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San Juan County

Northwest workforce area · nearest training 15–27 miles away

Nearest training open to the public

Taylor Made Truck Driving School - Ferndale in Ferndale, Whatcom County — about 15 miles from the near side of San Juan, about 27 from the far side, straight line.

Every program in Whatcom County, with costs and outcomes →

Call before you pay for anything

Registered in San Juan

  • San Juan Island School District

    Friday Harbor · Class B · passenger · school bus

Registered with the federal Training Provider Registry and not marked private, but we hold no program, tuition or enrollment record for it — which is why San Juan counts as having none. Most entries of this kind are school districts training their own drivers. It is worth one phone call to ask whether they will train somebody from outside.

A further 4 registered training locations are marked private — an employer training its own staff. Not open to you, but evidence that commercial driving is being taught here for somebody.

Nearest employers that train you themselves

  • Everett Transit

    Everett · about 57 mi

    Paid while training: yes (paid 30-day training; rate not published)

    “If you don't have a Commercial Driver License (CDL), that's okay! Everett Transit provides CDL training!”

    Their own careers page →
  • Community Transit

    Everett · about 57 mi · $33.54/hr rising to $39.31/hr

    Paid while training: yes ($32.05/hr)

    “No bus driving experience or Commercial Driver License (CDL) is required to apply.”

    Their own careers page →
  • Northshore School District

    Bothell · about 68 mi · $36.22/hr

    Paid while training: yes (rate not published)

    “Northshore School District is currently hiring substitute and regular bus drivers. Hourly rates start at $36.22 with paid training! Learn how to drive a bus and prepare to obtain your CDL. Drivers must be 25 years of age”

    Their own careers page →

Every one of these is a relocation or a long commute — we hold no employer with a verified training path inside any of the 17 counties. The quote is the employer's own wording, retrieved from their own page; where they do not say whether training is paid, we say so rather than assume. The distance runs from the middle of your county to the middle of their city, so it is indicative rather than a route.

Your workforce board is Northwest Workforce Council. They set the dollar limits on transport, childcare and tool support in San Juan.