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Air Transportation at Northwestern Michigan College

If you are interested in studying Air Transportation, consider the program at Northwestern Michigan College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Northwestern Michigan College is in Traverse City, MI.

During the most recent reporting year, 38 air transportation graduations were recorded at Northwestern Michigan College.

Studying Online at Northwestern Michigan College

Online coursework is an option at Northwestern Michigan College. Among 3,253 students, 792 (24%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 1,137 (35%) took at least some classes online.

Air Transportation Rankings at Northwestern Michigan College

Rankings can help you compare Northwestern Michigan College’s Air Transportation program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Great Lakes (Region)	#1 of 17
Best Value	Michigan	#1 of 3
Best Schools (Quality)	Michigan	#2 of 3
Best Schools (Quality)	Great Lakes (Region)	#12 of 17
Best Value	Nationwide	#13 of 120
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#55 of 118

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Air Transportation graduates from Northwestern Michigan College comes in at $14,803.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of Air Transportation graduates at Northwestern Michigan College, by degree type.

Program-wide, Air Transportation graduates at Northwestern Michigan College are 21% women (8) and 79% men (30).

Air Transportation Associate’s Program at Northwestern Michigan College

Of the 32 associate’s air transportation degrees awarded at Northwestern Michigan College, 25% were women (8) and 75% were men (24).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Air Transportation associate’s degree recipients at Northwestern Michigan College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	25
Hispanic / Latino	1
American Indian / Alaska Native	1
International (Nonresident)	1
Unknown	4

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 6% of Air Transportation associate’s degree recipients at Northwestern Michigan College, below the national average of 31%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Air Transportation Concentrations at Northwestern Michigan College

The Air Transportation program at Northwestern Michigan College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Air Transportation	6
Airline Pilot & Flight Crew	32

Highest-Paying Careers for Air Transportation Graduates

Graduates of the Air Transportation program at Northwestern Michigan College work across a variety of fields. Below are the best-paid careers for Air Transportation majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$58,648
Airfield Operations Specialists	$54,884
First-Line Supervisors of Passenger Attendants	$52,658
Air Traffic Controllers	$46,187
Commercial Pilots	$43,713
Flight Attendants	$36,135

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.