Campus
Beloit
Hays
Department Chair
Beloit: Dale Gengler
Hays: Larry Bracken
Overview
The Department of Federal Motor Carriers has changed the regulations to obtain a CDL starting February 7, 2022. The information below reflects the changes.
Fort Hays Tech | North Central has a proven, successful, year-round CDL Program. We are committed to helping you or your employees with accurate, up-to-date, and comprehensive “Hands-on-Training”. Drive Training classes can be taken at the either the Beloit or Hays Campus.
The Fort Hays Tech | North Central's Commercial Driver License (CDL) program utilizes online classroom instruction and on-the-road driving time to prepare students for the Department of Motor Vehicles Commercial Driver’s License Examination. Coursework prepares students for all three license classes (A, B and C), as well as endorsement for tanks, doubles and triples, hazardous materials and passenger and school buses. A State of Kansas Examiner administers the license examination.
Per Federal regulations, ELDT Behind the Wheel training must be completed within one year of the completion of ELDT Theory training.
CDL 105 — Entry Level Driver Training (ELDT)-Theory Course $434.00 plus a $50 application fee:
Required Course
ELDT provides the curriculum as required by the Department of Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration. This theory course focuses on basic operation, safety procedures, advanced operations, vehicle systems and reporting, and additional non-driving activities such as handling cargo. Students must complete each module at 80% to successfully pass the course.
- 2 credit hour course
- Available online only
- Open for a 4-week period for students to complete
- Students must successfully complete each module with an 80% to progress in the course
- Students must successfully complete the final with an 80% to pass.
Registration, application fee and full payment is required to save your seat in a class.
Students must be 18 years of age and have a valid Kansas Driver License.
Tuition and fees, including the application fee, are non-refundable. To reserve your seat in one of the courses below, fill out the application for admission.
ELDT Theory Class Dates (online only):
January 21, 2025 – February 14, 2025
February 17, 2025 - March 14, 2025
April 7, 2025 - May 2, 2025
ELDT Theory Class Dates-High School Students ONLY (online only):
*Students need to contact Allie Cassity at acassity@fhtechnc.edu to enroll in the high school sections of CDL 105.
January 13, 2025 - February 14, 2025
February 17, 2025 - March 28, 2025
April 7, 2025 - May 9, 2025
Per Federal regulations, ELDT Behind the Wheel training must be completed within one year of the completion of ELDT Theory training.
*The student MUST go to their local DMV to test for their Commercial Learner Permit before or after the ELDT class. It is required BEFORE the student registers in the Drive Training course. The ELDT class is not a test prep for the Learner Permit.
NOTE: Students who pass ELDT Theory and have their Learner Permit will need to read the information below and follow the steps to enroll in the CDL 115 Drive Training Course at Fort Hays Tech | NC. You will enroll in each class separately.
CDL 115 — Drive Training Course $1,884.00 plus $50 application, if student has not taken classes with Fort Hays Tech | NC in the past 5 years:
Required 2 Credit Hour Course
In the drive-train portion of CDL, students will have the opportunity to apply techniques and theory as presented in ELDT. Students will learn on-the-road and range driving skills. Students will cover safety, vehicle inspection, advanced operation, and cargo securement. Students can register for the Drive Training after acquiring a commercial Learner Permit from a Kansas Department of Motor Vehicles office and completing the ELDT training curriculum. This class will prepare students for the CDL drive test, as well as complete the ELDT course requirements.
- Two-week, in-person, hands-on instruction
- Requires valid Kansas Driver’s License (before enrolling the class)
- Requires valid Kansas Learner Permit (before enrolling in the class)
- Requires completion of ELDT Theory Class (before enrolling in CDL 115)
- Requires a DOT physical (before enrolling in CDL 115)
- Must pass a DOT alcohol/drug screen on the 1st day of class
- The skills test is conducted by a State of Kansas examiner on the Fort Hays Tech | NC Beloit campus and on a state approved route. On the Hays campus, the skills test will take place at a Kansas DMV.
Registration, application fee and full payment is required to save your seat in a class.
Students must meet all of the above guidelines and have all of the required documentation before class begins.
Tuition and fees, including the application fee, are non-refundable. To reserve your seat in one of the courses below, fill out the application for admission.
Drive Training Class for Class A License – Beloit Campus:
January 21, 2025 - January 31, 2025
February 3, 2025 - February 14, 2025
February 17, 2025 - February 28, 2025
March 3, 2025 - March 14, 2025
Drive Training Class for Class A License – Hays Campus:
December 9, 2024 - December 19, 2024 - Full
January 21, 2025 - January 31, 2025 - Full
February 3, 2025 - February 14, 2025
February 17, 2025 - February 28, 2025
March 3, 2025 - March 14, 2025