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2023 Best Value Ground Transportation Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$11,588 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$37,865 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Ground Transportation Undergraduate 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. 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.

The Best Value Ground Transportation Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the United States to see which undergraduate 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.

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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Ground Transportation Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the United States

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

Best Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Ground Transportation

Our analysis found Central Lakes College - Brainerd to be the best value school for ground transportation students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the United States. Located in the remote town of Brainerd, Central Lakes College is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Central Lakes College are $6,140 per year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, ground transport graduates from Central Lakes College carry an average student debtload of $9,692.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Central Lakes College also did well on our Best Ground Transportation Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Ground Transportation at Central Lakes College - Brainerd Report

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Community College of Allegheny County helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value ground transportation schools in the United States. CCAC is a large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CCAC are $12,223 a year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means State Technical College of Missouri is a great value for ground transportation students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Linn, STC is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at STC are $13,320 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, STC also is in the top 5% of our Best Ground Transportation Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools ranking.

Full Ground Transportation at State Technical College of Missouri Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means North Central Kansas Technical College is a great value for ground transportation students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Beloit, North Central Kansas Technical College is a public school with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at North Central Kansas Technical College are $8,492 a year.

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#5

North Arkansas College

Harrison, AR

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Arkansas College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Ground Transportation Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the town of Harrison, Northark is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Northark are $5,136 a year.

Full Ground Transportation at North Arkansas College Report

Salish Kootenai College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Ground Transportation Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. SKC is a small public school located in the rural area of Pablo.

SKC undergraduate students pay an average of $11,583 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Ground Transportation at Salish Kootenai College Report

Utah State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for ground transportation students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USU are $24,223 per year.

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#8

New Castle School of Trades

New Castle, PA

New Castle School of Trades came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Ground Transportation Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the rural area of New Castle, New Castle School of Trades is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that ground transport majors at New Castle School of Trades take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $7,063.

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Ground Transportation by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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

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 8 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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