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2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools in California

11 Colleges
$40,030 Avg Salary
$14,912 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Air Transportation Associate Degree School for You

Air Transportation is the #159 most popular major in California with 320 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Air Transportation program at each school on the list.

Check out the air transport associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

Our 2023 rankings named Mt. San Antonio College the most popular school in California for air transportation students working on their associate degree. Mt. SAC is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Walnut.

About 19% of the students majoring in air transport at the school are women while 81% are male.

Air Transport majors at Mt. SAC take out an average of $9,685 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#2

Cypress College

Cypress, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Cypress College is a great place for air transportation students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Cypress, Cypress College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 66% of the students majoring in air transport at the school are women while 34% are male.

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#3

Sacramento City College

Sacramento, CA

Out of the 11 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Sacramento City College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Sacramento, Sacramento City is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 19% of the air transport majors at the school.

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#4

San Diego Miramar College

San Diego, CA

The in-demand associate degree programs at San Diego Miramar College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular air transportation schools in California. Located in the city of San Diego, San Diego Miramar College is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 20 students majoring in air transport at San Diego Miramar College, 80% are male and 20% are female.

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#5

Orange Coast College

Costa Mesa, CA

The in-demand associate degree programs at Orange Coast College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular air transportation schools in California. Located in the midsize city of Costa Mesa, Orange Coast College is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in air transport at Orange Coast College, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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With a ranking of #6, Glendale Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for air transportation students working on their associate degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Glendale, GCC is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in air transport at GCC, 78% are male and 22% are female.

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#7

Reedley College

Reedley, CA

Reedley College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the town of Reedley, Reedley College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#8

Pacific Union College

Angwin, CA

Pacific Union College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree air transportation programs. PUC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Angwin.

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#8

San Bernardino Valley College

San Bernardino, CA

With a ranking of #8, San Bernardino Valley College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for air transportation students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of San Bernardino, San Bernardino Valley College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Santa Barbara Business College - Ventura ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools in California list. Santa Barbara Business College - Ventura is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Ventura.

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Best Air Transportation Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Air Transportation Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 149
Oregon 60
Nevada 28
Alaska 36

One of 3 majors within the area of study, air transportation has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Ground Transportation 17,893
Marine Transportation 1,203
Other Transportation & Materials Moving 4

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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