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2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools

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Finding the Best Air Transportation Basic Certificate School for You

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 Air Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 71 schools in the United States to see which basic certificate 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Air Transportation Basic Certificate Colleges.

#1

Broward College

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Our analysis found Broward College to be the most popular school for air transportation students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the United States. BC is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Lauderdale.

About 10% of the students majoring in air transport at the school are women while 90% are male.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at L3 Commercial Training Solutions Airline Academy helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular air transportation schools in the United States. Located in the rural area of Sanford, L3 Commercial Training Solutions Airline Academy is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Of the 141 students majoring in air transport at L3 Commercial Training Solutions Airline Academy, 92% are male and 8% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend International Air and Hospitality Academy. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the city of Vancouver, International Air and Hospitality Academy is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Of the 159 students majoring in air transport at International Air and Hospitality Academy, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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#4

Green River College

Auburn, WA

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Green River College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular air transportation schools in the United States. GRC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Auburn.

Women make up 75% of the air transport majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tulsa Technology Center. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Tulsa Tech is a small public school located in the city of Tulsa.

Of the 33 students majoring in air transport at Tulsa Tech, 85% are male and 15% are female.

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Florida State College at Jacksonville came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Air Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking. FSCJ is a very large public school located in the city of Jacksonville.

About 9% of the students majoring in air transport at the school are women while 91% are male.

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Aviator College of Aeronautical Science and Technology landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate air transportation programs. Aviator College of Aeronautical Science and Technology is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Fort Pierce.

Of the 25 students majoring in air transport at Aviator College of Aeronautical Science and Technology, 84% are male and 16% are female.

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#8

Cypress College

Cypress, CA

Cypress College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Air Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the suburb of Cypress, Cypress College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 53 students majoring in air transport at Cypress College, 51% are male and 49% are female.

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Guilford Technical Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Air Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Guilford Technical Community College is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Jamestown.

About 20% of the students majoring in air transport at the school are women while 80% are male.

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Clover Park Technical College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate air transportation programs. Located in the small city of Lakewood, CPTC is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 24 students majoring in air transport at CPTC, 83% are male and 17% are female.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Air Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools award.

Rank College Location
11 Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, CO
11 Treasure Valley Community College Ontario, OR
13 Parkland College Champaign, IL
14 University of Arkansas - Fort Smith Fort Smith, AR

Air Transportation by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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 26 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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