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Best Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Best Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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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 a degree or certificate, making the major the #7 most popular in the country.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best basic certificate programs for trade school students.

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2023 Best Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Colleges.

Top Great Lakes Region Trade Schools for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Transportation & Materials Moving

Our analysis found Fox Valley Technical College to be the best school for transportation & materials moving students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Great Lakes Region . FVTC is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Appleton.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Waukesha County Technical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Pewaukee, WCTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#3

Hamrick School

Medina, OH

The excellent basic certificate programs at Hamrick School helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best transportation & materials moving schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the rural area of Medina, Hamrick School is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Chippewa Valley Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best transportation & materials moving schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Eau Claire, CVTC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#5

Mid-EastCTC-Adult Education

Zanesville, OH

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mid-EastCTC-Adult Education. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the rural area of Zanesville, Mid-EastCTC-Adult Education is a public school with a fairly small student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Lincoln Land Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for transportation & materials moving students working on their basic certificate. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, LLCC is a public college with a small student population.

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Elgin Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. ECC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Elgin.

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With a ranking of #8, City Colleges of Chicago - Olive-Harvey College did quite well on this year’s best schools for transportation & materials moving students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Chicago, Olive-Harvey College is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Transportation & Materials Moving Colleges by State

Explore the best transportation & materials moving colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 347
Michigan 794
Wisconsin 522
Ohio 853
Illinois 932

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 8 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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