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2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region
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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Air Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Plains States Region 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.
2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for air transport majors pursuing a basic certificate.
Most Popular Plains States Region Trade Schools for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Air Transportation
Our 2023 rankings named North Dakota State College of Science the most popular school in the Plains States Region for air transportation students working on their basic certificate. Located in the town of Wahpeton, North Dakota State College of Science is a public school with a small student population.
Women make up 18% of the air transport majors at the school.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Cloud County Community College is a great place for air transportation students working on their basic certificate. Located in the rural area of Concordia, Cloud County Community College is a public college with a small student population.
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Out of the 5 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Park University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Park University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Parkville.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Indian Hills Community College is a great place for air transportation students working on their basic certificate. IHCC is a small public school located in the remote town of Ottumwa.
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Out of the 5 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Manhattan.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Kansas | 68 |
Missouri | 61 |
Minnesota | 77 |
South Dakota | 11 |
Iowa | 58 |
North Dakota | 274 |
Nebraska | 35 |
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Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
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Majors Related to Air Transport
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 |
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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 |
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Ground Transportation | 21,480 |
Marine Transportation | 1,493 |
Other Transportation & Materials Moving | 7 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 5 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.