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2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region
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.
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2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Basic Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for air transport majors pursuing a basic certificate.
Top 10 Most Popular Air Transportation Basic Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Broward College the most popular school in the Southeast Region for air transportation students working on their basic certificate. Located in the midsize city of Fort Lauderdale, BC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 10% of the air transport majors at the school.
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 Southeast Region . L3 Commercial Training Solutions Airline Academy is a 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.
Read full report on Air Transportation at L3 Commercial Training Solutions Airline Academy
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State College at Jacksonville. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the 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
Out of the 27 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Aviator College of Aeronautical Science and Technology landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Fort Pierce, Aviator College of Aeronautical Science and Technology is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
About 16% of the students majoring in air transport at the school are women while 84% are male.
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 suburb of Jamestown, Guilford Technical Community College is a public college with a 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 ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Air Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Fort Smith, UAFS is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
About 19% of the students majoring in air transport at the school are women while 81% are male.
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.
Lenoir Community 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 #8 on the list. Lenoir Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Kinston.
Of the 22 students majoring in air transport at Lenoir Community College, 59% are male and 41% are female.
Miami Dade College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Air Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. MDC is a fairly large public school located in the 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
Trident Technical 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 #10 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Charleston, Trident Technical College is a public school with a large student population.
Best Air Transportation Colleges by State
Explore the best air transportation colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 88 |
| South Carolina | 7 |
| 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 Related Majors
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related 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 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.