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2023 Best Ground Transportation Trade Schools

85 Colleges
$37,865 Avg Salary
$6,184 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Ground Transportation School for You

Ground Transportation is the #14 most popular major in the country with 21,480 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Ground Transportation Trade Schools ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 85 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best programs for trade school students.

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2023 Best Ground Transportation Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for ground transport majors pursuing a .

Top 15% Best Ground Transportation Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Community College of Allegheny County the best school in the United States for ground transportation students. CCAC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Lakes College - Brainerd. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Ground Transportation Trade Schools list. Located in the remote town of Brainerd, Central Lakes College is a public school with a small student population.

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Out of the 85 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, State Technical College of Missouri landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Linn, STC is a public college with a small student population.

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#4

Johnson County Community College

Overland Park, KS

The excellent programs at Johnson County Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best ground transportation schools in the United States. JCCC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Overland Park.

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The excellent programs at Fox Valley Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best ground transportation schools in the United States. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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New England Tractor Trailer Training School of Massachusetts ranked #6 on this year’s Best Ground Transportation Trade Schools list. NETTTS is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of North Andover.

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Diesel Driving Academy, Shreveport came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Ground Transportation Trade Schools ranking. Diesel Driving Academy, Shreveport is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Shreveport.

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New England Tractor Trailer Training School of Rhode Island did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for ground transportation students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of Pawtucket, NETTTS is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Diesel Driving Academy, Baton Rouge ranked #9 on this year’s Best Ground Transportation Trade Schools list. Diesel Driving Academy, Baton Rouge is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Baton Rouge.

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Miller-Motte College Fayetteville came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Ground Transportation Trade Schools ranking. MMC Fayetteville is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Fayetteville.

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North American Trade Schools ranked #11 on this year’s Best Ground Transportation Trade Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Baltimore, North American Trade Schools is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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All-State Career School - Pittsburgh did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for ground transportation students. It came in at #12 on the list. All-State Career School - Pittsburgh is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of West Mifflin.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Ground Transportation Trade Schools award.

Rank College Location
13 Advanced Career Institute Visalia, CA
14 Waukesha County Technical College Pewaukee, WI
15 Miller-Motte College Conway Conway, SC
16 Hamrick School Medina, OH
17 Rosedale Technical College Pittsburgh, PA

Ground Transportation by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

One of 3 majors within the trade school area of study, ground transportation has other similar majors worth exploring.

Ground Transport Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Truck & Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator & Instructor 20,171
Construction/Heavy Equipment/Earthmoving Equipment Operation 1,070
Other Ground Transportation 137
Railroad & Railway Transportation 102

Majors Similar to Ground Transport

Related Major Annual Graduates
Air Transportation 10,326
Marine Transportation 1,493
Other Transportation & Materials Moving 7

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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