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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.

Check out the ground transport programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

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

The excellent programs at CET, Soledad helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best ground transportation schools in California. CET, Soledad is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Soledad.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Santiago Canyon College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Ground Transportation Trade Schools in California list. Located in the 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

Out of the 14 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, CET, El Centro landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the 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

The excellent programs at Butte College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best ground transportation schools in California. Butte College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Oroville.

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#6

Shasta College

Redding, CA

Shasta College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Ground Transportation Trade Schools in California list. Located in the midsize suburb of Redding, Shasta College is a public school with a medium-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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Los Angeles Trade Technical College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular ground transportation programs. 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

With a ranking of #9, San Diego City College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for ground transportation students. 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

CET, Oxnard ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Ground Transportation Trade Schools in California list. Located in the medium-sized 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

Explore all the Most Popular Ground Transportation Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

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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