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2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools in North Carolina

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Finding the Best Air Transportation School for You

With 113 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, air transportation is the #30 most popular major in North Carolina.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

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 North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in North Carolina 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 Guilford Technical Community College the most popular school in North Carolina for air transportation students. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Jamestown, Guilford Technical Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lenoir Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools in North Carolina list. Lenoir Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Kinston.

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#3

Elizabeth City State University

Elizabeth City, NC

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Elizabeth City State University is a great place for air transportation students. Located in the distant town of Elizabeth City, ECSU is a public college with a small student population.

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Out of the 6 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. A-B Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Asheville.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sandhills Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools in North Carolina list. SCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Pinehurst.

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#6

Craven Community College

New Bern, NC

Craven Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for air transportation students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small city of New Bern, Craven Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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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
Florida 3,497
West Virginia 1
Louisiana 33
Virginia 413
Alabama 103
Kentucky 47
Tennessee 145
Mississippi 63

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

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 6 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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