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2023 Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, transportation & materials moving was ranked 6th in Illinois. In fact, 932 were awarded in the state in 2021-2022.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in Illinois to see which basic certificate programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Transportation & Materials Moving program at each school on the list.

Check out the transportation & materials moving basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Illinois.

Our 2023 rankings named Lincoln Land Community College the most popular school in Illinois for transportation & materials moving students working on their basic certificate. LLCC is a small public school located in the city of Springfield.

About 10% of the students majoring in transportation & materials moving at the school are women while 90% are male.

Full Transportation & Materials Moving at Lincoln Land Community College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend City Colleges of Chicago - Olive-Harvey College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois list. Olive-Harvey College is a small public school located in the large city of Chicago.

Women make up 30% of the transportation & materials moving majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Illinois Valley Community College is a great place for transportation & materials moving students working on their basic certificate. Located in the rural area of Oglesby, IVCC is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 59 students majoring in transportation & materials moving at IVCC, 88% are male and 12% are female.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Highland Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular transportation & materials moving schools in Illinois. Located in the town of Freeport, Highland Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 82 students majoring in transportation & materials moving at Highland Community College, 95% are male and 5% are female.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Danville Area Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular transportation & materials moving schools in Illinois. Located in the small city of Danville, DACC is a public college with a small student population.

About 19% of the students majoring in transportation & materials moving at the school are women while 81% are male.

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Elgin Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois list. Located in the midsize city of Elgin, ECC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 19% of the students majoring in transportation & materials moving at the school are women while 81% are male.

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#7

Rend Lake College

Ina, IL

Rend Lake College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois ranking. Rend Lake College is a small public school located in the rural area of Ina.

About 4% of the students majoring in transportation & materials moving at the school are women while 96% are male.

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Richland Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois ranking. Richland Community College is a small public school located in the city of Decatur.

Women make up 9% of the transportation & materials moving majors at the school.

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Shawnee Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the remote area of Ullin, Shawnee Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 30 students majoring in transportation & materials moving at Shawnee Community College, 97% are male and 3% are female.

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Lewis and Clark Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate transportation & materials moving programs. Located in the suburb of Godfrey, Lewis and Clark Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 27 students majoring in transportation & materials moving at Lewis and Clark Community College, 89% are male and 11% are female.

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Best Transportation & Materials Moving Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 347
Michigan 794
Wisconsin 522
Ohio 853

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 20 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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