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2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region

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$35,871 Avg Salary
$18,623 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Air Transportation 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. 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.

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 Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 33 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular 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 .

Our analysis found International Air and Hospitality Academy to be the most popular school for air transportation students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . International Air and Hospitality Academy is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Vancouver.

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#2

Green River College

Auburn, WA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Green River College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the small city of Auburn, GRC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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The excellent programs at Mt. San Antonio College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best air transportation schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the suburb of Walnut, Mt. SAC is a public school with a very large student population.

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#4

Cypress College

Cypress, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cypress College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Cypress College is a large public school located in the suburb of Cypress.

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#5

Sacramento City College

Sacramento, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sacramento City College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Sacramento City is a large public school located in the city of Sacramento.

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Central Washington University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. CWU is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Ellensburg.

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San Jose State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for air transportation students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Orange Coast College

Costa Mesa, CA

With a ranking of #8, Orange Coast College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for air transportation students. Orange Coast College is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Costa Mesa.

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Clover Park Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CPTC is a small public school located in the small city of Lakewood.

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University of Alaska Anchorage landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular air transportation programs. UAA is a large public school located in the city of Anchorage.

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Best Air Transportation Colleges by State

Explore the best air transportation colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 455
California 458
Oregon 90
Nevada 29
Alaska 36
Hawaii 13

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 25 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).

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