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

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

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

With 33,306 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, transportation & materials moving is the #7 most popular major in the United States.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 124 schools in the Southeast Region 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Diesel Driving Academy, Shreveport the most popular school in the Southeast Region for transportation & materials moving students working on their basic certificate. Diesel Driving Academy, Shreveport is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Shreveport.

Of the 547 students majoring in transportation & materials moving at Diesel Driving Academy, Shreveport, 81% are male and 19% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Diesel Driving Academy, Baton Rouge is a great place for transportation & materials moving students working on their basic certificate. Diesel Driving Academy, Baton Rouge is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge.

Of the 448 students majoring in transportation & materials moving at Diesel Driving Academy, Baton Rouge, 83% are male and 17% are female.

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#3

Hinds Community College

Raymond, MS

Out of the 124 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hinds Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the fringe town of Raymond, Hinds Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 536 students majoring in transportation & materials moving at Hinds Community College, 84% are male and 16% are female.

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#4

Broward College

Fort Lauderdale, FL

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Broward College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular transportation & materials moving schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the midsize city of Fort Lauderdale, BC is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 273 students majoring in transportation & materials moving at BC, 90% are male and 10% are female.

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#5

Delta Technical College

Horn Lake, MS

Out of the 124 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Delta Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Horn Lake, Delta Technical College is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 652 students majoring in transportation & materials moving at Delta Technical College, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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L3 Commercial Training Solutions Airline Academy came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. L3 Commercial Training Solutions Airline Academy is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Sanford.

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

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#7

CDA Technical Institute

Jacksonville, FL

CDA Technical Institute ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Jacksonville, CDA Technical Institute is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

About 2% of the students majoring in transportation & materials moving at the school are women while 98% are male.

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Florida State College at Jacksonville 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 #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Jacksonville, FSCJ is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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Bevill State Community College 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 #9 on the list. Bevill State Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Jasper.

About 16% of the students majoring in transportation & materials moving at the school are women while 84% are male.

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Arkansas State University - Newport came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. ASUN is a small public school located in the rural area of Newport.

Of the 212 students majoring in transportation & materials moving at ASUN, 96% are male and 4% are female.

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#11

Savannah Technical College

Savannah, GA

Savannah Technical College ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Savannah Tech is a small public school located in the city of Savannah.

Women make up 31% of the transportation & materials moving majors at the school.

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Miller-Motte College Conway 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 #12 on the list. MMC Conway is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Conway.

Of the 163 students majoring in transportation & materials moving at MMC Conway, 87% are male and 13% are female.

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Miller-Motte College Charleston 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 #13 on the list. MMC Charleston is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Charleston.

Of the 147 students majoring in transportation & materials moving at MMC Charleston, 84% are male and 16% are female.

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Miller-Motte College Fayetteville came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. MMC Fayetteville is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Fayetteville.

Of the 183 students majoring in transportation & materials moving at MMC Fayetteville, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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#15

J-Tech Institute

Jacksonville, FL

With a ranking of #15, J-Tech Institute did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for transportation & materials moving students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of Jacksonville, J-Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 141 students majoring in transportation & materials moving at J-Tech, 89% are male and 11% are female.

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Wiregrass Georgia Technical College ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Valdosta, Wiregrass Georgia Technical College 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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#17

Advanced Technology Institute

Virginia Beach, VA

Advanced Technology Institute came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Virginia Beach, ATI is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

About 14% of the students majoring in transportation & materials moving at the school are women while 86% are male.

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With a ranking of #18, Bishop State Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for transportation & materials moving students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Mobile, Bishop State Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 214 students majoring in transportation & materials moving at Bishop State Community College, 74% are male and 26% are female.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Transportation & Materials Moving students in the Southeast Region that almost earned our Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region award.

Rank College Location
19 Sheridan Technical College Hollywood, FL
20 Miller-Motte College Augusta Augusta, GA
21 Miller-Motte College Jacksonville Jacksonville, NC
22 West Georgia Technical College Waco, GA
23 Gateway Community and Technical College Florence, KY
24 Central Georgia Technical College Warner Robins, GA
24 Oconee Fall Line Technical College Sandersville, GA

Best Transportation & Materials Moving Colleges by State

Explore the best transportation & materials moving colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 514
West Virginia 113
Alabama 387
Kentucky 323
Georgia 1,328
Tennessee 399
Louisiana 1,395
Mississippi 1,131
South Carolina 327
Florida 4,439
Virginia 566
Arkansas 305

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 25 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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