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2023 Best Value Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$17,122 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$40,030 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Air Transportation Associate Degree School for You

Air Transportation is the #19 most popular major in the country with 10,326 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for air transport students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Air Transportation Associate Degree Colleges.

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Air Transportation

Our analysis found Central Oregon Community College to be the best value school for air transportation students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the small city of Bend, COCC is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at COCC are $12,609 per year. Air Transport majors at COCC take out an average of $15,213 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Alaska Anchorage. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UAA is a large public school located in the large city of Anchorage.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UAA are $21,635 per year. On average, air transport graduates from UAA take out $15,463 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

In addition to its great value ranking, UAA is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Air Transportation Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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Best Air Transportation Colleges by State

Explore the best air transportation colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 455
California 458
Oregon 90
Nevada 29
Alaska 36
Hawaii 13

Air Transportation is one of 3 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Air Transport Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology 5,487
Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew 2,262
Aviation/Airway Management & Operations 1,797
Other Air Transportation 303
Air Traffic Controller 228
Remote Aircraft Pilot 91
Airline Flight Attendant 81
Flight Instructor 77

Related Major Annual Graduates
Ground Transportation 21,480
Marine Transportation 1,493
Other Transportation & Materials Moving 7

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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