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Most Popular Air Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region

2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region

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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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for air transport majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Our analysis found North Dakota State College of Science to be the most popular school for air transportation students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Plains States Region . 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.

Full Air Transportation at North Dakota State College of Science Report

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 school with a small student population.

Read full report on Air Transportation at Cloud County Community College

#3

Park University

Parkville, MO

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Park University is a great place for air transportation students working on their basic certificate. Park University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Parkville.

Read full report on Air Transportation at Park University

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.

Full Air Transportation at Indian Hills Community College Report

#5

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Kansas State University is a great place for air transportation students working on their basic certificate. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

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Best Air Transportation Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 68
Missouri 61
Minnesota 77
South Dakota 11
Iowa 58
North Dakota 274
Nebraska 35

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
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
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.

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