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Finding the Best Ground Transportation 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Ground Transportation Trade Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 288 schools in the United States to see which programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Ground Transportation program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Ground Transportation Schools in the United States
Check out the ground transport programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.
Top 25 Most Popular Trade Schools in Ground Transportation
Our 2023 rankings named Advanced Career Institute the most popular school in the United States for ground transportation students. Advanced Career Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Visalia.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means New England Tractor Trailer Training School of CT-Bridgeport is a great place for ground transportation students. Located in the city of Bridgeport, New England Tractor Trailer Training School of CT-Bridgeport is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Diesel Driving Academy, Shreveport. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Ground Transportation Trade Schools list. Diesel Driving Academy, Shreveport is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Shreveport.
The excellent programs at Diesel Driving Academy, Baton Rouge helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best ground transportation schools in the United States. Diesel Driving Academy, Baton Rouge is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge.
Out of the 288 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Hinds Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Raymond, Hinds Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
New England Tractor Trailer Training School of Connecticut landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular ground transportation programs. Located in the large suburb of Somers, New England Tractor Trailer Training School of Connecticut is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #7, New England Tractor Trailer Training School of Massachusetts did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for ground transportation students. NETTTS is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of North Andover.
U.S. Truck Driver Training School came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ground Transportation Trade Schools ranking. U.S. Truck Driver Training School is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Sterling Heights.
Western Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Ground Transportation Trade Schools list. Western Technical College is a small private for-profit school located in the city of El Paso.
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Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Ground Transportation Trade Schools list. Located in the large suburb of West Mifflin, PIA is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
New England Tractor Trailer Training School of Rhode Island landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular ground transportation programs. Located in the large suburb of Pawtucket, NETTTS is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
With a ranking of #12, Delta Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for ground transportation students. Located in the suburb of Horn Lake, Delta Technical College is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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All-State Career School - Lester landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular ground transportation programs. Located in the large suburb of Essington, All-State Career School - Lester is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
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North American Trade Schools landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular ground transportation programs. Located in the large suburb of Baltimore, North American Trade Schools is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
With a ranking of #15, Fox Valley Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for ground transportation students. Located in the suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Crowder College landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular ground transportation programs. Crowder College is a small public school located in the town of Neosho.
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National Tractor Trailer School Inc-Liverpool ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Ground Transportation Trade Schools list. NTTS is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Liverpool.
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HDS Truck Driving Institute ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular Ground Transportation Trade Schools list. Located in the rural area of Tucson, HDS Truck Driving Institute is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
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San Juan College landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular ground transportation programs. SJC is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Farmington.
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All-State Career - Baltimore did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for ground transportation students. It came in at #20 on the list. Located in the city of Baltimore, All-State Career - Baltimore is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
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Hamrick School came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ground Transportation Trade Schools ranking. Hamrick School is a small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Medina.
With a ranking of #22, Central Technology Center did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for ground transportation students. Central Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Drumright.
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Bevill State Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for ground transportation students. It came in at #23 on the list. Bevill State Community College is a small public school located in the town of Jasper.
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M T Training Center landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular ground transportation programs. M T Training Center is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Grand Prairie.
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Dawn Career Institute LLC ranked #25 on this year’s Most Popular Ground Transportation Trade Schools list. Dawn Career Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Newark.
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Rest of the Top Most Popular Ground Transportation Trade Schools
Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Ground Transportation Trade Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 44 | New Castle School of Trades | New Castle, PA |
| 45 | McCann School of Business & Technology | Allentown, PA |
| 46 | Miller-Motte College Jacksonville | Jacksonville, NC |
| 47 | Waukesha County Technical College | Pewaukee, WI |
| 47 | West Georgia Technical College | Waco, GA |
| 47 | Apollo Career Center | Lima, OH |
| 50 | Butler Tech - D Russel Lee Career Center | Monroe, OH |
| 51 | Gateway Community and Technical College | Florence, KY |
| 52 | Central Georgia Technical College | Warner Robins, GA |
| 52 | Oconee Fall Line Technical College | Sandersville, GA |
| 54 | Ivy Tech Community College | Indianapolis, IN |
| 55 | Uintah Basin Technical College | Roosevelt, UT |
| 55 | Central Lakes College - Brainerd | Brainerd, MN |
| 57 | Hazard Community and Technical College | Hazard, KY |
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 |
Majors Related to Ground Transport
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 25 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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