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2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Virginia

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Finding the Best Air Transportation Basic Certificate School for You

Air Transportation is the #12 most popular major in Virginia with 413 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Air Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Virginia 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.

Our 2023 rankings named Thomas Nelson Community College the most popular school in Virginia for air transportation students working on their basic certificate. TNCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Hampton.

Of the 3 students majoring in air transport at TNCC, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means New River Community College is a great place for air transportation students working on their basic certificate. NRCC is a small public school located in the town of Dublin.

Women make up 30% of the air transport majors at the school.

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Out of the 7 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Dabney S Lancaster Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Clifton Forge, DSLCC is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Virginia Highlands Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular air transportation schools in Virginia. Located in the suburb of Abingdon, VHCC is a public college with a small student population.

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#2

Blue Ridge Community College

Weyers Cave, VA

Out of the 7 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Blue Ridge Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Weyers Cave, BRCC is a public college with a small student population.

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Out of the 7 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Manassas landed the # 2 spot on the list. Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Manassas is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Manassas.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Danville Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular air transportation schools in Virginia. Located in the distant town of Danville, Danville Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Read full report on Air Transportation at Danville Community College

Best Air Transportation Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Air Transportation Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 88
South Carolina 7
Arkansas 52
North Carolina 113
Florida 3,497
West Virginia 1
Louisiana 33
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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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