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Most Popular Ground Transportation Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region

2023 Most Popular Ground Transportation Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region

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Finding the Best Ground Transportation Associate Degree 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.

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 the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Plains States Region to see which associate degree 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 associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

Our analysis found Lake Area Technical Institute to be the most popular school for ground transportation students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the remote town of Watertown, LATI is a public college with a small student population.

About 13% of the students majoring in ground transport at the school are women while 88% are male.

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Our 2023 rankings named Northwest Iowa Community College the most popular school in the Plains States Region for ground transportation students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Sheldon, Northwest Iowa Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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#3

Johnson County Community College

Overland Park, KS

Out of the 4 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Johnson County Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Overland Park, JCCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

Out of the 4 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Central Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Grand Island.

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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

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

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 4 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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