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2023 Most Popular Marine Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools

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Marine Transportation is the #43 most popular major in the country with 1,493 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Most Popular Marine Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the United States to see which basic certificate 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Marine Transportation Basic Certificate Colleges.

#1

CDA Technical Institute

Jacksonville, FL

Our analysis found CDA Technical Institute to be the most popular school for marine transportation students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the United States. CDA Technical Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Jacksonville.

Of the 247 students majoring in marine transport at CDA Technical Institute, 98% are male and 2% are female.

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#2

Ocean Corporation

Houston, TX

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Ocean Corporation is a great place for marine transportation students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Houston, Ocean Corporation is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Of the 101 students majoring in marine transport at Ocean Corporation, 98% are male and 2% are female.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at The College of the Florida Keys helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular marine transportation schools in the United States. Located in the remote town of Key West, CFK is a public college with a small student population.

About 42% of the students majoring in marine transport at the school are women while 58% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Kentucky Community and Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Marine Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. West Kentucky Community and Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Paducah.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lamar State College - Orange. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Marine Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the suburb of Orange, Lamar State College - Orange is a public college with a small student population.

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#6

Orange Coast College

Costa Mesa, CA

With a ranking of #6, Orange Coast College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for marine transportation students working on their basic certificate. Located in the midsize city of Costa Mesa, Orange Coast College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in marine transport at the school are women while 40% are male.

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Clatsop Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Marine Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking. Clatsop Community College is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Astoria.

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South Louisiana Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Marine Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette, South Louisiana Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 7% of the students majoring in marine transport at the school are women while 93% are male.

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University of Alaska Southeast ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Marine Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. UAS is a small public school located in the town of Juneau.

About 50% of the students majoring in marine transport at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Ashland Community and Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Marine Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. ACTC is a small public school located in the small city of Ashland.

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Marine Transportation by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

Marine Transportation is one of 3 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Marine Transport Focus Areas

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

Majors Similar to Marine Transport

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 10 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).

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