Air Transportation at Orange Coast College

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

Orange Coast College is located in Costa Mesa, California and has a total student population of 18,125.

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.

Orange Coast College Air Transportation Degrees Available

Undergrad Certificate in Air Transport (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Air Transport

Orange Coast College Air Transportation Rankings

Air Transport Student Demographics at Orange Coast College

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

Orange Coast College Air Transportation Associate’s Program

35% Women

61% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 65% of air transport associate's degrees went to men and 35% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in air transport only graduates about 17% women each year. The program at Orange Coast College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 17% more women than average.

Orange Coast College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in air transport graduates 32% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 Orange Coast College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew	10
Airline Flight Attendant	7

Marine Transportation

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 CA, the home state for Orange Coast College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	18,990	$107,550
Flight Attendants	15,920	$51,990
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	9,330	$205,520
Commercial Pilots	3,380	$97,720
Air Traffic Controllers	2,240	$132,300

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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