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Most Popular Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Texas

2023 Most Popular Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Texas

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Finding the Best Ground Transportation Basic Certificate School for You

Ground Transportation is the #19 most popular major in Texas with 927 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Texas 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for ground transport majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Western Technical College the most popular school in Texas for ground transportation students working on their basic certificate. Western Technical College is a small private for-profit school located in the city of El Paso.

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

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#2

M T Training Center

Grand Prairie, TX

The in-demand basic certificate programs at M T Training Center helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular ground transportation schools in Texas. M T Training Center is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Grand Prairie.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-McAllen. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Texas list. Located in the medium-sized city of McAllen, STVT McAllen is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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

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Out of the 9 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Brownsville landed the # 4 spot on the list. South Texas Vo-Tech is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Brownsville.

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

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#5

Amarillo College

Amarillo, TX

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Amarillo College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular ground transportation schools in Texas. Located in the city of Amarillo, Amarillo College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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

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#6

CET, El Paso

El Paso, TX

With a ranking of #6, CET, El Paso did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for ground transportation students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of El Paso, CET, El Paso is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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

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#7

Edge Tech Academy

Arlington, TX

Edge Tech Academy came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Texas ranking. Edge Tech Academy is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Arlington.

Women make up 16% of the ground transport majors at the school.

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Lee College

Baytown, TX

With a ranking of #7, Lee College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for ground transportation students working on their basic certificate. Lee College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Baytown.

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South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-San Antonio ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Ground Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Texas list. South Texas Vo-Tech is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Antonio.

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

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Best Ground Transportation Colleges in the Southwest Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 253
Oklahoma 270
New Mexico 279

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 9 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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