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

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

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

The Most Popular Air Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Southwest 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.

Check out the air transport basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Tulsa Technology Center the most popular school in the Southwest Region for air transportation students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Tulsa, Tulsa Tech is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 33 students majoring in air transport at Tulsa Tech, 85% are male and 15% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Central New Mexico Community College is a great place for air transportation students working on their basic certificate. CNM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.

Of the 15 students majoring in air transport at CNM, 87% are male and 13% are female.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Tarrant County College District helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular air transportation schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Fort Worth, Tarrant County College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in air transport at Tarrant County College, 92% are male and 8% are female.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cochise County Community College District landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Sierra Vista, Cochise College is a public school with a small student population.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Arizona Western College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular air transportation schools in the Southwest Region . AWC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Yuma.

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With a ranking of #6, Chandler-Gilbert Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for air transportation students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Chandler, Chandler-Gilbert Community College is a public college with a large student population.

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#6

Palo Alto College

San Antonio, TX

Palo Alto College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Air Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of San Antonio, Palo Alto College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Tulsa Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Air Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Tulsa Community College is a large public school located in the city of Tulsa.

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Best Air Transportation Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 324
Texas 173
Oklahoma 315
New Mexico 58

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 8 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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