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2023 Best Value Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Schools in California

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

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Finding the Best Ground Transportation Basic Certificate 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate programs for ground transport students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Schools in California

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

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Ground Transportation

#1

CET, Soledad

Soledad, CA

Our 2023 rankings named CET, Soledad the best value school in California for ground transportation students working on their basic certificate. CET, Soledad is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Soledad.

Full Ground Transportation at CET, Soledad Report

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

Full Ground Transportation at Advanced Career Institute Report

#1

CET, El Centro

El Centro, CA

Our analysis found CET, El Centro to be the best value school for ground transportation students who want to pursue a basic certificate in California. Located in the small city of El Centro, CET, El Centro is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Full Ground Transportation at CET, El Centro Report

Best Value Ground Transportation Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Ground Transportation Schools 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.

  • 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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