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Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

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 Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Air Transportation Colleges.

Our analysis found Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology to be the most popular school for air transportation students who want to pursue a degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Flushing.

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#2

Farmingdale State College

Farmingdale, NY

The excellent programs at Farmingdale State College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best air transportation schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the suburb of Farmingdale, SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Full Air Transportation at Farmingdale State College Report

#3

York College

Jamaica, NY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means York College is a great place for air transportation students. York is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Jamaica.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Community College of Baltimore County. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. CCBC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Baltimore.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Community College of Beaver County. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. CCBC is a small public school located in the large suburb of Monaca.

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Delaware State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular air transportation programs. Del State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Dover.

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With a ranking of #7, Mercer County Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for air transportation students. Located in the rural area of West Windsor, Mercer County Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Air Transportation at Mercer County Community College Report

With a ranking of #8, University of Maryland Eastern Shore did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for air transportation students. UMES is a small public school located in the fringe town of Princess Anne.

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Atlantic Cape Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular air transportation programs. Atlantic Cape Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Mays Landing.

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#9

Dutchess Community College

Poughkeepsie, NY

Dutchess Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for air transportation students. It came in at #9 on the list. DCC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Poughkeepsie.

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Best Air Transportation Colleges by State

Explore the best air transportation colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 218
Pennsylvania 42
New Jersey 22
Maryland 42
Delaware 14

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

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 19 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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