🏆 Best Colleges for Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers

Ranked by Repit grade, then by degrees awarded in related programs

100 colleges ranked 2 related programs Updated 2024

🥇

Purdue University-Main Campus

📍 West Lafayette, IN

117

degrees awarded

B+

🥈

Auburn University

📍 Auburn, AL

65

degrees awarded

B

🥉

Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

📍 Carbondale, IL

52

degrees awarded

B

#4

Louisiana Tech University

📍 Ruston, LA

33

degrees awarded

B

#5

Kansas State University

📍 Manhattan, KS

30

degrees awarded

B

#6

Farmingdale State College

📍 Farmingdale, NY

19

degrees awarded

B

#7

Baylor University

📍 Waco, TX

13

degrees awarded

B

#8

School of Missionary Aviation Technology

📍 Ionia, MI

3

degrees awarded

B

#9

Utah Valley University

📍 Orem, UT

414

degrees awarded

C+

#10

Madisonville Community College

📍 Madisonville, KY

59

degrees awarded

C+

#11

Mt San Antonio College

📍 Walnut, CA

51

degrees awarded

C+

#12

Aims Community College

📍 Greeley, CO

50

degrees awarded

C+

#13

Tarrant County College District

📍 Fort Worth, TX

48

degrees awarded

C+

#14

George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville

📍 Hanceville, AL

42

degrees awarded

C+

#15

Cypress College

📍 Cypress, CA

41

degrees awarded

C+

#16

Jacksonville University

📍 Jacksonville, FL

41

degrees awarded

C+

#17

Central Washington University

📍 Ellensburg, WA

40

degrees awarded

C+

#18

Orange Coast College

📍 Costa Mesa, CA

36

degrees awarded

C+

#19

Northwestern Michigan College

📍 Traverse City, MI

32

degrees awarded

C+

#20

Vincennes University

📍 Vincennes, IN

29

degrees awarded

C+

#21

University of Central Missouri

📍 Warrensburg, MO

29

degrees awarded

C+

#22

Miami Dade College

📍 Miami, FL

27

degrees awarded

C+

#23

Southern Utah University

📍 Cedar City, UT

25

degrees awarded

C+

#24

Ozarka College

📍 Melbourne, AR

25

degrees awarded

C+

#25

Sinclair Community College

📍 Dayton, OH

24

degrees awarded

C+

#26

San Diego Miramar College

📍 San Diego, CA

21

degrees awarded

C+

#27

Indiana State University

📍 Terre Haute, IN

20

degrees awarded

C+

#28

California Baptist University

📍 Riverside, CA

18

degrees awarded

C+

#29

Texas State Technical College

📍 Waco, TX

17

degrees awarded

C+

#30

Texas A&M University-Central Texas

📍 Killeen, TX

15

degrees awarded

C+

#31

Vermont State University

📍 Randolph, VT

13

degrees awarded

C+

#32

Delta State University

📍 Cleveland, MS

12

degrees awarded

C+

#33

Ozarks Technical Community College

📍 Springfield, MO

11

degrees awarded

C+

#34

Eastern Michigan University

📍 Ypsilanti, MI

10

degrees awarded

C+

#35

Academy College

📍 Bloomington, MN

7

degrees awarded

C+

#36

Fox Valley Technical College

📍 Appleton, WI

7

degrees awarded

C+

#37

Colorado Mesa University

📍 Grand Junction, CO

6

degrees awarded

C+

#38

Florida State College at Jacksonville

📍 Jacksonville, FL

6

degrees awarded

C+

#39

Cochise County Community College District

📍 Sierra Vista, AZ

6

degrees awarded

C+

#40

Austin Peay State University

📍 Clarksville, TN

5

degrees awarded

C+

#41

University of Maine at Augusta

📍 Augusta, ME

5

degrees awarded

C+

#42

University of Hawaii at Hilo

📍 Hilo, HI

5

degrees awarded

C+

#43

Green River College

📍 Auburn, WA

4

degrees awarded

C+

#44

Indian Hills Community College

📍 Ottumwa, IA

4

degrees awarded

C+

#45

University of Alaska Anchorage

📍 Anchorage, AK

3

degrees awarded

C+

#46

University of Alaska Fairbanks

📍 Fairbanks, AK

2

degrees awarded

C+

#47

Southeast Missouri State University

📍 Cape Girardeau, MO

1

degrees awarded

C+

#48

Northwest College

📍 Powell, WY

1

degrees awarded

C+

#49

Marywood University

📍 Scranton, PA

1

degrees awarded

C+

#50

Parkland College

📍 Champaign, IL

53

degrees awarded

