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2026 Best Ground Transportation Associate’s Degree Schools
Looking for the best Ground Transportation associate’s degree programs in the United States? Our ranking highlights 311 colleges by overall quality and student outcomes, using our 2026 methodology. The rankings below weigh factors such as graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and admissions selectivity.
So you can compare your options, Trade College reviewed schools to produce this 2026 ranking, drawing primarily on U.S. Department of Education data (IPEDS and College Scorecard). View our full ranking methodology.
Top 25 Ground Transportation Associate’s Degree Schools in the United States
Here are the top-ranked schools:
Leading the list is Johnson County Community College, our #1 Ground Transportation school in the United States. Johnson County Community College is a public school based in Overland Park, KS. Students from in state pay about $2,424 in tuition and fees, while out-of-state students pay about $5,688. The median Ground Transportation program debt is $5,775. Read more about Johnson County Community College
Northwest Florida State College came in at #2 on this year's Ground Transportation ranking in the United States. More on Northwest Florida State College
You'll be in good company at Grays Harbor College, which ranked #3 this year. More on Grays Harbor College
Out of the 311 schools in the United States in this year's ranking, Lincoln Land Community College landed the #4 spot. Get the full Lincoln Land Community College report
Out of the 311 schools in the United States in this year's ranking, Northland Community And Technical College landed the #5 spot. Read more about Northland Community And Technical College
Florida State College At Jacksonville came in at #6 in this year's ranking. More on Florida State College At Jacksonville
Big Sandy Community And Technical College placed #7 among Ground Transportation schools in the United States. Read the full report on Big Sandy Community And Technical College
Washington County Career Center Adult Technical Training landed the #8 spot in the United States this year. Read the full report on Washington County Career Center Adult Technical Training
City Colleges Of Chicago Olive Harvey College placed #9 among Ground Transportation schools in the United States. See the full City Colleges Of Chicago Olive Harvey College profile
Penn Commercial Business Technical School placed #10 among Ground Transportation schools in the United States. See the full Penn Commercial Business Technical School profile
Schuylkill Technology Center landed the #11 spot in the United States this year. See the full Schuylkill Technology Center profile
John Wood Community College landed the #12 spot in the United States this year. Get the full John Wood Community College report
Delta Technical College came in at #13 in this year's ranking. Read more about Delta Technical College
Ohio Technical Center At Vantage Career Center ranked #14 on our 2026 list of the best Ground Transportation schools. Get the full Ohio Technical Center At Vantage Career Center report
M T Training Center placed #15 among Ground Transportation schools in the United States. Read the full report on M T Training Center
Midwest Technical Institute Springfield Mo placed #16 among Ground Transportation schools in the United States. More on Midwest Technical Institute Springfield Mo
East Arkansas Community College came in at #17 in this year's ranking. More on East Arkansas Community College
Academy Of Careers And Technology landed the #18 spot in the United States this year. See the full Academy Of Careers And Technology profile
Florida Gateway College did well this year, earning the #19 position. See the full Florida Gateway College profile
North Central Kansas Technical College did well this year, earning the #20 position. Get the full North Central Kansas Technical College report
Salt Lake Community College came in at #21 in this year's ranking. More on Salt Lake Community College
Gogebic Community College did well this year, earning the #22 position. More on Gogebic Community College
Nicolet Area Technical College did well this year, earning the #23 position. Get the full Nicolet Area Technical College report
South Louisiana Community College came in at #24 in this year's ranking. More on South Louisiana Community College
West Georgia Technical College landed the #25 spot in the United States this year. Get the full West Georgia Technical College report
Rest of the Top 50 Best Ground Transportation Associate’s Degree Schools in the United States
These schools also placed among the very best this year:
Berks Technical Institute landed the #26 spot in the United States this year. More on Berks Technical Institute
Coffeyville Community College did well this year, earning the #27 position. Read the full report on Coffeyville Community College
Jones County Junior College landed the #28 spot in the United States this year. See the full Jones County Junior College profile
Hinds Community College ranked #29 on our 2026 list of the best Ground Transportation schools. Read the full report on Hinds Community College
Institute Of Medical Careers did well this year, earning the #30 position. Read more about Institute Of Medical Careers
Midwest Technical Institute Springfield Il landed the #31 spot in the United States this year. Read more about Midwest Technical Institute Springfield Il
Tennessee College Of Applied Technology Crump did well this year, earning the #32 position. Read the full report on Tennessee College Of Applied Technology Crump
College Of The Ouachitas did well this year, earning the #33 position. More on College Of The Ouachitas
University Of New Mexico Taos Campus came in at #34 in this year's ranking. Get the full University Of New Mexico Taos Campus report
All State Career School Lester placed #35 among Ground Transportation schools in the United States. More on All State Career School Lester
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Amarillo College ranked #36 on our 2026 list of the best Ground Transportation schools. More on Amarillo College
Riverland Community College landed the #37 spot in the United States this year. Read more about Riverland Community College
Tennessee College Of Applied Technology Memphis did well this year, earning the #38 position. See the full Tennessee College Of Applied Technology Memphis profile
Albany Technical College ranked #39 on our 2026 list of the best Ground Transportation schools. More on Albany Technical College
Bradford Union Technical Center landed the #40 spot in the United States this year. Read more about Bradford Union Technical Center
Miles Community College placed #41 among Ground Transportation schools in the United States. See the full Miles Community College profile
University Of Arkansas Community College Batesville did well this year, earning the #42 position. See the full University Of Arkansas Community College Batesville profile
Illinois Valley Community College did well this year, earning the #43 position. Read the full report on Illinois Valley Community College
Southwest Mississippi Community College ranked #44 on our 2026 list of the best Ground Transportation schools. See the full Southwest Mississippi Community College profile
University Of Arkansas At Monticello ranked #45 on our 2026 list of the best Ground Transportation schools. Read the full report on University Of Arkansas At Monticello
Miller Motte College Raleigh placed #46 among Ground Transportation schools in the United States. More on Miller Motte College Raleigh
Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College placed #47 among Ground Transportation schools in the United States. See the full Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College profile
Peninsula College did well this year, earning the #48 position. Read the full report on Peninsula College
Tennessee College Of Applied Technology Newbern landed the #49 spot in the United States this year. Get the full Tennessee College Of Applied Technology Newbern report
Northwest Iowa Community College came in at #50 in this year's ranking. Read more about Northwest Iowa Community College
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Ranking Methodology & Notes
This list is compiled by Trade College (DMS_RANKING_2023), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and admissions data drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: Dms College Quality · Scope: Nation. *Averages shown above reflect the top 311 ranked schools only.
References
- Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education (core institutional data).
- College Scorecard — U.S. Department of Education (graduate earnings and outcomes data).
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