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2023 Best Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools

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Finding the Best Ground Transportation Basic Certificate School for You

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

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The Best Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 80 schools in the United States to see which basic certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for trade school students.

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2023 Best Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Schools in the United States

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

Top 15% Best Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Schools

#1

Johnson County Community College

Overland Park, KS

Our 2023 rankings named Johnson County Community College the best school in the United States for ground transportation students working on their basic certificate. JCCC is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Overland Park.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Fox Valley Technical College is a great place for ground transportation students working on their basic certificate. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public college with a large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means New England Tractor Trailer Training School of Massachusetts is a great place for ground transportation students working on their basic certificate. NETTTS is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of North Andover.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Diesel Driving Academy, Shreveport. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Diesel Driving Academy, Shreveport is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Shreveport.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New England Tractor Trailer Training School of Rhode Island. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the suburb of Pawtucket, NETTTS is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Diesel Driving Academy, Baton Rouge ranked #6 on this year’s Best Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Diesel Driving Academy, Baton Rouge is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge.

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Miller-Motte College Fayetteville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for ground transportation students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. MMC Fayetteville is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Fayetteville.

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North American Trade Schools did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for ground transportation students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of Baltimore, North American Trade Schools is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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All-State Career School - Pittsburgh came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking. All-State Career School - Pittsburgh is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Mifflin.

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Advanced Career Institute did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for ground transportation students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Advanced Career Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Visalia.

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Waukesha County Technical College landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate ground transportation programs. WCTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Pewaukee.

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Miller-Motte College Conway did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for ground transportation students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #12 on the list. MMC Conway is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Conway.

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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 Basic Certificate Trade Schools award.

Rank College Location
13 Hamrick School Medina, OH
14 Rosedale Technical College Pittsburgh, PA
15 All-State Career - Baltimore Baltimore, MD
16 National Tractor Trailer School Inc-Liverpool Liverpool, NY

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).

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