Air Transportation at Miami Dade College

What traits are you looking for in a air transport school? To help you decide if Miami Dade College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's air transport program.

MDC is located in Miami, Florida and approximately 46,523 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.

MDC Air Transportation Degrees Available

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

MDC Air Transportation Rankings

Air Transport Student Demographics at MDC

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

MDC Air Transportation Associate’s Program

16% Women

49% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 84% of air transport associate's degrees went to men and 16% went to women.

MDC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in air transport graduates 20% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	4
International Students	19
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Air Transportation

Air Transportation majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Miami Dade College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew	43
Aviation/Airway Management & Operations	32

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 FL, the home state for Miami Dade College.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Flight Attendants	8,650	$62,610
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	4,830	$93,720
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	4,780	$188,400
Commercial Pilots	4,170	$110,540
Airfield Operations Specialists	650	$53,920

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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