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2023 Most Popular Ground Transportation Trade Schools in the Southwest Region

26 Colleges
$36,101 Avg Salary
$7,037 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Ground Transportation 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Ground Transportation Trade Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 26 schools in the Southwest Region to see which 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Ground Transportation Colleges.

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

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means HDS Truck Driving Institute is a great place for ground transportation students. HDS Truck Driving Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Tucson.

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#3

San Juan College

Farmington, NM

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend San Juan College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Ground Transportation Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Farmington, SJC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#4

Central Technology Center

Drumright, OK

Out of the 26 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Technology Center landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Drumright, Central Tech is a public school with a small student population.

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#5

M T Training Center

Grand Prairie, TX

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means M T Training Center is a great place for ground transportation students. Located in the large suburb of Grand Prairie, M T Training Center is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-McAllen did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for ground transportation students. It came in at #6 on the list. STVT McAllen is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of McAllen.

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South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Brownsville landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular ground transportation programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Brownsville, South Texas Vo-Tech is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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#9

Amarillo College

Amarillo, TX

Amarillo College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Ground Transportation Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Amarillo College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Amarillo.

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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 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.

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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 26 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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