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2023 Best Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Trade Schools

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Finding the Best Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, 33,306 transportation & materials moving students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #7 most popular in the country.

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. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Trade Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 86 schools in the United States to see which basic certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for trade school students.

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2023 Best Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Schools in the United States

Check out the transportation & materials moving basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 15% Best Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Schools

Our analysis found L3 Commercial Training Solutions Airline Academy to be the best school for transportation & materials moving students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the United States. Located in the rural area of Sanford, L3 Commercial Training Solutions Airline Academy is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide is a great place for transportation & materials moving students working on their basic certificate. Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Daytona Beach.

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#3

CDA Technical Institute

Jacksonville, FL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means CDA Technical Institute is a great place for transportation & materials moving students working on their basic certificate. CDA Technical Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Jacksonville.

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#4

Johnson County Community College

Overland Park, KS

The excellent basic certificate programs at Johnson County Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best transportation & materials moving schools in the United States. Located in the city of Overland Park, JCCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 86 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Fox Valley Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. FVTC is a large public school located in the suburb of Appleton.

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New England Tractor Trailer Training School of Massachusetts landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate transportation & materials moving programs. Located in the suburb of North Andover, NETTTS is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Diesel Driving Academy, Shreveport came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking. Located in the city of Shreveport, Diesel Driving Academy, Shreveport is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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New England Tractor Trailer Training School of Rhode Island came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking. NETTTS is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Pawtucket.

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Diesel Driving Academy, Baton Rouge ranked #9 on this year’s Best Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the city of Baton Rouge, Diesel Driving Academy, Baton Rouge is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Miller-Motte College Fayetteville ranked #10 on this year’s Best Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the city of Fayetteville, MMC Fayetteville is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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North American Trade Schools ranked #11 on this year’s Best Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. North American Trade Schools is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Baltimore.

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All-State Career School - Pittsburgh ranked #12 on this year’s Best Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the large suburb of West Mifflin, All-State Career School - Pittsburgh is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Transportation & Materials Moving students that almost earned our Best Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Trade Schools award.

Rank College Location
13 Advanced Career Institute Visalia, CA
14 Waukesha County Technical College Pewaukee, WI
15 Miller-Motte College Conway Conway, SC
16 Hamrick School Medina, OH
17 Rosedale Technical College Pittsburgh, PA

Transportation & Materials Moving 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

Transportation & Materials Moving Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Ground Transportation 21,480
Air Transportation 10,326
Marine Transportation 1,493
Other Transportation & Materials Moving 7

Related Major Annual Graduates
Personal & Culinary Services 149,352
Mechanic & Repair Technologies 105,741
Precision Production 55,411
Construction Trades 40,802

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Alessandro Aceri.

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