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Best Value Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Schools in Louisiana

2023 Best Value Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Schools in Louisiana

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$4,109 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Ground Transportation Basic Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, ground transportation students earned 1,350 degrees and certificates from a Louisiana school, making the subject the 5th in the state.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

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 Louisiana ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Louisiana to see which basic certificate programs offered the best value experiences for ground transport students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Louisiana

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College the best value school in Louisiana for ground transportation students working on their basic certificate. NLTCC is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Minden.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NLTCC are $4,109 per year.

Read full report on Ground Transportation at Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Diesel Driving Academy, Shreveport is a great value for ground transportation students working on their basic certificate. Diesel Driving Academy, Shreveport is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Shreveport.

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Out of the 3 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Diesel Driving Academy, Baton Rouge landed the # 2 spot on the list. Diesel Driving Academy, Baton Rouge is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge.

Read full report on Ground Transportation at Diesel Driving Academy, Baton Rouge

Best Value Ground Transportation Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Ground Transportation Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 1,240
South Carolina 320
Arkansas 253
North Carolina 401
Florida 709
West Virginia 112
Virginia 153
Alabama 284
Kentucky 258
Tennessee 254
Mississippi 1,068

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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