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Most Popular Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Pennsylvania

2023 Most Popular Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Pennsylvania

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Finding the Best Ground Transportation Basic Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, ground transportation was ranked 7th in Pennsylvania. In fact, 1,516 were awarded in the state in 2021-2022.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 16 schools in Pennsylvania 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 Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics the most popular school in Pennsylvania for ground transportation students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of West Mifflin, PIA is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 8% of the ground transport majors at the school.

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Out of the 16 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, All-State Career School - Lester landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Essington, All-State Career School - Lester is a private for-profit school 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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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means All-State Career School - Pittsburgh is a great place for ground transportation students working on their basic certificate. All-State Career School - Pittsburgh is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Mifflin.

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

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means McCann School of Business & Technology is a great place for ground transportation students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of Allentown, McCann School of Business & Technology is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

About 14% of the students majoring in ground transport at the school are women while 86% are male.

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Out of the 16 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Penn Commercial Business/Technical School landed the # 5 spot on the list. Penn Commercial is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Washington.

About 17% of the students majoring in ground transport at the school are women while 83% are male.

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#6

Douglas Education Center

Monessen, PA

Douglas Education Center ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the suburb of Monessen, Douglas Education Center is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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

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#7

New Castle School of Trades

New Castle, PA

With a ranking of #7, New Castle School of Trades 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 New Castle, New Castle School of Trades is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

About 4% of the students majoring in ground transport at the school are women while 96% are male.

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York County School of Technology-Adult & Continuing Education came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. York County School of Technology is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of York.

Of the 91 students majoring in ground transport at York County School of Technology, 93% are male and 7% are female.

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Fortis Institute - Forty Fort landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate ground transportation programs. Located in the suburb of Forty Fort, Fortis Institute - Forty Fort is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 57 students majoring in ground transport at Fortis Institute - Forty Fort, 84% are male and 16% are female.

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#10

Rosedale Technical College

Pittsburgh, PA

Rosedale Technical College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate ground transportation programs. Located in the suburb of Pittsburgh, Rosedale Technical College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 49 students majoring in ground transport at Rosedale Technical College, 84% are male and 16% are female.

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Best Ground Transportation Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Ground Transportation Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 427
New Jersey 4
Maryland 482
Delaware 160

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 16 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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