CA · 25 mi radius

Trade Schools in Watsonville, CA

5 schools within 25 miles of Watsonville graduated students in a skilled trade in 2023-24, 1 of them in Watsonville itself; below them are 7 FMCSA-registered CDL training locations. Sorted by distance from the city center; filter by trade below.

CET-Watsonville

0.6 mi

10 Blanca Lane, Watsonville, CA · Private nonprofit, under 2-year

CNST 34
WELD 34

Trade grads 2023-24: 68
Largest program 2025-26: $15,249
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $39,846

Cabrillo College

9.6 mi

6500 Soquel Dr, Aptos, CA · Public, 2-year

WELD 7

Trade grads 2023-24: 7
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $1,270
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $48,956

Gavilan College

11.7 mi

5055 Santa Teresa Blvd, Gilroy, CA · Public, 2-year

A&P 49

Trade grads 2023-24: 49
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $1,444
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $49,087

Hartnell College

18.1 mi

411 Central Avenue, Salinas, CA · Public, 2-year

AUTO 18
WELD 10
IMT 1

Trade grads 2023-24: 29
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $1,404
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $49,016

Monterey Peninsula College

23.8 mi

980 Fremont St, Monterey, CA · Public, 2-year

AUTO 13

Trade grads 2023-24: 13
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $1,188
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $49,579

CDL training in and near Watsonville

MTS Training Academy, Inc. - Watsonville (MTS Training Academy, Inc.)

1.8 mi

1660 W. Beach St., Watsonville, CA · FMCSA registry

Class A: theory + range + road
Also teaches: Class B, Passenger, School bus
Phone: (800) 445-2994

PJ Trucking Academy

3.3 mi

723 San Andreas Rd, Watsonville, CA · FMCSA registry

Class A: theory + range + road
Also teaches: Class B, Passenger, School bus, Hazmat
Phone: (831) 402-8284

PJ Trucking Academy

1.8 mi

La Selva Beach, CA · FMCSA registry

Class A: theory + range + road
Also teaches: Class B, Passenger, School bus, Hazmat
Phone: (831) 402-8284

Truck Driver Institute

2.5 mi

140 Railroad Ave, Pajaro, CA · FMCSA registry

Class A: theory + range + road
Also teaches: Class A only
Phone: (831) 724-6100

DoubleR investments L.L.C. (DOUBLE R INVESTMENTS LLC)

16.0 mi

397 Natividad Rd, Salinas, CA · FMCSA registry

Class A: theory + range + road
Also teaches: Class B, Passenger
Phone: (928) 941-6308

Coastal Trucking Institute, LLC

17.8 mi

242 W. Lake St., Salinas, CA · FMCSA registry

Class A: range + road
Also teaches: Class A only
Phone: (831) 751-9533

City Of San Jose

24.4 mi

4420 Monterey Rd, San Jose, CA · FMCSA registry

Class A: theory + range + road
Also teaches: Class B, Passenger, Hazmat
Phone: (408) 794-6827

All CDL schools in Watsonville.

Trades taught near Watsonville

Trade	Schools	Grads 2023-24
Welding Schools	3	51
Auto Mechanic Schools	2	31
Construction Trade Schools	1	34
Aviation Maintenance Schools	1	49
Industrial Maintenance Schools	1	1

Nearby cities

Sources: IPEDS Completions 2023-24 (C2024_A) and Directory (HD2024), NCES; College Scorecard institution data (2025-26 charges, released Nov 2, 2026) and field-of-study data (Oct 15, 2026); FMCSA Training Provider Registry (as of 2026-11-02); BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Checked 2026-11-02. Distances are straight-line miles from the Census Bureau's center point for Watsonville. How we build this list.