C

#51

Broward College

📍 Fort Lauderdale, FL

51

degrees awarded

C

#52

University of Dubuque

📍 Dubuque, IA

49

degrees awarded

C

#53

Guilford Technical Community College

📍 Jamestown, NC

41

degrees awarded

C

#54

Central Oregon Community College

📍 Bend, OR

40

degrees awarded

C

#55

Aviator College of Aeronautical Science and Technology

📍 Fort Pierce, FL

33

degrees awarded

C

#56

Treasure Valley Community College

📍 Ontario, OR

32

degrees awarded

C

#57

Mercer County Community College

📍 West Windsor, NJ

29

degrees awarded

C

#58

Mauna Loa Helicopters

📍 Kailua Kona, HI

21

degrees awarded

C

#59

Chandler-Gilbert Community College

📍 Chandler, AZ

21

degrees awarded

C

#60

Lone Star College System

📍 The Woodlands, TX

19

degrees awarded

C

#61

Lane Community College

📍 Eugene, OR

15

degrees awarded

C

#62

Dodge City Community College

📍 Dodge City, KS

14

degrees awarded

C

#63

Big Bend Community College

📍 Moses Lake, WA

14

degrees awarded

C

#64

Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College

📍 Asheville, NC

13

degrees awarded

C

#65

Klamath Community College

📍 Klamath Falls, OR

12

degrees awarded

C

#66

Community College of Baltimore County

📍 Baltimore, MD

12

degrees awarded

C

#67

Rocky Mountain College

📍 Billings, MT

12

degrees awarded

C

#68

Colorado Northwestern Community College

📍 Rangely, CO

12

degrees awarded

C

#69

Portland Community College

📍 Portland, OR

11

degrees awarded

C

#70

College of Southern Nevada

📍 Las Vegas, NV

11

degrees awarded

C

#71

Craven Community College

📍 New Bern, NC

11

degrees awarded

C

#72

Charleston Southern University

📍 Charleston, SC

11

degrees awarded

C

#73

Polk State College

📍 Winter Haven, FL

10

degrees awarded

C

#74

Fullerton College

📍 Fullerton, CA

10

degrees awarded

C

#75

Glendale Community College

📍 Glendale, CA

9

degrees awarded

C

#76

Clover Park Technical College

📍 Lakewood, WA

9

degrees awarded

C

#77

Lenoir Community College

📍 Kinston, NC

9

degrees awarded

C

#78

Tulsa Community College

📍 Tulsa, OK

7

degrees awarded

C

#79

Henderson State University

📍 Arkadelphia, AR

7

degrees awarded

C

#80

Southwestern College

📍 Chula Vista, CA

7

degrees awarded

C

#81

Sacramento City College

📍 Sacramento, CA

6

degrees awarded

C

#82

Ivy Tech Community College

📍 Indianapolis, IN

6

degrees awarded

C

#83

Community College of Allegheny County

📍 Pittsburgh, PA

5

degrees awarded

C

#84

Sandhills Community College

📍 Pinehurst, NC

5

degrees awarded

C

#85

Lake Area Technical College

📍 Watertown, SD

5

degrees awarded

C

#86

North Shore Community College

📍 Danvers, MA

4

degrees awarded

C

#87

Lehigh Carbon Community College

📍 Schnecksville, PA

3

degrees awarded

C

#88

Central Texas College

📍 Killeen, TX

3

degrees awarded

C

#89

Quincy University

📍 Quincy, IL

3

degrees awarded

C

#90

Hesston College

📍 Hesston, KS

3

degrees awarded

C

#91

Purdue University Global

📍 West Lafayette, IN

3

degrees awarded

C

#92

Lake Superior College

📍 Duluth, MN

3

degrees awarded

C

#93

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide

📍 Daytona Beach, FL

2

degrees awarded

C

#94

Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology

📍 Wichita, KS

2

degrees awarded

C

#95

Salt Lake Community College

📍 Salt Lake City, UT

1

degrees awarded

C

#96

Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global

📍 Marion, IN

1

degrees awarded

C

#97

Southwestern Illinois College

📍 Belleville, IL

1

degrees awarded

C

#98

California Aeronautical University

📍 Bakersfield, CA

46

degrees awarded

D

#99

Community College of Beaver County

📍 Monaca, PA

19

degrees awarded

D

#100

Rochester Community and Technical College

📍 Rochester, MN

2

degrees awarded

D

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