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Most Popular Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region

2023 Most Popular Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region

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Finding the Best Ground Transportation Basic Certificate School for You

Ground Transportation is the #14 most popular major in the country with 21,480 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

The Most Popular Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 22 schools in the Southwest Region 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 the Southwest Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Western Technical College the most popular school in the Southwest Region for ground transportation students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of El Paso, Western Technical College is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

About 7% of the students majoring in ground transport at the school are women while 93% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend HDS Truck Driving Institute. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. HDS Truck Driving Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Tucson.

Women make up 20% of the ground transport majors at the school.

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#3

San Juan College

Farmington, NM

Out of the 22 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Juan College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Farmington, SJC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 19% of the students majoring in ground transport at the school are women while 81% are male.

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#4

Central Technology Center

Drumright, OK

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Technology Center. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the rural area of Drumright, Central Tech is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 14% of the ground transport majors at the school.

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#5

M T Training Center

Grand Prairie, TX

The in-demand basic certificate programs at M T Training Center helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular ground transportation schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large suburb of Grand Prairie, M T Training Center is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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

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South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-McAllen landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate ground transportation programs. STVT McAllen is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of McAllen.

Of the 112 students majoring in ground transport at STVT McAllen, 94% are male and 6% are female.

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South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Brownsville 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 city of Brownsville, South Texas Vo-Tech is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 49 students majoring in ground transport at South Texas Vo-Tech, 94% are male and 6% are female.

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Central New Mexico Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate ground transportation programs. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 9% of the ground transport majors at the school.

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#9

Amarillo College

Amarillo, TX

Amarillo 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. Amarillo College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Amarillo.

Women make up 10% of the ground transport majors at the school.

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#10

CET, El Paso

El Paso, TX

CET, El Paso came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. CET, El Paso is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of El Paso.

About 24% of the students majoring in ground transport at the school are women while 76% are male.

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Best Ground Transportation Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 253
Texas 927
Oklahoma 270
New Mexico 279

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 22 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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