Transportation & Materials Moving at Northwestern Michigan College

If you are interested in studying transportation and materials moving, you may want to check out the program at Northwestern Michigan College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

NMC is located in Traverse City, Michigan and approximately 3,278 students attend the school each year. Of the 52 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Northwestern Michigan College in 2021, 46 of them were transportation and materials moving majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Transportation & Materials Moving section at the bottom of this page.

NMC Transportation & Materials Moving Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Transportation & Materials Moving
• Bachelor’s Degree in Transportation & Materials Moving

NMC Transportation & Materials Moving Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks transportation and materials moving programs across the country. The following shows how NMC performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The transportation and materials moving major at NMC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Transportation & Materials Moving. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
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Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3
Best Transportation & Materials Moving Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4
Best Value Transportation & Materials Moving Associate Degree Schools	5
Most Focused Transportation & Materials Moving Associate Degree Schools	11
Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Bachelor’s Degree Schools	36
Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Basic Certificate Schools	261

Transportation & Materials Moving Student Demographics at NMC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the transportation and materials moving majors at Northwestern Michigan College.

NMC Transportation & Materials Moving Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 76% of transportation and materials moving associate's degrees went to men and 24% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in transportation and materials moving only graduates about 13% women each year. The program at NMC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 11% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in transportation and materials moving at NMC are white. Around 86% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northwestern Michigan College with a associate's in transportation and materials moving.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	18
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

NMC Transportation & Materials Moving Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 46 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in transportation and materials moving from NMC. About 80% were men and 20% were women. The typical transportation and materials moving bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% women. So female students are more repesented at NMC since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in transportation and materials moving at NMC are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northwestern Michigan College with a bachelor's in transportation and materials moving.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	40
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

NMC also has a doctoral program available in transportation and materials moving. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Transportation & Materials Moving

If you plan to be a transportation and materials moving major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northwestern Michigan College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Marine Transportation	46
Air Transportation	21

Related Majors

• Precision Production
• Construction Trades
• Personal & Culinary Services

Careers That Transportation & Materials Moving Grads May Go Into

A degree in transportation and materials moving can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MI, the home state for Northwestern Michigan College.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	55,940	$43,450
Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	28,860	$36,230
Operating Engineers and Construction Equipment Operators	7,870	$52,800
Flight Attendants	3,500	$55,310
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	3,240	$109,240

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.