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Best Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Pennsylvania

2023 Best Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Pennsylvania

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

Transportation & Materials Moving is one of the most popular subjects to study in Pennsylvania. With 1,558 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 6th out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named All-State Career School - Pittsburgh the best school in Pennsylvania for transportation & materials moving students working on their basic certificate. 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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#2

Rosedale Technical College

Pittsburgh, PA

Out of the 8 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Rosedale Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Rosedale Technical College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Pittsburgh.

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#3

Berks Technical Institute

Wyomissing, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Berks Technical Institute. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Pennsylvania list. Berks Technical Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Wyomissing.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend All-State Career School - Lester. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Pennsylvania list. All-State Career School - Lester is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Essington.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend McCann School of Business & Technology. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Pennsylvania list. McCann School of Business & Technology is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Allentown.

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#6

New Castle School of Trades

New Castle, PA

New Castle School of Trades ranked #6 on this year’s Best Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Pennsylvania list. New Castle School of Trades is a small private for-profit school located in the rural area of New Castle.

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With a ranking of #7, Greater Johnstown Career and Technology Center did quite well on this year’s best schools for transportation & materials moving students working on their basic certificate. Located in the small suburb of Johnstown, Greater Johnstown Career and Technology Center is a public school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Fortis Institute - Forty Fort did quite well on this year’s best schools for transportation & materials moving students working on their basic certificate. Fortis Institute - Forty Fort is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Forty Fort.

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Best Transportation & Materials Moving Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 90
Maryland 524
Delaware 174
New York 810

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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