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2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools in California
Finding the Best Air Transportation School for You
With 458 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, air transportation is the #22 most popular major in California.
It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in California to see which 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.
2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Schools in California
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Air Transportation Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Air Transportation Schools
Our analysis found Mt. San Antonio College to be the most popular school for air transportation students who want to pursue a degree in California. Mt. SAC is a very large public school located in the suburb of Walnut.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Cypress College is a great place for air transportation students. Located in the suburb of Cypress, Cypress College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sacramento City College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools in California list. Located in the city of Sacramento, Sacramento City is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means San Jose State University is a great place for air transportation students. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Jose.
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Out of the 17 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Orange Coast College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Costa Mesa, Orange Coast College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Glendale Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools in California list. Located in the medium-sized city of Glendale, GCC is a public school with a large student population.
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San Diego Miramar College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools in California ranking. Located in the city of San Diego, San Diego Miramar College is a public college with a large student population.
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California Baptist University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools in California ranking. Cal Baptist is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Riverside.
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Santa Barbara Business College - Ventura came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools in California ranking. Santa Barbara Business College - Ventura is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Bakersfield.
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With a ranking of #9, San Diego Christian College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for air transportation students. San Diego Christian is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Spring Valley.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Washington | 455 |
| Oregon | 90 |
| Nevada | 29 |
| Alaska | 36 |
| Hawaii | 13 |
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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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 17 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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