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Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$14,710 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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.

The Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Pennsylvania to see which basic certificate programs offered the best value experiences for transportation & materials moving students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for transportation & materials moving majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Transportation & Materials Moving

#1

Rosedale Technical College

Pittsburgh, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Rosedale Technical College the best value school in Pennsylvania for transportation & materials moving students working on their basic certificate. Rosedale Technical College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Pittsburgh.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rosedale Technical College are $15,663 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fortis Institute - Forty Fort. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Fortis Institute - Forty Fort is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Forty Fort.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Fortis Institute - Forty Fort are $13,757 a year.

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#3

Berks Technical Institute

Wyomissing, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Berks Technical Institute. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate 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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#3

New Castle School of Trades

New Castle, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New Castle School of Trades. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. New Castle School of Trades is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the rural area of New Castle.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Greater Johnstown Career and Technology Center helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value transportation & materials moving schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the suburb of Johnstown, Greater Johnstown Career and Technology Center is a public school with a small student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means All-State Career School - Lester is a great value for transportation & materials moving students working on their basic certificate. All-State Career School - Lester is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Essington.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means McCann School of Business & Technology is a great value for transportation & materials moving students working on their basic certificate. McCann School of Business & Technology is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Allentown.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means All-State Career School - Pittsburgh is a great value 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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Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

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.

  • 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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