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Most Popular Air Transportation Associate Degree Trade Schools in Arizona

2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Associate Degree Trade Schools in Arizona

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Finding the Best Air Transportation Associate Degree School for You

With 324 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, air transportation is the #14 most popular major in Arizona.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

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 Arizona ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Arizona 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Air Transportation Associate Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Chandler-Gilbert Community College to be the most popular school for air transportation students who want to pursue a associate degree in Arizona. Chandler-Gilbert Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chandler.

About 25% of the students majoring in air transport at the school are women while 75% are male.

Full Air Transportation at Chandler-Gilbert Community College Report

#2

Yavapai College

Prescott, AZ

The in-demand associate degree programs at Yavapai College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular air transportation schools in Arizona. Yavapai College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Prescott.

Of the 7 students majoring in air transport at Yavapai College, 71% are male and 29% are female.

Read full report on Air Transportation at Yavapai College

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Cochise County Community College District is a great place for air transportation students working on their associate degree. Cochise College is a small public school located in the city of Sierra Vista.

Of the 7 students majoring in air transport at Cochise College, 71% are male and 29% are female.

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#4

Rio Salado College

Tempe, AZ

The in-demand associate degree programs at Rio Salado College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular air transportation schools in Arizona. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, Rio Salado College is a public college with a large student population.

Read full report on Air Transportation at Rio Salado College

Best Air Transportation Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Air Transportation Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 173
Oklahoma 315
New Mexico 58

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 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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