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Best Value Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

2023 Best Value Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

13 Colleges
$12,537 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Top 10 Best Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Hagerstown Community College to be the best value school for ground transportation students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the midsize suburb of Hagerstown, HCC is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at HCC are $8,190 a year.

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#2

Rosedale Technical College

Pittsburgh, PA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Rosedale Technical College is a great value for ground transportation students working on their basic certificate. Rosedale Technical College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Pittsburgh.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Rosedale Technical College are $15,663 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fortis Institute - Forty Fort. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Fortis Institute - Forty Fort is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Forty Fort.

Fortis Institute - Forty Fort undergraduate students pay an average of $13,757 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means North American Trade Schools is a great value for ground transportation students working on their basic certificate. North American Trade Schools is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Baltimore.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at McCann School of Business & Technology helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value ground transportation schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . McCann School of Business & Technology is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Allentown.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National Tractor Trailer School Inc-Liverpool. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Liverpool, NTTS is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at All-State Career School - Pittsburgh helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value ground transportation schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the suburb of West Mifflin, All-State Career School - Pittsburgh is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend National Tractor Trailer School Inc-Buffalo. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Buffalo, NTTS is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend All-State Career - Baltimore. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. All-State Career - Baltimore is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

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#4

Berks Technical Institute

Wyomissing, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Berks Technical Institute. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Berks Technical Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Wyomissing.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Berks Technical Institute also did well on our Best Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Best Ground Transportation Colleges by State

Explore the best ground transportation colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 427
Pennsylvania 1,516
New Jersey 4
Maryland 482
Delaware 160

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

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 13 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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