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

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

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

With 33,306 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, transportation & materials moving is the #7 most popular major in the United States.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Southwest Region 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 Southwest Region

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named HDS Truck Driving Institute the best school in the Southwest Region for transportation & materials moving students working on their basic certificate. Located in the rural area of Tucson, HDS Truck Driving Institute is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#2

CET, El Paso

El Paso, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend CET, El Paso. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of El Paso, CET, El Paso is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Tulsa Technology Center helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best transportation & materials moving schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Tulsa, Tulsa Tech is a public school with a small student population.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Central New Mexico Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best transportation & materials moving schools in the Southwest Region . CNM is a large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.

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#5

M T Training Center

Grand Prairie, TX

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means M T Training Center is a great place for transportation & materials moving students working on their basic certificate. M T Training Center is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Grand Prairie.

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Best Transportation & Materials Moving Colleges by State

Explore the best transportation & materials moving schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 577
Texas 1,299
New Mexico 337
Oklahoma 585

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 5 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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