West Virginia School Bus ELDT — Online Training for the S Endorsement

The School Bus ELDT is a federally mandated online training course required by the West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles (WV DMV) before you can test for the S (School Bus) endorsement on your CDL. Anyone seeking the S endorsement for the first time, or upgrading a commercial license issued after February 7, 2022, must complete FMCSA-approved ELDT. If your CDL was issued before February 7, 2022, you are grandfathered from the ELDT requirement for your current license — but you still need ELDT if you apply for a new endorsement like School Bus.

The course completes in under 2 hours. You can log in and out as needed — there's no pressure to finish it all at once. Once you finish and pass the final assessment, your completion is auto-submitted to the FMCSA Training Provider Registry within 24 hours.

The School Bus ELDT is $20. That's the lowest price for FMCSA-approved School Bus training. If you're also pursuing the Hazmat (H) or Passenger (P) endorsements, consider the 3-Endorsement Bundle (Hazmat + Passenger + School Bus) for $50 — that saves you $10 compared to buying each course individually at $20 each.

Yes. DLA Academy is FMCSA-approved and listed on the Training Provider Registry. When you complete the course, your certificate is auto-submitted to the FMCSA TPR within 24 hours. The WV DMV verifies your ELDT completion by checking the Registry — no additional paperwork is required on your end. You can then schedule your S endorsement skills test with the WV DMV.

The School Bus ELDT covers the required theory online. Behind-the-wheel (BTW) training is not part of this course — you'll handle that separately with a local FMCSA-registered BTW provider. Once you've completed both ELDT (with us) and BTW, you're ready to take the S endorsement skills test with the West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles (WV DMV).