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Most Popular Ground Transportation Trade Schools in California

2023 Most Popular Ground Transportation Trade Schools in California

14 Colleges
$35,939 Avg Salary
$6,586 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Ground Transportation School for You

In 2021-2022, 1,033 degrees and certificates were awarded to ground transportation students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #17 most popular major in the state.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Trade Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 14 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular 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.

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Our analysis found Advanced Career Institute to be the most popular school for ground transportation students who want to pursue a degree in California. Advanced Career Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Visalia.

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#2

CET, Soledad

Soledad, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means CET, Soledad is a great place for ground transportation students. CET, Soledad is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Soledad.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Santiago Canyon College is a great place for ground transportation students. Located in the midsize city of Orange, SCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

CET, El Centro

El Centro, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means CET, El Centro is a great place for ground transportation students. Located in the small city of El Centro, CET, El Centro is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#5

Butte College

Oroville, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Butte College is a great place for ground transportation students. Butte College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Oroville.

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#6

Shasta College

Redding, CA

Shasta College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ground Transportation Trade Schools in California ranking. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Redding, Shasta College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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West Hills College-Coalinga landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular ground transportation programs. West Hills College-Coalinga is a small public school located in the town of Coalinga.

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With a ranking of #8, Los Angeles Trade Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for ground transportation students. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Trade Technical College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#9

San Diego City College

San Diego, CA

San Diego City College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ground Transportation Trade Schools in California ranking. Located in the city of San Diego, San Diego City College is a public college with a large student population.

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#9

CET, Oxnard

Oxnard, CA

With a ranking of #9, CET, Oxnard did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for ground transportation students. Located in the midsize city of Oxnard, CET, Oxnard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Best Ground Transportation Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 107
Oregon 16
Nevada 0

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

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 14 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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