The Commercial Driving – Class A Technical Certificate of Credit (CTD) program provides basic training in the principles and skills of commercial truck operation. The program provides training for those individuals seeking a Class A Commercial Driver's License. The program is based on the definition of a truck driver as one who operates a commercial motor vehicle of all different sizes and descriptions on all types of roads. In addition to classroom instruction, students receive commercial truck driving training on-site and on the road. Day classes meet 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Mondays through Thursdays, on both the Swainsboro and Vidalia campuses. Night classes meet from 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM and include Saturdays from 7:30 AM to 1:30 PM on the Vidalia Campus. The CTD program prepares students for the Georgia Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) Skills Exam. The Georgia CDL Skills Exam is available at Southeastern Technical College and is administered by Department of Driver’s Services (DDS) certified examiners under the direction of the Georgia DDS.

The standard curriculum for the CTD program includes three (3) semester courses taught sequentially within the 7½ week course of study. Each course of the sequence must be successfully completed within the designated teaching time frame of the course before moving on to the next course. Students will be withdrawn from remaining courses if successful completion is not acquired on pre-requisite courses. Although the College operates on the semester system, due to the nature of the coursework, the CTD program operates on part of terms and admits new students five (5) times a year. To graduate, students must earn a minimum of nine (9) semester credit hours. Starting and ending dates may be found by contacting Student Affairs, the program instructor, or viewing the course schedule found under Current Students on the college website. The college offers the CTD program during Term A and Term B of the Fall and Spring semesters and during Term A of the Summer semester, giving students 15 opportunities throughout the academic year to take the program.