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2023 Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States 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.
There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Plains States Region 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.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Transportation & Materials Moving
Our 2023 rankings named Johnson County Community College the best value school in the Plains States Region for transportation & materials moving students working on their basic certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Overland Park, JCCC is a public school with a large student population.
JCCC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,472 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 6 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeast Community College Area landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Southeast Community College are $3,864 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alexandria Technical & Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. ATCC is a small public school located in the town of Alexandria.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ATCC are $6,107 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Crowder College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the distant town of Neosho, Crowder College is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Crowder College are $5,616 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State College Southeast. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. MSC Southeast is a small public school located in the distant town of Winona.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MSC Southeast are $7,490 per year.
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Midwest Technical Institute - Springfield, Missouri came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, MTI - Springfield, Missouri is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Request InformationBest Transportation & Materials Moving Colleges by State
Explore the best transportation & materials moving colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 216 |
| Minnesota | 241 |
| Iowa | 93 |
| South Dakota | 27 |
| North Dakota | 313 |
| Missouri | 465 |
| Nebraska | 115 |
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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 |
Majors Similar 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 6 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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