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Most Popular Ground Transportation Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region

2023 Most Popular Ground Transportation Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region

7 Colleges
$37,865 Avg Salary
$6,060 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Ground Transportation Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Ground Transportation is the #14 most popular major in the country with 21,480 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Ground Transportation Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate certificate 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for ground transport majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Our analysis found Central Lakes College - Brainerd to be the most popular school for ground transportation students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Central Lakes College is a small public school located in the town of Brainerd.

About 4% of the students majoring in ground transport at the school are women while 96% are male.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, ground transport majors at Central Lakes College accumulate an average of around $9,692 in student debt.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at State Technical College of Missouri helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular ground transportation schools in the Plains States Region . STC is a small public school located in the rural area of Linn.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means North Central Kansas Technical College is a great place for ground transportation students working on their undergraduate certificate. North Central Kansas Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Beloit.

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

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Out of the 7 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Area Technical Institute landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Watertown, LATI is a public college with a small student population.

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#5

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Ground Transportation Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Central Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Grand Island.

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Washburn Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for ground transportation students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Topeka, Washburn Tech is a public college with a small student population.

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Cloud County Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for ground transportation students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the rural area of Concordia, Cloud County Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Ground Transportation Colleges by State

Explore the best ground transportation schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 148
Missouri 404
Minnesota 164
South Dakota 16
Iowa 35
North Dakota 39
Nebraska 80

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

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 7 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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