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Ground Transportation at Northwest Iowa Community College

Ground Transportation at Northwest Iowa Community College

If you plan to study ground transportation, take a look at what Northwest Iowa Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Northwest Iowa Community College is located in Sheldon, Iowa and approximately 1,666 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 7 students received their associate's degree in ground transport.

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.

Northwest Iowa Community College Ground Transportation Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Ground Transport

Northwest Iowa Community College Ground Transportation Rankings

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Ground Transport Student Demographics at Northwest Iowa Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ground transport majors at Northwest Iowa Community College.

Northwest Iowa Community College Ground Transportation Associate’s Program

14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 100% of ground transport associate's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in ground transport at Northwest Iowa Community College are white. Around 71% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northwest Iowa Community College with a associate's in ground transport.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Ground Transportation

Ground Transportation majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northwest Iowa Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Construction/Heavy Equipment/Earthmoving Equipment Operation 7

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 IA, the home state for Northwest Iowa Community College.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 38,470 $43,820
Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers 9,580 $33,150
Operating Engineers and Construction Equipment Operators 5,620 $48,510
Highway Maintenance Workers 3,560 $47,580
Vocational Education Professors 1,510 $69,100

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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