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Most Popular Air Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region

2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. 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 in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 27 schools in the Southeast 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.

#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 Southeast Region . Located in the midsize city of Fort Lauderdale, BC is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 10% of the air transport majors at the school.

Full Air Transportation at Broward College Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means L3 Commercial Training Solutions Airline Academy is a great place for air transportation students working on their basic certificate. L3 Commercial Training Solutions Airline Academy is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Sanford.

About 8% of the students majoring in air transport at the school are women while 92% are male.

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Out of the 27 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State College at Jacksonville landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Jacksonville, FSCJ is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 9% of the air transport majors at the school.

Full Air Transportation at Florida State College at Jacksonville Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Aviator College of Aeronautical Science and Technology is a great place for air transportation students working on their basic certificate. Located in the rural area of Fort Pierce, Aviator College of Aeronautical Science and Technology is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

About 16% of the students majoring in air transport at the school are women while 84% are male.

Read full report on Air Transportation at Aviator College of Aeronautical Science and Technology

Out of the 27 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Guilford Technical Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Jamestown, Guilford Technical Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 20% of the air transport majors at the school.

Full Air Transportation at Guilford Technical Community College Report

University of Arkansas - Fort Smith 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. Located in the city of Fort Smith, UAFS is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 19% of the students majoring in air transport at the school are women while 81% are male.

Read full report on Air Transportation at University of Arkansas - Fort Smith

Wallace State Community College, Hanceville landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate air transportation programs. Wallace State, Hanceville is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Hanceville.

Women make up 6% of the air transport majors at the school.

Full Air Transportation at Wallace State Community College, Hanceville Report

Lenoir Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Air Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Lenoir Community College is a small public school located in the town of Kinston.

Of the 22 students majoring in air transport at Lenoir Community College, 59% are male and 41% are female.

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#9

Miami Dade College

Miami, FL

Miami Dade 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 #9 on the list. MDC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Miami.

Women make up 43% of the air transport majors at the school.

Read full report on Air Transportation at Miami Dade College

#10

Trident Technical College

Charleston, SC

With a ranking of #10, Trident Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for air transportation students working on their basic certificate. Located in the midsize city of Charleston, Trident Technical College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Air Transportation Colleges by State

Explore the best air transportation schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 7
Georgia 88
Arkansas 52
North Carolina 113
Florida 3,497
West Virginia 1
Louisiana 33
Virginia 413
Alabama 103
Kentucky 47
Tennessee 145
Mississippi 63

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

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 27 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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