Ground Transportation programs in Kentucky
15 schools in Kentucky teach this, at certificate or associate level. The Department of Education publishes earnings for none of them, so the figures below are what the occupation itself pays.
What this work pays in Kentucky
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Kentucky earn a median of $56,340 a year across 31,760 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| Light Truck Drivers | $43,230 | 15,630 |
| Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators | $46,630 | 11,270 |
| Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators | $57,780 | 7,050 |
| Bus Drivers, School | $44,830 | 6,820 |
| Highway Maintenance Workers | $40,400 | 3,030 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American National University-Louisville Louisville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 24 |
| Ashland Community and Technical College Ashland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 90 |
| Big Sandy Community and Technical College Prestonsburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Bluegrass Community and Technical College Lexington | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Elizabethtown Community and Technical College Elizabethtown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Gateway Community and Technical College Florence | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 105 |
| Hazard Community and Technical College Hazard | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 84 |
| Hopkinsville Community College Hopkinsville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 42 |
| Jefferson Community and Technical College Louisville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 48 |
| Madisonville Community College Madisonville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 35 |
| Maysville Community and Technical College Maysville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Owensboro Community and Technical College Owensboro | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Somerset Community College Somerset | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 31 |
| Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College Cumberland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| West Kentucky Community and Technical College Paducah | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Ground Transportation — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.