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Transportation & Materials Moving at Polk State College

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

Polk State is located in Winter Haven, Florida and approximately 9,961 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 21 transportation and materials moving majors received their bachelor's degree from Polk State.

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.

Polk State Transportation & Materials Moving Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Polk State

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Polk State offers distance education options for transportation and materials moving at the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree
  • Bachelor’s Degree

Polk State Transportation & Materials Moving Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the transportation and materials moving progam at Polk State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The transportation and materials moving major at Polk State 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
Most Popular Online Transportation & Materials Moving Associate Degree Schools 3
Most Popular Online Transportation & Materials Moving Schools 7
Most Popular Online Transportation & Materials Moving Bachelor’s Degree Schools 11
Most Focused Transportation & Materials Moving Associate Degree Schools 38
Most Focused Transportation & Materials Moving Bachelor’s Degree Schools 70
Most Popular Transportation & Materials Moving Schools 144
Most Focused Transportation & Materials Moving Schools 257

Transportation & Materials Moving Student Demographics at Polk State

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

Polk State Transportation & Materials Moving Associate’s Program

19% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 81% of transportation and materials moving associate's degrees went to men and 19% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in transportation and materials moving only graduates about 13% women each year. The program at Polk State may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 6% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in transportation and materials moving at Polk State are white. Around 74% 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 Polk State College with a associate's in transportation and materials moving.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 20
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Polk State Transportation & Materials Moving Bachelor’s Program

24% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 76% of transportation and materials moving bachelor's degrees went to men and 24% went to 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 Polk State since its program graduates 11% more women than average.

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About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in transportation and materials moving at Polk State 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 Polk State College with a bachelor's in transportation and materials moving.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 16
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Polk State 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

The following transportation and materials moving concentations are available at Polk State College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Polk State College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Air Transportation 48

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 FL, the home state for Polk State College.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 87,960 $42,020
Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers 55,230 $35,370
Operating Engineers and Construction Equipment Operators 18,720 $40,160
Flight Attendants 8,650 $62,610
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels 6,050 $78,880

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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