Air Transportation at Dutchess Community College

What traits are you looking for in a air transport school? To help you decide if Dutchess Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's air transport program.

DCC is located in Poughkeepsie, New York and has a total student population of 8,034. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 8 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.

DCC Air Transportation Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Air Transport

DCC Air Transportation 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.

Air Transport Student Demographics at DCC

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

DCC Air Transportation Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of air transport associate's degrees went to men and 25% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in air transport only graduates about 15% women each year. The program at DCC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 10% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in air transport at DCC are white. Around 63% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. DCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in air transport graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Dutchess Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Aviation/Airway Management & Operations	6
Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew	2

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 NY, the home state for Dutchess Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Flight Attendants	10,480	$48,960
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	6,240	$108,420
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	3,880	$120,350
Air Traffic Controllers	1,230	$130,840
Commercial Pilots	1,020	$127,590

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.