Add opportunity for your students. Add value for your community.
160 Driving Academy has built an established college partnership model designed to make CDL training easier for institutions to launch, manage and grow.
160 also maintains relationships across the transportation and logistics ecosystem, including employers such as Amazon, Pepsi, Frito-Lay, Dollar General, FedEx contractors, Swift, Schneider, Ryder and USPS.
For college partners, that scale means access to existing recruiting, operational and reporting systems without having to create the infrastructure of a CDL school internally.
Launching a new workforce program can require significant staffing, equipment, curriculum development and administrative resources.
With 160, it doesn’t have to. 160 can handle:
160 provides the instructional and operational team required to deliver the program.
Colleges do not need to make the significant investment required to purchase and manage a CDL training fleet.
Our team manages program delivery and the day-to-day training experience.
160 supports student recruitment, external marketing and enrollment efforts to help build program awareness and participation.
Students receive ongoing support throughout their training experience.
160 manages the daily execution of the CDL training program.
Colleges gain visibility into student attendance, progress and training status without needing to operate the program themselves.
Your Campus. Our CDL Training Expertise.
Every partnership is designed collaboratively around the college, its students and the needs of the surrounding community.
College partners typically provide:
Partnership structures can be designed around revenue sharing, facility use, leasing or a blended model, depending on the institution and program design.
From First Conversation to First Class.
We’ve designed the partnership process to be straightforward, collaborative and practical.
We start with your institution’s goals. Together, we discuss student demand, workforce and continuing-education priorities, regional opportunities and whether a CDL pathway makes sense for your campus.
Next, we look at potential facilities, timing and partnership structure—including revenue-share, lease or other potential operating models.
Once the right approach is identified, we confirm the classroom and yard strategy, staffing, operations and launch timeline.
160 leads external marketing and student recruiting efforts while the college supports internal and campus awareness.
160 delivers the instruction and manages day-to-day operations, student support and ongoing program reporting.
Our technology-enabled approach gives college partners greater visibility into the student training experience while supporting consistent delivery across locations.
Real-time instructional tools support instructors throughout each class day, helping create consistent training delivery and documentation.
Attendance, student progress and training status can be tracked throughout the program, creating greater accountability and helping identify potential intervention points.
Students receive daily feedback and mobile study support designed to reinforce learning beyond the classroom and training yard.
The result is a partnership model that combines technology, accountability and student support while allowing the college to remain focused on its broader educational mission.
160 currently partners with institutions including:
The strongest programs bring together three important elements:
These partnerships demonstrate that the model can work across different markets, institutional structures and continuing-education environments.
With 25 active college partnerships, 160 handles program delivery while participating colleges remain focused on their students and communities.
More workforce opportunity. Less operational complexity.
A partnership with 160 can allow your institution to add a career-oriented CDL pathway without:
Instead, 160 can provide the instructors, equipment, recruiting, training infrastructure and ongoing execution needed to bring the program to life.
For colleges serving adult learners and communities with demand in transportation, logistics, manufacturing and distribution, CDL training can complement existing workforce offerings while expanding access to another career pathway.
Help students move toward careers that keep America moving.
Colleges play an essential role in connecting education with the needs of their communities and regional employers. 160 Driving Academy brings specialized CDL training expertise to that mission. Together, we can create a program that is:
There is no single partnership model that fits every college.
Depending on your institution, facilities and program goals, partnership structures may include:
The objective is simple:
Create a workforce program that is operationally easy for the college and financially worthwhile to keep on campus.
You don’t have to have every detail figured out before starting the conversation.
Our College Relations team can work with your institution to evaluate demand, facilities, program structure, operating requirements and potential economics to determine whether a partnership makes sense.
College Partnerships
