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2023 Most Popular Ground Transportation Trade Schools

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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.

Check out the ground transport programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

Our 2023 rankings named Advanced Career Institute the most popular school in the United States for ground transportation students. Advanced Career Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Visalia.

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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 fairly 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.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Diesel Driving Academy, Baton Rouge. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Ground Transportation Trade Schools list. Diesel Driving Academy, Baton Rouge is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge.

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#5

Hinds Community College

Raymond, MS

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Hinds Community College is a great place for ground transportation students. Located in the town of Raymond, Hinds Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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New England Tractor Trailer Training School of Connecticut came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ground Transportation Trade Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Somers, New England Tractor Trailer Training School of Connecticut is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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New England Tractor Trailer Training School of Massachusetts did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for ground transportation students. It came in at #7 on the list. NETTTS is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of North Andover.

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#8

U.S. Truck Driver Training School

Sterling Heights, MI

U.S. Truck Driver Training School landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular ground transportation programs. U.S. Truck Driver Training School is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Sterling Heights.

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With a ranking of #9, Western Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for ground transportation students. Western Technical College is a small private for-profit school located in the city of El Paso.

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With a ranking of #10, Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for ground transportation students. Located in the large suburb of West Mifflin, PIA is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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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 college with a fairly small student population.

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#12

Delta Technical College

Horn Lake, MS

Delta Technical College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Ground Transportation Trade Schools list. Located in the large 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 ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Ground Transportation Trade Schools list. Located in the suburb of Essington, All-State Career School - Lester is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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With a ranking of #14, North American Trade Schools did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for ground transportation students. Located in the large suburb of Baltimore, North American Trade Schools is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Fox Valley Technical College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ground Transportation Trade Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#16

Crowder College

Neosho, MO

Crowder College ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Ground Transportation Trade Schools list. Crowder College is a small public school located in the town of Neosho.

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National Tractor Trailer School Inc-Liverpool came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ground Transportation Trade Schools ranking. NTTS is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Liverpool.

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HDS Truck Driving Institute landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular ground transportation programs. Located in the rural area of Tucson, HDS Truck Driving Institute is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#19

San Juan College

Farmington, NM

San Juan College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for ground transportation students. It came in at #19 on the list. SJC is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Farmington.

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All-State Career - Baltimore ranked #20 on this year’s Most Popular Ground Transportation Trade Schools list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, All-State Career - Baltimore is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#21

Hamrick School

Medina, OH

Hamrick School did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for ground transportation students. It came in at #21 on the list. Hamrick School is a small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Medina.

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#22

Central Technology Center

Drumright, OK

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 ranked #23 on this year’s Most Popular Ground Transportation Trade Schools list. Bevill State Community College is a small public school located in the town of Jasper.

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#24

M T Training Center

Grand Prairie, TX

M T Training Center ranked #24 on this year’s Most Popular Ground Transportation Trade Schools list. 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 suburb of Newark.

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#29

Savannah Technical College

Savannah, GA
#34

J-Tech Institute

Jacksonville, FL
#36

Lincoln Land Community College

Springfield, IL
#37

Advanced Technology Institute

Virginia Beach, VA
#42

Sheridan Technical College

Hollywood, FL

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

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).

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