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2023 Most Popular Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region
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Out of all the majors we analyze each year, ground transportation was ranked #14 in the country. In fact 21,480 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2021-2022.
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The Most Popular Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 42 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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.
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2023 Most Popular Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named U.S. Truck Driver Training School the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for ground transportation students working on their basic certificate. U.S. Truck Driver Training School is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Sterling Heights.
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 42 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fox Valley Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 10% of the students majoring in ground transport at the school are women while 90% are male.
Out of the 42 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hamrick School landed the # 3 spot on the list. Hamrick School is a small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Medina.
Women make up 12% of the ground transport majors at the school.
Out of the 42 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lincoln Land Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. LLCC is a small public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.
Women make up 10% of the ground transport majors at the school.
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The in-demand basic certificate programs at City Colleges of Chicago - Olive-Harvey College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular ground transportation schools in the Great Lakes Region . Olive-Harvey College is a small public school located in the large city of Chicago.
Of the 151 students majoring in ground transport at Olive-Harvey College, 70% are male and 30% are female.
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Waukesha County Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate ground transportation programs. WCTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Pewaukee.
About 10% of the students majoring in ground transport at the school are women while 90% are male.
Apollo Career Center did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for ground transportation students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Apollo JVS is a small public school located in the small suburb of Lima.
About 14% of the students majoring in ground transport at the school are women while 86% are male.
Butler Tech - D Russel Lee Career Center did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for ground transportation students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of Monroe, D Russel Lee Career Center is a public school with a fairly small student population.
Of the 159 students majoring in ground transport at D Russel Lee Career Center, 89% are male and 11% are female.
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With a ranking of #9, Illinois Valley Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for ground transportation students working on their basic certificate. Located in the rural area of Oglesby, IVCC is a public college with a small student population.
About 12% of the students majoring in ground transport at the school are women while 88% are male.
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Highland Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate ground transportation programs. Located in the distant town of Freeport, Highland Community College is a public college with a small student population.
About 5% of the students majoring in ground transport at the school are women while 95% are male.
Best Ground Transportation Colleges by State
Explore the best ground transportation schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 497 |
| Indiana | 82 |
| Wisconsin | 504 |
| Ohio | 604 |
| Illinois | 617 |
Majors Related to Ground Transport
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 |
Majors Similar to Ground Transport
| 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 25 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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