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Ground Transportation at Highland Community College

Ground Transportation at Highland Community College

Every ground transportation school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the ground transport program at Highland Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

Highland Community College is located in Freeport, Illinois and has a total student population of 1,276.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Ground Transportation section at the bottom of this page.

Highland Community College Ground Transportation Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Ground Transport (Less Than 1 Year)

Highland Community College Ground Transportation Rankings

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Concentrations Within Ground Transportation

If you plan to be a ground transport major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Highland Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Truck & Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator & Instructor 56

Careers That Ground Transport Grads May Go Into

A degree in ground transport can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Highland Community College.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 70,380 $48,650
Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers 49,140 $39,770
Operating Engineers and Construction Equipment Operators 11,150 $77,090
Highway Maintenance Workers 7,760 $49,680
Vocational Education Professors 4,880 $56,840

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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