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2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools in Washington
Finding the Best Air Transportation School for You
In 2021-2022, 455 degrees and certificates were awarded to air transportation students who went to a Washington college or university. This makes it the #11 most popular major in the state.
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.
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 Washington ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Washington 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.
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2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Schools in Washington
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for air transport majors pursuing a .
Most Popular Washington Trade Schools in Air Transportation
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 Washington. Located in the midsize city of Vancouver, International Air and Hospitality Academy is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
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The excellent programs at Green River College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best air transportation schools in Washington. GRC is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Auburn.
Out of the 7 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Washington University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The excellent programs at Clover Park Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best air transportation schools in Washington. Located in the small city of Lakewood, CPTC is a public college with a small student population.
Full Air Transportation at Clover Park Technical College Report
The excellent programs at Big Bend Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best air transportation schools in Washington. Big Bend Community College is a small public school located in the town of Moses Lake.
Read full report on Air Transportation at Big Bend Community College
Walla Walla University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools in Washington ranking. Located in the suburb of College Place, Walla Walla U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
With a ranking of #7, Charter College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for air transportation students. Charter College is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Vancouver.
Best Air Transportation Colleges in the Far Western US Region
Explore all the Most Popular Air Transportation Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 458 |
| Oregon | 90 |
| Nevada | 29 |
| Alaska | 36 |
| Hawaii | 13 |
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 |
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 7 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.