus theory, range, public road

  33. Toronto, SD · In person · Active

    Class A range, public road · Class B range, public road · Passenger range, public road · School bus range, public road

  34. Vermillion, SD · In person · Active · (701) 224-1767

    Class B theory, range, public road · Passenger theory, range, public road · School bus theory, range, public road

  35. Watertown, SD · In person · Active

    Class A theory, range, public road · Class B theory, range, public road · Passenger theory, range, public road · School bus theory, range, public road · Hazmat theory

  36. Watertown, SD · In person · Active · (605) 886-4009

    Class A range, public road · Class B range, public road · Hazmat theory

Travelling instructors based in South Dakota

A travelling provider brings the training to a yard or site rather than running a campus. Ask where they actually teach, and whether they cover range and public-road training or theory only.

  1. SD · Travelling instructor · Active · (504) 708-9541

    Class A theory, range, public road · Class B theory, range, public road · Passenger theory, range, public road · School bus theory, range, public road · Hazmat theory

  2. SD · Travelling instructor · Active · (601) 658-9525

    Class A theory, range, public road · Class B theory, range, public road · Passenger theory · School bus theory · Hazmat theory

  3. SD · Travelling instructor · Active · (605) 941-1388

    Class A theory, range, public road · Class B theory, range, public road

  4. SD · Travelling instructor · Active · (605) 290-4410

    Class A range, public road · Class B range, public road · Passenger range, public road · School bus range, public road

  5. SD · Travelling instructor · Active · (605) 366-6629

    Class A theory, range, public road · Class B theory, range, public road · Passenger theory, range, public road · School bus theory, range, public road · Hazmat theory

  6. SD · Travelling instructor · Active · (609) 666-4907

    Class A theory, range, public road · Class B theory, range, public road · Passenger theory, range, public road · School bus theory, range, public road · Hazmat theory

  7. SD · Travelling instructor · Active · (605) 280-9454

    Class A theory, range, public road · Class B theory, range, public road · Passenger theory, range, public road · School bus theory, range, public road

  8. SD · Travelling instructor · Active · (970) 749-9449

    Class A theory, range, public road · Class B theory, range, public road · Passenger theory, range, public road · School bus theory, range, public road · Hazmat theory

  9. SD · Travelling instructor · Active · (319) 389-9178

    Class A theory, range, public road · Class B theory, range, public road · Passenger theory, range, public road · Hazmat theory

  10. SD · Travelling instructor · Active

    Class A theory, range, public road

  11. SD · Travelling instructor · Active · (605) 880-2215

    Class A theory, range, public road · Class B theory, range, public road · Passenger theory, range, public road · School bus theory, range, public road · Hazmat theory

  12. SD · Travelling instructor · Not stated

    Class A theory, range, public road · Class B theory, range, public road · Hazmat theory

  13. SD · Travelling instructor · Active · (605) 225-3814

    Class A range, public road · Class B range, public road

  14. SD · Travelling instructor · Not stated · (281) 757-1765

    Class A theory

  15. SD · Travelling instructor · Active · (916) 871-3807

    Class A theory, range, public road · Class B theory, range, public road · Passenger theory, range, public road · Hazmat theory

  16. SD · Travelling instructor · Active · (308) 340-7145

    Class A theory, range, public road · Class B theory, range, public road · Passenger theory, range, public road · School bus theory, range, public road · Hazmat theory

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