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2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. 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.

The Most Popular Air Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular basic certificate 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 Basic Certificate Colleges.

#1

Parkland College

Champaign, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Parkland College the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for air transportation students working on their basic certificate. Located in the small city of Champaign, Parkland College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 23% of the students majoring in air transport at the school are women while 78% are male.

Full Air Transportation at Parkland College Report

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Sinclair Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular air transportation schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the midsize city of Dayton, Sinclair Community College is a public school with a large student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in air transport at the school are women while 67% are male.

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#3

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Out of the 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ivy Tech Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 11% of the air transport majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Southwestern Illinois College is a great place for air transportation students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Belleville, SWIC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW Oshkosh is a fairly large public school located in the city of Oshkosh.

Read full report on Air Transportation at University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh

#6

Northwestern Michigan College

Traverse City, MI

Northwestern Michigan College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Air Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. NMC is a small public school located in the town of Traverse City.

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#6

Schoolcraft College

Livonia, MI

Schoolcraft College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for air transportation students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Schoolcraft College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Livonia.

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Best Air Transportation Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 251
Indiana 265
Wisconsin 18
Ohio 249
Illinois 315

Air Transportation is one of 3 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Air Transport Concentrations

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 7 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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