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2023 Best Ground Transportation Trade Schools in the Plains States Region

9 Colleges
$41,125 Avg Salary
$7,696 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.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Ground Transportation Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best programs for trade school students.

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2023 Best Ground Transportation Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Top Plains States Region Trade Schools in Ground Transportation

Our analysis found Central Lakes College - Brainerd to be the best school for ground transportation students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . Central Lakes College is a small public school located in the remote town of Brainerd.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend State Technical College of Missouri. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Ground Transportation Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. STC is a small public school located in the rural area of Linn.

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#3

Johnson County Community College

Overland Park, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johnson County Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Ground Transportation Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Overland Park, JCCC is a public school with a large student population.

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The excellent programs at Alexandria Technical & Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best ground transportation schools in the Plains States Region . ATCC is a small public school located in the town of Alexandria.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Minnesota State College Southeast is a great place for ground transportation students. MSC Southeast is a small public school located in the town of Winona.

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#6

Crowder College

Neosho, MO

Crowder College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Ground Transportation Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the town of Neosho, Crowder College is a public college with a small student population.

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Midwest Technical Institute - Springfield, Missouri landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best ground transportation programs. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, MTI - Springfield, Missouri is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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North Central Kansas Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Ground Transportation Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. North Central Kansas Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Beloit.

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Southeast Community College Area ranked #9 on this year’s Best Ground Transportation Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Ground Transportation Colleges by State

Explore the best ground transportation colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 148
Missouri 404
Minnesota 164
South Dakota 16
Iowa 35
North Dakota 39
Nebraska 80

Ground Transportation is one of 3 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Ground Transport Concentrations

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 9 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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