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2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools in South Dakota

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In 2021-2022, 11 degrees and certificates were awarded to air transportation students who went to a South Dakota college or university. This makes it the #26 most popular major in the state.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.

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 South Dakota ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in South Dakota 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.

Check out the air transport programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in South Dakota.

Our 2023 rankings named National American University - Rapid City the most popular school in South Dakota for air transportation students. Located in the small city of Rapid City, National American University - Rapid City is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Out of the 4 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at Lake Area Technical Institute helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best air transportation schools in South Dakota. LATI is a small public school located in the town of Watertown.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National American University - Ellsworth AFB Extension. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Trade Schools in South Dakota list. National American University - Ellsworth AFB Extension is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Box Elder.

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Best Air Transportation Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Air Transportation Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 68
Missouri 61
Minnesota 77
Iowa 58
North Dakota 274
Nebraska 35

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 4 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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