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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 2023 rankings named Advanced Career Institute the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for ground transportation students working on their basic certificate. Located in the rural area of Visalia, Advanced Career Institute is a private for-profit school with a 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

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means CET, Soledad is a great place for ground transportation students working on their basic certificate. Located in the distant town of Soledad, CET, Soledad is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Santiago Canyon College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular ground transportation schools in the Far Western US Region . SCC is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Orange.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means International Air and Hospitality Academy is a great place for ground transportation students working on their basic certificate. Located in the midsize city of Vancouver, International Air and Hospitality Academy is a private for-profit college 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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend CET, El Centro. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CET, El Centro is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the 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 landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate ground transportation programs. Big Bend Community College is a small public school located in the 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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With a ranking of #7, Perry Technical Institute did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for ground transportation students working on their basic certificate. 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 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 landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate ground transportation programs. Shasta College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Redding.

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#10

Centralia College

Centralia, WA

Centralia College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Centralia College is a small public school located in the 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 colleges 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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