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Most Popular Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky

2023 Most Popular Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky

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Finding the Best Ground Transportation Basic Certificate School for You

Ground Transportation is the #20 most popular major in Kentucky with 258 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 Kentucky ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 11 schools in Kentucky 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 Gateway Community and Technical College the most popular school in Kentucky for ground transportation students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of Florence, Gateway is a public school with a small student population.

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

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Out of the 11 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Hazard Community and Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Hazard, Hazard Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 5% of the ground transport majors at the school.

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#3

Hopkinsville Community College

Hopkinsville, KY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Hopkinsville Community College is a great place for ground transportation students working on their basic certificate. Hopkinsville Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Hopkinsville.

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

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#4

Madisonville Community College

Madisonville, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Madisonville Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky list. Madisonville Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Madisonville.

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 Somerset Community College is a great place for ground transportation students working on their basic certificate. SCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Somerset.

About 6% of the students majoring in ground transport at the school are women while 94% are male.

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With a ranking of #6, Ashland Community and Technical College 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 Ashland, ACTC is a public school with a small student population.

About 3% of the students majoring in ground transport at the school are women while 97% are male.

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Big Sandy Community and 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. Big Sandy Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the remote town of Prestonsburg.

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Jefferson Community and 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 #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Louisville, Jefferson Community and Technical College is a public school with a large student population.

About 10% of the students majoring in ground transport at the school are women while 90% are male.

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West Kentucky Community and Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Kentucky ranking. Located in the town of Paducah, West Kentucky Community and Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Henderson 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. Located in the rural area of Henderson, Henderson Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Ground Transportation Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Ground Transportation Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 1,240
South Carolina 320
Arkansas 253
North Carolina 401
Florida 709
West Virginia 112
Louisiana 1,350
Virginia 153
Alabama 284
Tennessee 254
Mississippi 1,068

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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