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2023 Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
The Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region 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 the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate programs for transportation & materials moving students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for transportation & materials moving majors pursuing a basic certificate.
Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Transportation & Materials Moving
Our analysis found Fox Valley Technical College to be the best value school for transportation & materials moving students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Great Lakes Region . FVTC is a large public school located in the midsize suburb of Appleton.
FVTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,977 in tuition and fees each year.
FVTC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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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 Value Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Pewaukee, WCTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WCTC are $6,722 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, WCTC also did well on our Best Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Chippewa Valley Technical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Eau Claire, CVTC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CVTC are $6,793 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, CVTC is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Lincoln Land Community College is a great value for transportation & materials moving students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Springfield, LLCC is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at LLCC are $10,068 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Elgin Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. ECC is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Elgin.
ECC undergraduate students pay an average of $9,516 in tuition and fees each year.
City Colleges of Chicago - Olive-Harvey College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Chicago, Olive-Harvey College is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Olive-Harvey College are $14,430 a year.
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Hamrick School landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate transportation & materials moving programs. Located in the rural area of Medina, Hamrick School is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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Mid-EastCTC-Adult Education ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the rural area of Zanesville, Mid-EastCTC-Adult Education is a public college with a fairly 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 Related Majors for Transportation & Materials Moving
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Transportation & Materials Moving
| 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.
- 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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