Surry Community College
and SAGE Technical Services are offering Professional Truck Driver
Training classes at the Yadkin Center of Surry Community College
located on Hwy 601 just north of Yadkinville. Day and evening
classes are available. Our course trains students to become
excellent drivers and employees with 124 hours of classroom
instruction and 44 hours of behind-the-wheel training.
Day classes meet in the classroom from 8:00 am until 5:00 pm Monday
thru Friday for three weeks. Evening classes meet from 5:30 pm until
9:30 pm Monday thru Thursday. Range and Road sessions are broken
down into eleven 4-hour sessions which are scheduled at various
times throughout the week.
Student will learn about the history of the
trucking industry, operation and maintenance of the truck, trip
planning and hours of service, employer and dispatch relations and
much more.
One-on-one instruction on the range and road
makes this program unique. The student has the undivided attention
of the instructor and no distractions from other students.
We make arrangements for a third party tester to
administer the road test portion of the North Carolina CDL exam to
our students.
The cost of the course is $3185.00. Other fees
for the course are fees for books, motor vehicle records, DOT
physical, drug test, and license fees. We provide information on
student loan programs and work with a variety of state agencies such
as Employment Security Commission, Vocational Rehab and Workforce
Investment Act.
Lifetime placement assistance is offered to all
graduates at no additional cost. Over 90 employers hire graduates
from this location, some with tuition reimbursement programs.
Recruiters are scheduled to speak to students and we assist students
in the application process. Many of our students have job offers
before they complete the program.
Refresher courses are now available. Call for details.
Day Classes will begin on the following dates:
March 3, 2008
April 7, 2008
May 5, 2008
June 2, 2008
Evening Classes will begin on the following dates:
March 10, 2008
May 12, 2008
July 7, 2008
If you are interested in receiving information on the
course please contact one of our staff members. Class size is limited.
Surry County Residents: 336-386-8121
Yadkin County Residents: 336-679- 4600
Or call toll-free at 1-888-309-3389
For more information, contact:
Terry Shaw
Director
Truck Driver Training - SAGE
336-679-4600, extension 5237 shawt@surry.edu