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2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools in Washington

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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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named International Air and Hospitality Academy the most popular school in Washington for air transportation students. Located in the city of Vancouver, International Air and Hospitality Academy is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#2

Green River College

Auburn, WA

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 city of Auburn.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Washington University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools in Washington list. Located in the distant town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Clover Park Technical College is a great place for air transportation students. Located in the city of Lakewood, CPTC is a public school with a small student population.

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#5

Big Bend Community College

Moses Lake, WA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Big Bend Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools in Washington list. Big Bend Community College is a small public school located in the town of Moses Lake.

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#6

Walla Walla University

College Place, WA

Walla Walla University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular air transportation programs. Located in the small suburb of College Place, Walla Walla U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#7

Charter College

Vancouver, WA

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 city of Vancouver.

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Best Air Transportation Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Air Transportation Schools 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

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).

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