Airline Commercial Professional Pilot and Flight Crew

A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to the flying and/or navigation of commercial passenger and cargo, agricultural, public service, corporate and rescue fixed wing aircraft. Includes instruction in principles of aircraft design and performance, aircraft flight systems and controls, flight crew operations and procedures, radio communications, navigation procedures and systems, airways safety and traffic regulations, and governmental rules and regulations pertaining to piloting aircraft. Programs may qualify individuals to sit for the FAA commercial and airline aircrew examinations.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 100 institutions across the United States, with a total of 6462 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

449

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

765

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

760

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

certificates awarded

Other Awards

4,433

awards given

Top Schools for Airline Commercial Professional Pilot and Flight Crew

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	Utah Valley University Orem, UT	927
2	Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN	255
3	Parkland College Champaign, IL	240
4	Aims Community College Greeley, CO	181
5	Guilford Technical Community College Jamestown, NC	168
6	Broward College Fort Lauderdale, FL	157
7	Mt San Antonio College Walnut, CA	157
8	University of Dubuque Dubuque, IA	150
9	Treasure Valley Community College Ontario, OR	148
10	Cypress College Cypress, CA	138
11	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL	123
12	Aviator College of Aeronautical Science and Technology Fort Pierce, FL	123
13	Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA	120
14	Sinclair Community College Dayton, OH	119
15	Central Oregon Community College Bend, OR	117
16	Orange Coast College Costa Mesa, CA	117
17	Jacksonville University Jacksonville, FL	111
18	Auburn University Auburn, AL	111
19	University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, MO	105
20	Tarrant County College District Fort Worth, TX	104
21	California Aeronautical University Bakersfield, CA	102
22	Lane Community College Eugene, OR	88
23	Louisiana Tech University Ruston, LA	87
24	Northwestern Michigan College Traverse City, MI	87
25	Ozarka College Melbourne, AR	85
26	Big Bend Community College Moses Lake, WA	84
27	Indiana State University Terre Haute, IN	84
28	California Baptist University Riverside, CA	81
29	Rocky Mountain College Billings, MT	81
30	Texas A&M University-Central Texas Killeen, TX	78
31	Community College of Beaver County Monaca, PA	75
32	Southern Utah University Cedar City, UT	72
33	Henderson State University Arkadelphia, AR	68
34	Colorado Northwestern Community College Rangely, CO	67
35	Mercer County Community College West Windsor, NJ	66
36	George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville Hanceville, AL	65
37	Lenoir Community College Kinston, NC	64
38	Texas State Technical College Waco, TX	64
39	Vincennes University Vincennes, IN	63
40	Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College Asheville, NC	62
41	Kansas State University Manhattan, KS	57
42	Miami Dade College Miami, FL	57
43	Chandler-Gilbert Community College Chandler, AZ	54
44	Fox Valley Technical College Appleton, WI	54
45	Mauna Loa Helicopters Kailua Kona, HI	52
46	Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI	48
47	Delta State University Cleveland, MS	42
48	Polk State College Winter Haven, FL	42
49	College of Southern Nevada Las Vegas, NV	39
50	San Diego Miramar College San Diego, CA	38
51	Baylor University Waco, TX	36
52	Vermont State University Randolph, VT	36
53	Academy College Bloomington, MN	33
54	Lone Star College System The Woodlands, TX	33
55	Cochise County Community College District Sierra Vista, AZ	33
56	Fullerton College Fullerton, CA	32
57	Farmingdale State College Farmingdale, NY	30
58	Walla Walla University College Place, WA	30
59	Colorado Mesa University Grand Junction, CO	27
60	Clover Park Technical College Lakewood, WA	27
61	Lake Area Technical College Watertown, SD	24
62	Community College of Baltimore County Baltimore, MD	24
63	Ozarks Technical Community College Springfield, MO	24
64	Southwestern College Chula Vista, CA	24
65	Portland Community College Portland, OR	21
66	Klamath Community College Klamath Falls, OR	21
67	Central Texas College Killeen, TX	21
68	Austin Peay State University Clarksville, TN	18
69	Quincy University Quincy, IL	18
70	Community College of Allegheny County Pittsburgh, PA	18
71	Glendale Community College Glendale, CA	17
72	Green River College Auburn, WA	16
73	Purdue University Global West Lafayette, IN	15
74	Sandhills Community College Pinehurst, NC	15
75	Southeastern Oklahoma State University Durant, OK	15
76	Lehigh Carbon Community College Schnecksville, PA	15
77	Sacramento City College Sacramento, CA	15
78	Marywood University Scranton, PA	12
79	Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis, IN	12
80	Indian Hills Community College Ottumwa, IA	10
81	School of Missionary Aviation Technology Ionia, MI	9
82	University of Alaska Anchorage Anchorage, AK	9
83	Dutchess Community College Poughkeepsie, NY	9
84	Florida State College at Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL	9
85	Tulsa Community College Tulsa, OK	9
86	University of Hawaii at Hilo Hilo, HI	6
87	Hesston College Hesston, KS	6
88	Casper College Casper, WY	6
89	Northwest College Powell, WY	6
90	Reedley College Reedley, CA	6
91	Craven Community College New Bern, NC	6
92	University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK	6
93	Trinidad State College Trinidad, CO	4
94	Madisonville Community College Madisonville, KY	4
95	Lake Superior College Duluth, MN	3
96	North Shore Community College Danvers, MA	3
97	Rochester Community and Technical College Rochester, MN	3
98	Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches, TX	3
99	Charleston Southern University Charleston, SC	3
100	Southwestern Illinois College Belleville, IL	3