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2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools in Florida

19 Colleges
$54,965 Avg Salary
$24,510 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Air Transportation School for You

Air Transportation is one of the most popular subjects to study in Florida. With 3,497 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 8th out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools in Florida to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 19 schools in Florida 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 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide to be the most popular school for air transportation students who want to pursue a degree in Florida. Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Daytona Beach.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools in Florida list. Located in the city of Daytona Beach, Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Broward College

Fort Lauderdale, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Broward College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools in Florida list. BC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fort Lauderdale.

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Out of the 19 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, L3 Commercial Training Solutions Airline Academy landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Sanford, L3 Commercial Training Solutions Airline Academy is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Florida Institute of Technology. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools in Florida list. Florida Tech is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Melbourne.

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Florida State College at Jacksonville landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular air transportation programs. FSCJ is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Jacksonville.

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#7

Miami Dade College

Miami, FL

Miami Dade College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools in Florida ranking. Located in the city of Miami, MDC is a public college with a very large student population.

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Aviator College of Aeronautical Science and Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for air transportation students. It came in at #8 on the list. Aviator College of Aeronautical Science and Technology is a small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Fort Pierce.

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#9

Everglades University

Boca Raton, FL

Everglades University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools in Florida ranking. Located in the small city of Boca Raton, Everglades U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Polk State College

Winter Haven, FL

Polk State College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for air transportation students. It came in at #10 on the list. Polk State is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Winter Haven.

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Best Air Transportation Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Air Transportation Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 88
South Carolina 7
Arkansas 52
North Carolina 113
West Virginia 1
Louisiana 33
Virginia 413
Alabama 103
Kentucky 47
Tennessee 145
Mississippi 63

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

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).

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