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2023 Best Value Ground Transportation Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Ground Transportation Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate 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. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Ground Transportation Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Ground Transportation Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.
Best Plains States Region 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 Plains States Region . Central Lakes College is a small public school located in the remote town of Brainerd.
Central Lakes College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,140 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, ground transport majors at Central Lakes College accumulate an average of around $9,692 in student debt.
In addition to its great value ranking, Central Lakes College is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Ground Transportation Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list.
Full Ground Transportation at Central Lakes College - Brainerd Report
Out of the 3 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, State Technical College of Missouri landed the # 2 spot on the list. STC is a small public school located in the rural area of Linn.
STC undergraduate students pay an average of $13,320 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, STC is ranked #4 for overall quality for ground transport in the Plains States Region .
Full Ground Transportation at State Technical College of Missouri Report
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means North Central Kansas Technical College is a great value for ground transportation students working on their undergraduate certificate. North Central Kansas Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Beloit.
North Central Kansas Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,492 in tuition and fees each year.
Best Ground Transportation Colleges by State
Explore the best ground transportation schools 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 |
Majors Related to Ground Transport
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related 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 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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