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Most Popular Ground Transportation Associate Degree Trade Schools in California

2023 Most Popular Ground Transportation Associate Degree Trade Schools in California

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Finding the Best Ground Transportation Associate Degree School for You

In 2021-2022, 1,033 degrees and certificates were awarded to ground transportation students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #17 most popular major in the state.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Ground Transportation Associate Degree Trade Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for ground transport majors pursuing a associate degree.

#1

San Diego City College

San Diego, CA

Our 2023 rankings named San Diego City College the most popular school in California for ground transportation students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of San Diego, San Diego City College is a public school with a large student population.

Read full report on Ground Transportation at San Diego City College

Our 2023 rankings named Los Angeles Trade Technical College the most popular school in California for ground transportation students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Trade Technical College is a public school with a large student population.

Full Ground Transportation at Los Angeles Trade Technical College Report

#1

Sacramento City College

Sacramento, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Sacramento City College the most popular school in California for ground transportation students working on their associate degree. Sacramento City is a large public school located in the large city of Sacramento.

Women make up 50% of the ground transport majors at the school.

Read full report on Ground Transportation at Sacramento City College

Best Ground Transportation Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Ground Transportation Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 107
Oregon 16
Nevada 0

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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