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Most Popular Air Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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Finding the Best Air Transportation Basic Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, air transportation was ranked #19 in the country. In fact 10,326 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2021-2022.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.

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 in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for air transport majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Metropolitan State University of Denver the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for air transportation students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 41% of the air transport majors at the school.

Full Air Transportation at Metropolitan State University of Denver Report

Out of the 6 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado Northwestern Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Rangely, CNCC is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in air transport at CNCC, 75% are male and 25% are female.

Full Air Transportation at Colorado Northwestern Community College Report

#3

Aims Community College

Greeley, CO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Aims Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Greeley, Aims Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 7% of the air transport majors at the school.

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#3

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, UT

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Southern Utah University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular air transportation schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the town of Cedar City, Southern Utah University is a public school with a large student population.

Read full report on Air Transportation at Southern Utah University

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Trinidad State Junior College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular air transportation schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Trinidad State Junior College is a small public school located in the remote town of Trinidad.

Full Air Transportation at Trinidad State Junior College Report

Utah Valley University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate air transportation programs. Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 115 students majoring in air transport at UVU, 89% are male and 11% are female.

Read full report on Air Transportation at Utah Valley University

Best Air Transportation Colleges by State

Explore the best air transportation colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 149
Utah 455
Montana 38
Wyoming 6

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 6 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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