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2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Schools in California

17 Colleges
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Finding the Best Air Transportation 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 Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for air transport majors pursuing a .

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

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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. Located in the suburb of Cypress, Cypress College is a public school with a large student population.

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#3

Sacramento City College

Sacramento, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sacramento City College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Air Transportation Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Sacramento, Sacramento City is a public college with a large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend San Jose State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Air Transportation Schools in California list. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the large city of San Jose.

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#5

Orange Coast College

Costa Mesa, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Orange Coast College is a great place for air transportation students. Located in the midsize city of Costa Mesa, Orange Coast College is a public school with a large student population.

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Glendale Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for air transportation students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Glendale, GCC is a public school with a large student population.

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#7

San Diego Miramar College

San Diego, CA

San Diego Miramar College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for air transportation students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of San Diego, San Diego Miramar College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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California Baptist University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Air Transportation Schools in California ranking. Cal Baptist is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Riverside.

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With a ranking of #9, Santa Barbara Business College - Ventura did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for air transportation students. Santa Barbara Business College - Ventura is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Ventura.

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San Diego Christian College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Air Transportation Schools in California ranking. Located in the large suburb of Santee, San Diego Christian is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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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 17 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).

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