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Most Popular Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in West Virginia

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2023 Most Popular Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in West Virginia

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Finding the Best Ground Transportation Basic Certificate School for You

Ground Transportation is the #11 most popular major in West Virginia with 112 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in West Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in West 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for ground transport majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Academy of Careers and Technology the most popular school in West Virginia for ground transportation students working on their basic certificate. Academy of Careers and Technology is a small public school located in the city of Beckley.

Of the 34 students majoring in ground transport at Academy of Careers and Technology, 88% are male and 12% are female.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Fred W Eberle Technical Center helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular ground transportation schools in West Virginia. Fred W Eberle Technical Center is a fairly small public school located in the town of Buckhannon.

Of the 38 students majoring in ground transport at Fred W Eberle Technical Center, 87% are male and 13% are female.

Read full report on Ground Transportation at Fred W Eberle Technical Center

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means James Rumsey Technical Institute is a great place for ground transportation students working on their basic certificate. James Rumsey Technical Institute is a fairly small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Martinsburg.

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

Full Ground Transportation at James Rumsey Technical Institute Report

Out of the 4 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Putnam Career and Technical Center landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Eleanor, PCTC is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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

Read full report on Ground Transportation at Putnam Career and Technical Center

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
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

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 4 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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