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Most Popular Marine Transportation Associate Degree Trade Schools in California

2023 Most Popular Marine Transportation Associate Degree Trade Schools in California

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Finding the Best Marine Transportation Associate Degree School for You

With 40 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, marine transportation is the #40 most popular major in California.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Marine Transportation Associate Degree Trade Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in California to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Marine Transportation program at each school on the list.

Check out the marine transport associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

#1

Orange Coast College

Costa Mesa, CA

Our analysis found Orange Coast College to be the most popular school for marine transportation students who want to pursue a associate degree in California. Orange Coast College is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Costa Mesa.

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#2

Santa Barbara City College

Santa Barbara, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Santa Barbara City College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Marine Transportation Associate Degree Trade Schools in California list. SBCC is a large public school located in the small city of Santa Barbara.

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#2

Saddleback College

Mission Viejo, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saddleback College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Marine Transportation Associate Degree Trade Schools in California list. Saddleback College is a large public school located in the suburb of Mission Viejo.

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#2

Irvine Valley College

Irvine, CA

The in-demand associate degree programs at Irvine Valley College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular marine transportation schools in California. Irvine Valley College is a large public school located in the large city of Irvine.

Full Marine Transportation at Irvine Valley College Report

Best Marine Transportation Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Marine Transportation Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 242
Oregon 1
Alaska 2

One of 3 majors within the trade school area of study, marine transportation has other similar majors worth exploring.

Marine Transport Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Diver, Professional & Instructor 876
Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer 583
Other Marine Transportation 34

Related Major Annual Graduates
Ground Transportation 21,480
Air Transportation 10,326
Other Transportation & Materials Moving 7

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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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