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Most Popular Air Transportation Associate Degree Trade Schools in Washington

2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Associate Degree Trade Schools in Washington

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Finding the Best Air Transportation Associate Degree School for You

In 2021-2022, 455 degrees and certificates were awarded to air transportation students who went to a Washington college or university. This makes it the #11 most popular major in the state.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Air Transportation Associate Degree Trade Schools in Washington ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Washington to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs 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.

Check out the air transport associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Washington.

#1

Green River College

Auburn, WA

Our 2023 rankings named Green River College the most popular school in Washington for air transportation students working on their associate degree. GRC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Auburn.

Of the 26 students majoring in air transport at GRC, 85% are male and 15% are female.

Full Air Transportation at Green River College Report

#2

Big Bend Community College

Moses Lake, WA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Big Bend Community College is a great place for air transportation students working on their associate degree. Big Bend Community College is a small public school located in the town of Moses Lake.

About 7% of the students majoring in air transport at the school are women while 93% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clover Park Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Associate Degree Trade Schools in Washington list. Located in the small city of Lakewood, CPTC is a public school with a small student population.

Read full report on Air Transportation at Clover Park Technical College

#4

Walla Walla University

College Place, WA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Walla Walla University is a great place for air transportation students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of College Place, Walla Walla U is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Air Transportation at Walla Walla University Report

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
California 458
Oregon 90
Nevada 29
Alaska 36
Hawaii 13

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

Majors Similar to Air Transport

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 4 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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