Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew at Polk State College

Every airline/commercial/professional pilot and flight crew school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the airline/commercial/professional pilot and flight crew program at Polk State College stacks up to those at other schools.

Polk State is located in Winter Haven, Florida and has a total student population of 9,961. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 18 students received their associate's degree in airline/commercial/professional pilot and flight crew.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew section at the bottom of this page.

Polk State Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew

Online Classes Are Available at Polk State

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Polk State offers distance education options for airline/commercial/professional pilot and flight crew at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree

Polk State Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew Rankings

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Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew Student Demographics at Polk State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the airline/commercial/professional pilot and flight crew majors at Polk State College.

Polk State Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 83% of airline/commercial/professional pilot and flight crew associate's degrees went to men and 17% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in airline/commercial/professional pilot and flight crew only graduates about 13% women each year. The program at Polk State may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 4% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in airline/commercial/professional pilot and flight crew at Polk State are white. Around 72% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. Polk State does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in airline/commercial/professional pilot and flight crew graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Polk State College with a associate's in airline/commercial/professional pilot and flight crew.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Aviation/Airway Management & Operations
• General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology

Careers That Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew Grads May Go Into

A degree in airline/commercial/professional pilot and flight crew 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
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	4,780	$188,400
Commercial Pilots	4,170	$110,540

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.