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Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

2023 Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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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.

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The Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular basic certificate programs 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for transportation & materials moving majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Uintah Basin Technical College the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for transportation & materials moving students working on their basic certificate. UBTech is a small public school located in the town of Roosevelt.

About 17% of the students majoring in transportation & materials moving at the school are women while 83% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Tooele Technical College is a great place for transportation & materials moving students working on their basic certificate. Located in the rural area of Tooele, Tooele Technical College is a public school with a fairly small student population.

About 12% of the students majoring in transportation & materials moving at the school are women while 88% are male.

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Out of the 16 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mountainland Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Lehi, Mountainland Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 61 students majoring in transportation & materials moving at Mountainland Technical College, 90% are male and 10% are female.

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#4

Southwest Technical College

Cedar City, UT

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Southwest Technical College is a great place for transportation & materials moving students working on their basic certificate. Located in the town of Cedar City, Southwest Tech is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 14% of the transportation & materials moving majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Bridgerland Technical College is a great place for transportation & materials moving students working on their basic certificate. Located in the small city of Logan, Bridgerland ATC is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 8% of the transportation & materials moving majors at the school.

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#6

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, UT

Salt Lake Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 17% of the transportation & materials moving majors at the school.

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Metropolitan State University of Denver did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for transportation & materials moving students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 41% of the transportation & materials moving majors at the school.

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#8

Dixie Technical College

Saint George, UT

Dixie Technical College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate transportation & materials moving programs. Dixie Tech is a small public school located in the small city of Saint George.

Women make up 14% of the transportation & materials moving majors at the school.

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Utah State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate transportation & materials moving programs. USU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Logan.

About 26% of the students majoring in transportation & materials moving at the school are women while 74% are male.

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Flathead Valley Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the rural area of Kalispell, Flathead Valley Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in transportation & materials moving at Flathead Valley Community College, 83% are male and 17% are female.

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Best Transportation & Materials Moving Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Wyoming 6
Colorado 151
Utah 891
Montana 67

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 16 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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