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Best Ground Transportation Trade Schools in California

2023 Best Ground Transportation Trade Schools in California

3 Colleges
$35,939 Avg Salary
$6,586 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Ground Transportation School for You

In 2021-2022, 1,033 degrees and certificates were awarded to ground transportation students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #17 most popular major in the state.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Ground Transportation Trade Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in California to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for trade school students.

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2023 Best Ground Transportation Schools in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Ground Transportation Colleges.

Top California Trade Schools in Ground Transportation

Our 2023 rankings named Advanced Career Institute the best school in California for ground transportation students. Advanced Career Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Visalia.

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#2

CET, Soledad

Soledad, CA

Out of the 3 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, CET, Soledad landed the # 2 spot on the list. CET, Soledad is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Soledad.

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#3

CET, El Centro

El Centro, CA

The excellent programs at CET, El Centro helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best ground transportation schools in California. Located in the city of El Centro, CET, El Centro is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Best Ground Transportation Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Ground Transportation Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 107
Oregon 16
Nevada 0

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

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 3 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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