Air Transportation at Dutchess Community College

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

DCC is located in Poughkeepsie, New York and approximately 8,034 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.

DCC Air Transportation Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Air Transport

DCC Air Transportation Rankings

Air Transport Student Demographics at DCC

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

DCC Air Transportation Associate’s Program

30% Women

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 70% of air transport associate's degrees went to men and 30% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in air transport only graduates about 17% women each year. The program at DCC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 13% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in air transport at DCC are white. Around 60% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. DCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in air transport graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Air Transportation

The following air transport concentations are available at Dutchess Community College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Dutchess Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Aviation/Airway Management & Operations	6
Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew	2

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 NY, the home state for Dutchess Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Flight Attendants	10,480	$48,960
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	6,240	$108,420
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	3,880	$120,350
Air Traffic Controllers	1,230	$130,840
Commercial Pilots	1,020	$127,590

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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