Air Transportation at Polk State College

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

Polk State is located in Winter Haven, Florida and approximately 9,961 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 27 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.

Polk State Air Transportation Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Air Transport
• Bachelor’s Degree in Air Transport

Online Classes Are Available at Polk State

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree

Polk State Air Transportation Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The air transport major at Polk State 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 Online Air Transportation Associate Degree Trade Schools	3
Most Popular Online Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	11
Most Focused Air Transportation Associate Degree Trade Schools	31
Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools	45
Most Popular Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	49
Most Focused Air Transportation Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	64
Most Focused Air Transportation Trade Schools	64

Air Transport Student Demographics at Polk State

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

Polk State Air Transportation Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 81% of air transport associate's degrees went to men and 19% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in air transport only graduates about 15% women each year. The program at Polk State may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 3% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in air transport 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 air transport.

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 Air Transportation Bachelor’s Program

Of the 21 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Air Transportation from Polk State in 2020-2021, 76% were men and 24% were women. The typical air transport bachelor's degree program is made up of only 15% women. So female students are more repesented at Polk State since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in air transport 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 air transport.

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 air transport. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Air Transportation

The following air transport 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
General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology	21
Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew	18
Aviation/Airway Management & Operations	9

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 Polk State 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.