2025 Best Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #142 most popular associate degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for associate degree seekers in the field of airline/commercial/professional pilot & flight crew. Combined, these schools handed out 118 associate degrees in airline/commercial/professional pilot & flight crew to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew School for Your Associate Degree

The airline/commercial/professional pilot and flight crew associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality airline/commercial/professional pilot and flight crew program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we include a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on airline/commercial/professional pilot & flight crew students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other airline/commercial/professional pilot & flight crew students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized airline/commercial/professional pilot & flight crew related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for airline/commercial/professional pilot & flight crew students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew in the Great Lakes Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for airline/commercial/professional pilot & flight crew students seeking a an associate degree.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for an Associate in Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew

1

Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Carbondale, IL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

41 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in airline/commercial/professional pilot & flight crew needs to look into Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Located in the distant town of Carbondale, SIUC is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in airline/commercial/professional pilot & flight crew from Southern Illinois University Carbondale

2

Fox Valley Technical College
Appleton, WI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

Fox Valley Technical College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in airline/commercial/professional pilot & flight crew. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in airline/commercial/professional pilot & flight crew from Fox Valley Technical College

3

Northwestern Michigan College
Traverse City, MI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

29 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Northwestern Michigan College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in airline/commercial/professional pilot & flight crew. NMC is a small public college located in the city of Traverse City.More information about a associate in airline/commercial/professional pilot & flight crew from Northwestern Michigan College

Best Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew Colleges by State

Explore the best airline/commercial/professional pilot & flight crew colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	450	7
Michigan	410	21
Illinois	267	19
Wisconsin	224	11
Indiana	221	11

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Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew Related Rankings by Major

One of 7 majors within the Air Transportation area of study, Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology	20
Aviation/Airway Management & Operations	7
Remote Aircraft Pilot	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.