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2023 Most Popular Online Air Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools

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

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Online Air Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online basic certificate programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online air transport basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

Our 2023 rankings named Lenoir Community College the most popular online school in the United States for air transportation students working on their basic certificate. Located in the distant town of Kinston, Lenoir Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 41% of the air transport majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Sinclair Community College is a great place for air transportation students working on their online basic certificate. Sinclair Community College is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Dayton.

Women make up 33% of the air transport majors at the school.

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Out of the 5 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide landed the # 2 spot on the list. Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Daytona Beach.

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#4

Park University

Parkville, MO

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Park University is a great place for air transportation students working on their online basic certificate. Park University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Parkville.

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The in-demand online basic certificate programs at Utah Valley University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best air transportation schools in the United States. Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 11% of the students majoring in air transport at the school are women while 89% are male.

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One of 3 majors within the trade school area of study, air transportation has other similar majors worth exploring.

Air Transport Focus Areas

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 5 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).

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