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

2023 Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States 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.

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 Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 27 schools in the Plains States 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.

#1

Crowder College

Neosho, MO

Our 2023 rankings named Crowder College the most popular school in the Plains States Region for transportation & materials moving students working on their basic certificate. Located in the distant town of Neosho, Crowder College is a public college with a small student population.

About 15% of the students majoring in transportation & materials moving at the school are women while 85% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Midwest Technical Institute - Springfield, Missouri is a great place for transportation & materials moving students working on their basic certificate. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, MTI - Springfield, Missouri is a private for-profit 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.

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#3

Johnson County Community College

Overland Park, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johnson County Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Overland Park, JCCC is a public school with a large 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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#4

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Central Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular transportation & materials moving schools in the Plains States Region . Central Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Grand Island.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeast Community College Area. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 56 students majoring in transportation & materials moving at Southeast Community College, 95% are male and 5% are female.

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Riverland 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 #6 on the list. Located in the distant town of Austin, Riverland Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 21% of the transportation & materials moving majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #7, Alexandria Technical & Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for transportation & materials moving students working on their basic certificate. ATCC is a small public school located in the town of Alexandria.

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

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Indian Hills Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. IHCC is a small public school located in the remote town of Ottumwa.

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

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Northwest Kansas Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Goodland, NWKTC is a public school with a small student population.

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Turtle Mountain Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. TMCC is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Belcourt.

Full Transportation & Materials Moving at Turtle Mountain Community College Report

Best 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

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 27 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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