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bransontripper
Joined: 26 Jul 2007
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| Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 7:03 pm Post subject: CROWDER COLLEGE |
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HI,
Does anyone have any info on crowder college ? Good or bad..
Thanks |
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Skywalker
Joined: 10 Oct 2005
Posts: 2636
Location: Pulling a Tanker for Superior Carriers!!
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| Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 7:18 pm Post subject: Re: CROWDER COLLEGE |
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bransontripper wrote: HI,
Does anyone have any info on crowder college ? Good or bad..
Thanks
Excellent School. |
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VitoCorleone99
Joined: 23 May 2006
Posts: 355
Location: Detroit
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| Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 8:15 pm Post subject: |
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| I didn't get my CDL there, but spent a week at the college during my CFI orientation. They were very professional and thorough. |
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bransontripper
Joined: 26 Jul 2007
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| Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 8:49 pm Post subject: |
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WOW!
That was huge response! i guess not to many fokes went there. |
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Hogfun
Joined: 04 Nov 2004
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Location: virginia
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| Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 5:33 am Post subject: |
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| I went there in March....great school....excellent instructors...... |
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Roadie
Joined: 17 Jul 2007
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Location: Salt Lake City
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| Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 7:19 am Post subject: |
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CFI uses this school alot. I have talked with several of them over on the CFI forum and read many others experiences. Everyone speaks very highly of Crowder. Good reputation, good training, good instructors. Don't think you could go wrong there.
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Piece Of Work
Joined: 28 Nov 2006
Posts: 271
Location: Columbus, OH
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| Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 6:31 am Post subject: |
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From what I know, CFI/Con-way will send someone there with only $1,700 out of pocket, CFI pays the rest at graduation. Thats a whole lot better deal than I had when I started.
http://www.conwaytruckload.us/html_pages/student.html |
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Sal
Joined: 26 Jul 2007
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Location: sacramento ca
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| Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 6:05 pm Post subject: |
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Piece Of Work wrote: From what I know, CFI/Con-way will send someone there with only $1,700 out of pocket, CFI pays the rest at graduation. Thats a whole lot better deal than I had when I started.
http://www.conwaytruckload.us/html_pages/student.html
Yea.. received a letter this weekend stating $1700 from CFI . I had to read it a few times, it sounds like to good of a deal. |
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Hogfun
Joined: 04 Nov 2004
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Location: virginia
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| Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 6:27 pm Post subject: |
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| and that $1700.00 includes room and board....you will get 3 meals during the week and 2 meals a day on sat and sun.... |
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Sal
Joined: 26 Jul 2007
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Location: sacramento ca
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| Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 6:33 pm Post subject: |
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Hogfun wrote: and that $1700.00 includes room and board....you will get 3 meals during the week and 2 meals a day on sat and sun....
Say Hogfun did you have to sign on with CFI if so for how long ? Whats the catch ? Is this a new way of getting drivers ? Just sounds like to good of a deal ????? |
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Hogfun
Joined: 04 Nov 2004
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Location: virginia
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| Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 6:50 pm Post subject: |
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| I was prehired by CFI before going to crowder back in March....in order for you to satisfy your obligation, you need to pull at least one load....no contracts to sign....it is a great deal....hard to beat.... |
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Hogfun
Joined: 04 Nov 2004
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Location: virginia
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| Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 6:50 pm Post subject: |
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| the dorms you will be staying in aren't the greatest, but not the worst either... |
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crb
Joined: 31 Jul 2006
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Location: Salem OH
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| Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 9:06 pm Post subject: |
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| Actually you are not required to pull a load from my understanding they ask that you do all you need to do is get through orientation. I went through crowder and already had my cdl but i earned it the hard way taught myself and am very glad that i went to crowder to really learn to drive. Hey and piece drop the recruiting bull!! |
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Copperhead
Joined: 27 Oct 2007
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Location: Kellogg, IA
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I used to be a driver finisher for CFI back in the '90's and worked directly with the individual, Cliff Miller, who got Crowder's driver program on track.
Never dealt with the school but have heard good things and dealt with some of their students and they were good drivers. If they train students the way they did back then, I would highly recommend them.
I believe that Crowder is affiliated with the Professional Truck Drivers Institute (PTDIA), and most schools that affiliate with PTDIA are usually good schools. |
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