2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Associate Degree Trade Schools in California
Finding the Best Air Transportation Associate Degree School for You
With 458 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, air transportation is the #22 most popular major in California.
It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Air Transportation Associate Degree Trade Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in California to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Air Transportation program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools in California
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for air transport majors pursuing a associate degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Mt. San Antonio College the most popular school in California for air transportation students working on their associate degree. Mt. SAC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Walnut.
Women make up 18% of the air transport majors at the school.
Out of the 11 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Cypress College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Cypress, Cypress College is a public school with a large student population.
Women make up 52% of the air transport majors at the school.
The in-demand associate degree programs at Sacramento City College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular air transportation schools in California. Located in the large city of Sacramento, Sacramento City is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 23% of the air transport majors at the school.
The in-demand associate degree programs at San Diego Miramar College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular air transportation schools in California. Located in the city of San Diego, San Diego Miramar College is a public college with a large student population.
About 19% of the students majoring in air transport at the school are women while 81% are male.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Orange Coast College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Associate Degree Trade Schools in California list. Located in the medium-sized city of Costa Mesa, Orange Coast College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 54% of the students majoring in air transport at the school are women while 46% are male.
Glendale Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree air transportation programs. Located in the city of Glendale, GCC is a public school with a large student population.
About 42% of the students majoring in air transport at the school are women while 58% are male.
Reedley College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Air Transportation Associate Degree Trade Schools in California ranking. Located in the town of Reedley, Reedley College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
San Bernardino Valley College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for air transportation students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of San Bernardino, San Bernardino Valley College is a public school with a large student population.
About 20% of the students majoring in air transport at the school are women while 80% are male.
Santa Barbara Business College - Ventura ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Air Transportation Associate Degree Trade Schools in California list. Santa Barbara Business College - Ventura is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Bakersfield.
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Palomar College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for air transportation students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Palomar College is a large public school located in the suburb of San Marcos.
Best Air Transportation Colleges in the Far Western US Region
Explore all the Most Popular Air Transportation Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Washington | 455 |
Oregon | 90 |
Nevada | 29 |
Alaska | 36 |
Hawaii | 13 |
Majors Related to Air Transport
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 |
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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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Ground Transportation | 21,480 |
Marine Transportation | 1,493 |
Other Transportation & Materials Moving | 7 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 11 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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