Air Transportation at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College

If you are interested in studying air transportation, you may want to check out the program at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

A-B Tech is located in Asheville, North Carolina and approximately 6,601 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Air Transportation section at the bottom of this page.

A-B Tech Air Transportation Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Air Transport (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Air Transport

A-B Tech Air Transportation Rankings

Air Transport Student Demographics at A-B Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the air transport majors at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College.

A-B Tech Air Transportation Associate’s Program

22% Women

11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 78% of air transport associate's degrees went to men and 22% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in air transport only graduates about 17% women each year. The program at A-B Tech may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in air transport at A-B Tech are white. Around 78% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College with a associate's in air transport.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Air Transportation

Air Transportation majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew	14

Careers That Air Transport Grads May Go Into

A degree in air transport can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NC, the home state for Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Flight Attendants	3,990	$54,190
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	2,490	$107,080
Commercial Pilots	1,380	$82,060
Air Traffic Controllers	520	$109,000
Airfield Operations Specialists	340	$37,070

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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