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2023 Most Popular Marine Transportation Trade Schools in California
Finding the Best Marine Transportation 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 Trade Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in California to see which 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.
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2023 Most Popular Marine Transportation Schools in California
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for marine transport majors pursuing a .
Most Popular California Trade Schools in Marine Transportation
Our 2023 rankings named California State University Maritime Academy the most popular school in California for marine transportation students. Cal Maritime is a small public school located in the midsize city of Vallejo.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Orange Coast College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Marine Transportation Trade Schools in California list. Orange Coast College is a large public school located in the city of Costa Mesa.
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The excellent programs at Santa Barbara City College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best marine transportation schools in California. SBCC is a large public school located in the small city of Santa Barbara.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Irvine Valley College is a great place for marine transportation students. Irvine Valley College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Irvine.
Read full report on Marine Transportation at Irvine Valley College
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Saddleback College is a great place for marine transportation students. Saddleback College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Mission Viejo.
Best Marine Transportation Colleges in the Far Western US Region
Explore all the Most Popular Marine Transportation Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Washington | 242 |
| Oregon | 1 |
| Alaska | 2 |
Majors Related to Marine Transport
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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.