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Most Popular Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Washington

2023 Most Popular Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Washington

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Finding the Best Ground Transportation Basic Certificate School for You

Ground Transportation is the #24 most popular major in Washington with 107 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. 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.

The Most Popular Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Washington ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in Washington to see which ones were the most popular basic certificate 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named International Air and Hospitality Academy the most popular school in Washington for ground transportation students working on their basic certificate. International Air and Hospitality Academy is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Vancouver.

About 5% of the students majoring in ground transport at the school are women while 95% are male.

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Big Bend Community College

Moses Lake, WA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Big Bend Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Washington list. Located in the remote town of Moses Lake, Big Bend Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 3% of the ground transport majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Perry Technical Institute. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Washington list. Located in the city of Yakima, Perry Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 11% of the ground transport majors at the school.

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#4

Centralia College

Centralia, WA

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Centralia College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular ground transportation schools in Washington. Located in the distant town of Centralia, Centralia College is a public college with a small student population.

About 15% of the students majoring in ground transport at the school are women while 85% are male.

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Out of the 9 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Bates Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Tacoma, Bates Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in ground transport at Bates Technical College, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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Grays Harbor College

Aberdeen, WA

Grays Harbor College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Washington list. Located in the rural area of Aberdeen, GHC is a public college with a small student population.

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Columbia Basin College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Washington list. CBC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Pasco.

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Walla Walla Community College

Walla Walla, WA

Walla Walla Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate ground transportation programs. Walla Walla Community College is a small public school located in the city of Walla Walla.

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Spokane Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate ground transportation programs. Located in the city of Spokane, Spokane Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Ground Transportation Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
California 1,033
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 9 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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