by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ground Transport Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 17,893 people earned their degree in ground transportation, making the major the 330th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, ground transportation graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $37,911 and had an average of $7,890 in loans still to pay off.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 125 ground transportation graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ground Transport Major” ranking looked at 17 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in ground transportation. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their ground transportation program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The ground transport school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ground Transport Major”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree ground transport students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Alfred State College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ground Transport Major. Located in Alfred, New York, this small public school awarded 49 diplomas to qualified associates’s ground transport students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ground Transport Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Pennsylvania College of Technology landed the #2 spot on the list. Pennsylvania College of Technology is a small school located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania that handed out 29 associates’s ground transport degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ground Transport Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Hocking College landed the #3 spot on the list. Nelsonville, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s ground transport degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Ground Transportation at Hocking College
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ground Transport Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Iowa Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Sheldon, Iowa, and it awarded 7 associates’s ground transport degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Northwest Iowa Community College Ground Transportation Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lake Area Technical Institute. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ground Transport Major. This small school is located in Watertown, South Dakota, and it awarded 7 associates’s ground transport degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Ground Transportation at Lake Area Technical Institute
Central Arizona College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ground Transport Major ranking. Central Arizona College is located in Coolidge, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s ground transport degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Ground Transportation at Central Arizona College
Johnson County Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ground Transport Major list. Located in Overland Park, Kansas, this fairly large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified associates’s ground transport students in 2020-2021.
Central Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ground Transport Major ranking, coming in at #8. Central Community College is a public institution located in Grand Island, Nebraska. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Ground Transportation at Central Community College
Ivy Tech Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ground Transport Major list. Indianapolis, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s ground transport degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
Full Ivy Tech Community College Ground Transportation Report
Lee College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ground Transport Major ranking. Located in Baytown, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 32 degrees to qualified associates’s ground transport students in 2020-2021.
Wake Technical Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ground Transport Major ranking, coming in at #10. Wake Technical Community College is a large public school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 20 associates’s ground transport degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Wake Technical Community College Ground Transportation Report
San Diego City College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ground Transport Major ranking. San Diego, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s ground transport degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Ground Transportation at San Diego City College
College of Southern Nevada came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ground Transport Major ranking. Located in Las Vegas, Nevada, this large public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s ground transport students in 2020-2021.
Joliet Junior College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ground Transport Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in Joliet, Illinois, and it awarded 0 associates’s ground transport degrees in 2020-2021.
Los Angeles Trade Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ground Transport Major ranking. Los Angeles Trade Technical College is a medium-sized school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 5 associates’s ground transport degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Los Angeles Trade Technical College Ground Transportation Report
With a ranking of #10, Sacramento City College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ground Transport Major list. Sacramento, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s ground transport degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Ground Transportation at Sacramento City College
Trinidad State Junior College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Ground Transport Major list. Located in Trinidad, Colorado, this small public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified associates’s ground transport students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Ground Transportation at Trinidad State Junior College
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