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Most Popular Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina

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2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina

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

Finding the Best Air Transportation Associate Degree School for You

With 63 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, air transportation is the #172 most popular major in North Carolina.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in North Carolina to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Air Transportation program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Air Transportation Associate Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Guilford Technical Community College the most popular school in North Carolina for air transportation students working on their associate degree. Located in the midsize suburb of Jamestown, Guilford Technical Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 10% of the air transport majors at the school.

Air Transport majors at Guilford Technical Community College take out an average of $17,777 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular air transportation schools in North Carolina. A-B Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Asheville.

After completing their Associate Degree, air transport graduates from A-B Tech carry an average student debt load of $14,136.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sandhills Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. SCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Pinehurst.

About 13% of the students majoring in air transport at the school are women while 88% are male.

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Out of the 5 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Lenoir Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Lenoir Community College is a small public school located in the distant town of Kinston.

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#5

Craven Community College

New Bern, NC

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Craven Community College is a great place for air transportation students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of New Bern, Craven Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Air Transportation Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 82
Virginia 414
Florida 3,118
Tennessee 159
Kentucky 46
South Carolina 0
Louisiana 33
Arkansas 23
Alabama 89
Mississippi 64
West Virginia 1

Air Transportation is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Air Transport

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 5 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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