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Most Popular Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Virginia

2023 Most Popular Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Virginia

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Finding the Best Ground Transportation Basic Certificate School for You

Ground Transportation is the #23 most popular major in Virginia with 153 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. 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 Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in Virginia 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 Virginia.

#1

Advanced Technology Institute

Virginia Beach, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Advanced Technology Institute the most popular school in Virginia for ground transportation students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Virginia Beach, ATI is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 161 students majoring in ground transport at ATI, 86% are male and 14% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Tidewater Community College is a great place for ground transportation students working on their basic certificate. Located in the midsize city of Norfolk, Tidewater Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 35% of the ground transport majors at the school.

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#3

Centura College - Newport News

Newport News, VA

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Centura College - Newport News helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular ground transportation schools in Virginia. Centura College - Newport News is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Newport News.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Dabney S Lancaster Community College is a great place for ground transportation students working on their basic certificate. Located in the rural area of Clifton Forge, DSLCC is a public school with a fairly small student population.

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#4

Blue Ridge Community College

Weyers Cave, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Blue Ridge Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Virginia list. Located in the rural area of Weyers Cave, BRCC is a public school with a small student population.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Southside Virginia Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular ground transportation schools in Virginia. Located in the rural area of Alberta, Southside Virginia Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Out of the 7 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Wytheville Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. WCC is a small public school located in the town of Wytheville.

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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
South Carolina 320
Georgia 1,240
Arkansas 253
North Carolina 401
Florida 709
West Virginia 112
Louisiana 1,350
Tennessee 254
Alabama 284
Kentucky 258
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

Majors Similar to Ground Transport

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 7 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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