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2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools in Virginia

10 Colleges
$49,846 Avg Salary
$22,420 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Air Transportation School for You

Air Transportation is the #12 most popular major in Virginia with 413 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

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.

The Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools in Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 10 schools in Virginia 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Air Transportation Colleges.

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Liberty University the most popular school in Virginia for air transportation students. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.

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#2

Averett University

Danville, VA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Averett University is a great place for air transportation students. Located in the distant town of Danville, AU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#3

Hampton University

Hampton, VA

Out of the 10 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Hampton University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Hampton, Hampton is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Out of the 10 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Thomas Nelson Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. TNCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Hampton.

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Out of the 10 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Dabney S Lancaster Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Clifton Forge, DSLCC is a public school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Virginia Highlands Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools in Virginia list. Located in the suburb of Abingdon, VHCC is a public school with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at New River Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best air transportation schools in Virginia. NRCC is a small public school located in the fringe town of Dublin.

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Out of the 10 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Danville Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Danville, Danville Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Manassas helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best air transportation schools in Virginia. Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Manassas is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Manassas.

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#5

Blue Ridge Community College

Weyers Cave, VA

The excellent programs at Blue Ridge Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best air transportation schools in Virginia. Located in the rural area of Weyers Cave, BRCC is a public college 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
North Carolina 113
Florida 3,497
West Virginia 1
Louisiana 33
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 10 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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