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Most Popular Marine Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region

2023 Most Popular Marine Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region

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Finding the Best Marine Transportation Basic Certificate School for You

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're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Marine Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Southeast Region 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.

Check out the marine transport basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .

#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 Southeast Region . CDA Technical Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the 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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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means West Kentucky Community and Technical College is a great place for marine transportation students working on their basic certificate. West Kentucky Community and Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Paducah.

Full Marine Transportation at West Kentucky Community and Technical College Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The College of the Florida Keys is a great place for marine transportation students working on their basic certificate. Located in the town of Key West, CFK is a public school 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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Out of the 5 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South Louisiana Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lafayette, South Louisiana Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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

Full Marine Transportation at South Louisiana Community College Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Ashland Community and Technical College is a great place for marine transportation students working on their basic certificate. ACTC is a small public school located in the city of Ashland.

Read full report on Marine Transportation at Ashland Community and Technical College

Best Marine Transportation Colleges by State

Explore the best marine transportation colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 233
Louisiana 12
Kentucky 18

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 5 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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