Air Transportation at Southwestern Illinois College

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

SWIC is located in Belleville, Illinois and approximately 6,906 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.

SWIC Air Transportation Degrees Available

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

SWIC Air Transportation Rankings

Air Transport Student Demographics at SWIC

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

SWIC Air Transportation Associate’s Program

20% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of air transport associate's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in air transport at SWIC are white. Around 100% 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 Southwestern Illinois 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	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Southwestern Illinois College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Aviation/Airway Management & Operations	5
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 IL, the home state for Southwestern Illinois College.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Flight Attendants	10,630	$53,220
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	9,350	$98,210
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	7,280	$193,600
Air Traffic Controllers	940	$136,390
Commercial Pilots	550	$99,990

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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