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

2023 Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

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 the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 30 schools in the Southwest 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.

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

Our analysis found Western Technical College to be the most popular school for transportation & materials moving students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Southwest Region . Western Technical College is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of El Paso.

Of the 379 students majoring in transportation & materials moving at Western Technical College, 93% are male and 7% are female.

Full Transportation & Materials Moving at Western Technical College Report

The in-demand basic certificate programs at HDS Truck Driving Institute helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular transportation & materials moving schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the rural area of Tucson, HDS Truck Driving Institute is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 20% of the transportation & materials moving majors at the school.

Full Transportation & Materials Moving at HDS Truck Driving Institute Report

#3

San Juan College

Farmington, NM

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Juan College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. SJC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Farmington.

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

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#4

Central Technology Center

Drumright, OK

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Technology Center. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Central Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Drumright.

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

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#5

M T Training Center

Grand Prairie, TX

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means M T Training Center is a great place for transportation & materials moving students working on their basic certificate. M T Training Center is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Grand Prairie.

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

Full Transportation & Materials Moving at M T Training Center Report

South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-McAllen 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 #6 on the list. Located in the city of McAllen, STVT McAllen is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 112 students majoring in transportation & materials moving at STVT McAllen, 94% are male and 6% are female.

Full Transportation & Materials Moving at South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-McAllen Report

#7

Ocean Corporation

Houston, TX

With a ranking of #7, Ocean Corporation did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for transportation & materials moving students working on their basic certificate. Ocean Corporation is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

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

Full Transportation & Materials Moving at Ocean Corporation Report

Tulsa Technology Center ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Tulsa, Tulsa Tech is a public school with a small student population.

About 11% of the students majoring in transportation & materials moving at the school are women while 89% are male.

Full Transportation & Materials Moving at Tulsa Technology Center Report

Central New Mexico Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate transportation & materials moving programs. CNM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.

About 9% of the students majoring in transportation & materials moving at the school are women while 91% are male.

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With a ranking of #10, South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Brownsville did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for transportation & materials moving students working on their basic certificate. South Texas Vo-Tech is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Brownsville.

Women make up 6% of the transportation & materials moving majors at the school.

Full Transportation & Materials Moving at South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Brownsville Report

Best Transportation & Materials Moving Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 577
Texas 1,299
New Mexico 337
Oklahoma 585

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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