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Most Popular Ground Transportation Trade Schools in Pennsylvania

2023 Most Popular Ground Transportation Trade Schools in Pennsylvania

18 Colleges
$42,275 Avg Salary
$6,831 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Ground Transportation School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, ground transportation was ranked 7th in Pennsylvania. In fact, 1,516 were awarded in the state in 2021-2022.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Ground Transportation Trade Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 18 schools in Pennsylvania 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Ground Transportation Colleges.

Our analysis found Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics to be the most popular school for ground transportation students who want to pursue a degree in Pennsylvania. Located in the large suburb of West Mifflin, PIA is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend All-State Career School - Lester. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Ground Transportation Trade Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large suburb of Essington, All-State Career School - Lester is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Out of the 18 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, All-State Career School - Pittsburgh landed the # 3 spot on the list. All-State Career School - Pittsburgh is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of West Mifflin.

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#4

New Castle School of Trades

New Castle, PA

The excellent programs at New Castle School of Trades helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best ground transportation schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the rural area of New Castle, New Castle School of Trades is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Out of the 18 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, McCann School of Business & Technology landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Allentown, McCann School of Business & Technology is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Penn Commercial Business/Technical School ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Ground Transportation Trade Schools in Pennsylvania list. Penn Commercial is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Washington.

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#7

Douglas Education Center

Monessen, PA

Douglas Education Center landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular ground transportation programs. Located in the small suburb of Monessen, Douglas Education Center is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #8, York County School of Technology-Adult & Continuing Education did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for ground transportation students. York County School of Technology is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of York.

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Fortis Institute - Forty Fort ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Ground Transportation Trade Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the suburb of Forty Fort, Fortis Institute - Forty Fort is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Community College of Allegheny County came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ground Transportation Trade Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. CCAC is a large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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Best Ground Transportation Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Ground Transportation Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 427
New Jersey 4
Maryland 482
Delaware 160

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 18 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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