by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Air Transport Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 9,984 people earned their degree in air transportation, making the major the 91st most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, air transportation graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $46,821 and had an average of $21,674 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 338 air transportation graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,795 and $17,969 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 110 air transportation graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,164 and $17,633 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Air Transport Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in air transportation. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their air transportation program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region associate degree air transport students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Community College of Beaver County. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Air Transport Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Monaca, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s air transport degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Air Transport Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Flushing, New York, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 13 degrees to qualified associates’s air transport students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Air Transportation at Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mercer County Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Air Transport Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Mercer County Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in West Windsor, New Jersey. It awarded 13 associates’s air transport degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Mercer County Community College Air Transportation Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY Schenectady County Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Air Transport Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. SUNY Schenectady County Community College is a small public school situated in Schenectady, New York. It awarded 7 associates’s air transport degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Atlantic Cape Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Air Transport Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Atlantic Cape Community College is a small school located in Mays Landing, New Jersey that handed out 8 associates’s air transport degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Air Transportation at Atlantic Cape Community College
With a ranking of #6, Community College of Baltimore County did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Air Transport Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Community College of Baltimore County is a fairly large school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 25 associates’s air transport degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Dutchess Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Air Transport Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Poughkeepsie, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s air transport degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Lehigh Carbon Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Air Transport Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Lehigh Carbon Community College is a medium-sized school located in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania that handed out 7 associates’s air transport degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Air Transportation at Lehigh Carbon Community College
With a ranking of #9, Warren County Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Air Transport Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Warren County Community College is a small school located in Washington, New Jersey that handed out 1 associates’s air transport degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Warren County Community College Air Transportation Report
Community College of Allegheny County ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Air Transport Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. CCAC is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s air transport degrees to qualified students.
Full Community College of Allegheny County Air Transportation Report
County College of Morris ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Air Transport Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. County College of Morris is located in Randolph, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s air transport degrees to qualified students.
Mohawk Valley Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Air Transport Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Utica, New York, and it awarded 0 associates’s air transport degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Air Transportation at Mohawk Valley Community College
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