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Most Popular Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

2023 Most Popular Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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Finding the Best Ground Transportation Basic Certificate School for You

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.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

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 the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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.

Check out the ground transport basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Rocky Mountains Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Uintah Basin Technical College the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for ground transportation students working on their basic certificate. Located in the remote town of Roosevelt, UBTech is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 82 students majoring in ground transport at UBTech, 83% are male and 17% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tooele Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Tooele Technical College is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Tooele.

About 12% of the students majoring in ground transport at the school are women while 88% are male.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mountainland Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Mountainland Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Lehi.

Of the 61 students majoring in ground transport at Mountainland Technical College, 90% are male and 10% are female.

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#4

Southwest Technical College

Cedar City, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwest Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Southwest Tech is a fairly small public school located in the town of Cedar City.

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

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Bridgerland Technical College is a great place for ground transportation students working on their basic certificate. Bridgerland ATC is a small public school located in the small city of Logan.

About 8% of the students majoring in ground transport at the school are women while 92% are male.

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#6

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT

With a ranking of #6, Salt Lake Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for ground transportation students working on their basic certificate. Salt Lake Community College is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City.

Women make up 19% of the ground transport majors at the school.

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#7

Dixie Technical College

Saint George, UT

Dixie Technical College 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 #7 on the list. Located in the small city of Saint George, Dixie Tech is a public 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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With a ranking of #8, Utah State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for ground transportation students working on their basic certificate. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 26% of the ground transport majors at the school.

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Flathead Valley Community College 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 #9 on the list. Flathead Valley Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Kalispell.

Women make up 17% of the ground transport majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #10, Trinidad State Junior College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for ground transportation students working on their basic certificate. Located in the town of Trinidad, Trinidad State Junior College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in ground transport at Trinidad State Junior College, 80% are male and 20% are female.

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Best Ground Transportation Colleges by State

Explore the best ground transportation colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 2
Utah 436
Montana 29

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 11 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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