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Most Popular Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region

2023 Most Popular Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Ground Transportation Basic 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which basic certificate 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found Advanced Career Institute to be the most popular school for ground transportation students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Far Western US Region . Located in the rural area of Visalia, Advanced Career Institute is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Of the 1,494 students majoring in ground transport at Advanced Career Institute, 89% are male and 11% are female.

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#2

CET, Soledad

Soledad, CA

Out of the 22 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, CET, Soledad landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Soledad, CET, Soledad is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 18% of the ground transport majors at the school.

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Out of the 22 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Santiago Canyon College landed the # 3 spot on the list. SCC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Orange.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at International Air and Hospitality Academy helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular ground transportation schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Vancouver, International Air and Hospitality Academy is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 5% of the ground transport majors at the school.

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#5

CET, El Centro

El Centro, CA

The in-demand basic certificate programs at CET, El Centro helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular ground transportation schools in the Far Western US Region . CET, El Centro is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of El Centro.

Of the 59 students majoring in ground transport at CET, El Centro, 85% are male and 15% are female.

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#6

Big Bend Community College

Moses Lake, WA

Big Bend Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Big Bend Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Moses Lake.

Of the 30 students majoring in ground transport at Big Bend Community College, 97% are male and 3% are female.

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Perry Technical Institute ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Perry Tech is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Yakima.

Of the 38 students majoring in ground transport at Perry Tech, 89% are male and 11% are female.

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Tillamook Bay Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. TBCC is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Tillamook.

Women make up 12% of the ground transport majors at the school.

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#9

Shasta College

Redding, CA

Shasta College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Shasta College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Redding.

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#10

Centralia College

Centralia, WA

With a ranking of #10, Centralia College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for ground transportation students working on their basic certificate. Centralia College is a small public school located in the distant town of Centralia.

Women make up 15% of the ground transport majors at the school.

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Best Ground Transportation Colleges by State

Explore the best ground transportation schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 107
California 1,033
Oregon 16
Nevada 0

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 22 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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