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2023 Most Popular Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina

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Finding the Best Ground Transportation Basic Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, 401 degrees and certificates were awarded to ground transportation students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #19 most popular major in the state.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

The Most Popular Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in North Carolina 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for ground transport majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Our analysis found Miller-Motte College Fayetteville to be the most popular school for ground transportation students who want to pursue a basic certificate in North Carolina. Located in the medium-sized city of Fayetteville, MMC Fayetteville is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 25% of the ground transport majors at the school.

Full Ground Transportation at Miller-Motte College Fayetteville Report

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Miller-Motte College Jacksonville helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular ground transportation schools in North Carolina. Located in the small city of Jacksonville, MMC Jacksonville is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Davidson County Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina list. DCCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Thomasville.

Women make up 18% of the ground transport majors at the school.

Full Ground Transportation at Davidson County Community College Report

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Miller-Motte College Raleigh helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular ground transportation schools in North Carolina. MMC Raleigh is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Raleigh.

Of the 85 students majoring in ground transport at MMC Raleigh, 84% are male and 16% are female.

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#5

Johnston Community College

Smithfield, NC

Out of the 8 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Johnston Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Smithfield, Johnston Community College is a public college 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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Wake Technical Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina list. Wake Technical Community College is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Raleigh.

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#7

Stanly Community College

Albemarle, NC

Stanly Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate ground transportation programs. Stanly Technical College is a small public school located in the distant town of Albemarle.

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#8

Cape Fear Community College

Wilmington, NC

Cape Fear Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in North Carolina ranking. CFCC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Wilmington.

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Best Ground Transportation Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 1,240
South Carolina 320
Arkansas 253
Florida 709
West Virginia 112
Louisiana 1,350
Virginia 153
Alabama 284
Kentucky 258
Tennessee 254
Mississippi 1,068

Ground Transportation is one of 3 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Ground Transport Concentrations

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 8 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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