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Most Popular Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Tennessee

2023 Most Popular Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Tennessee

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In 2021-2022, 254 degrees and certificates were awarded to ground transportation students who went to a Tennessee college or university. This makes it the #14 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 Tennessee ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Tennessee to see which basic certificate programs were the most popular 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 analysis found Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Crossville to be the most popular school for ground transportation students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Tennessee. Located in the town of Crossville, TCAT - Crossville is a public college with a fairly small student population.

About 9% of the students majoring in ground transport at the school are women while 91% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Memphis is a great place for ground transportation students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Memphis, TCAT - Memphis is a public school with a small student population.

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

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Out of the 8 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Miller-Motte College Chattanooga landed the # 3 spot on the list. MMC Chattanooga is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Chattanooga.

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

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Jackson helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular ground transportation schools in Tennessee. Located in the small suburb of Jackson, TCAT - Jackson is a public college with a small student population.

About 11% of the students majoring in ground transport at the school are women while 89% are male.

Full Ground Transportation at Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Jackson Report

Out of the 8 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Newbern landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Newbern, TCAT - Newbern is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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

Read full report on Ground Transportation at Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Newbern

Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Knoxville came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Tennessee ranking. TCAT - Knoxville is a small public school located in the city of Knoxville.

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

Full Ground Transportation at Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Knoxville Report

Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Shelbyville 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 town of Shelbyville, TCAT - Shelbyville is a public school with a fairly small student population.

About 13% of the students majoring in ground transport at the school are women while 87% are male.

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Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Crump 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. TCAT - Crump is a small public school located in the remote town of Crump.

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

Full Ground Transportation at Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Crump Report

Best Ground Transportation Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Ground Transportation Schools 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
Kentucky 258
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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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