Air Transportation at Broward College

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

BC is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and has a total student population of 33,243. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 85 students received their associate's degree in air transport.

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

BC Air Transportation Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Air Transport (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Air Transport
• Bachelor’s Degree in Air Transport

BC Air Transportation Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks air transport programs across the country. The following shows how BC performed in these rankings.

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 air transport major at BC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Air Transportation. 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 Air Transportation Associate Degree Trade Schools	4
Most Focused Air Transportation Trade Schools	35
Most Focused Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	85

Air Transport Student Demographics at BC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the air transport majors at Broward College.

BC Air Transportation Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 84% of air transport associate's degrees went to men and 16% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in air transport only graduates about 15% women each year. The program at BC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 1% more women than average.

BC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in air transport graduates 36% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Broward College with a associate's in air transport.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	33
White	18
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

BC Air Transportation Bachelor’s Program

Of the 24 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Air Transportation from BC in 2020-2021, 83% were men and 17% were women. The typical air transport bachelor's degree program is made up of only 15% women. So female students are more repesented at BC since its program graduates 1% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 37% more racial-ethnic minorities in its air transport bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Broward College with a bachelor's in air transport.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	2
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

BC also has a doctoral program available in air transport. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Air Transportation

If you plan to be a air transport 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 Broward College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Aviation/Airway Management & Operations	392
Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew	51
General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology	24

Related Majors

Careers That Air Transport Grads May Go Into

A degree in air transport 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 Broward College.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Flight Attendants	8,650	$62,610
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	4,830	$93,720
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	4,780	$188,400
Commercial Pilots	4,170	$110,540
Airfield Operations Specialists	650	$53,920

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.