CIP 49.0102 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

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.

How to use this list

These institutions reported at least one first-major completion in this field in the connected reporting years ending 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020. This shows historical award activity, not a complete list of available programs or an assurance that a course is accepting applications.

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Sources: NCES CIP 2020 classification and C2023_A.zip, C2024_A.zip, C2025_A.zip, C2020_A.zip, C2021_A.zip, C2022_A.zip, C2024_A.zip.

Connected Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 49.0102. Institution counts overlap across levels and years. Award counts are historical first-major awards, not unique people, available places, programme quality or a graduation rate.

Year ending	Award level	Reporting institutions	Positive awards
2025	Certificate 1–2 years	17	137
2025	Associate degree	68	1,036
2025	Bachelor degree	33	730
2025	Postbaccalaureate certificate	1	18
2025	Certificate under 12 weeks	8	166
2025	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	32	470
2024	Certificate 1–2 years	15	103
2024	Associate degree	69	918
2024	Certificate 2–4 years	1	3
2024	Bachelor degree	31	715
2024	Postbaccalaureate certificate	1	24
2024	Certificate under 12 weeks	7	79
2024	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	27	406
2023	Certificate 1–2 years	11	74
2023	Associate degree	66	764
2023	Certificate 2–4 years	2	44
2023	Bachelor degree	30	759
2023	Postbaccalaureate certificate	1	11
2023	Certificate under 12 weeks	8	112
2023	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	24	263
2022	Certificate 1–2 years	15	109
2022	Associate degree	66	824
2022	Certificate 2–4 years	2	36
2022	Bachelor degree	25	689
2022	Postbaccalaureate certificate	1	24
2022	Certificate under 12 weeks	6	52
2022	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	24	526
2021	Certificate 1–2 years	13	107
2021	Associate degree	65	729
2021	Certificate 2–4 years	2	32
2021	Bachelor degree	29	712
2021	Postbaccalaureate certificate	1	2
2021	Certificate under 12 weeks	6	36
2021	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	21	599
2020	Certificate 1–2 years	11	76
2020	Associate degree	68	612
2020	Certificate 2–4 years	1	25
2020	Bachelor degree	26	619
2020	Certificate under 12 weeks	5	67
2020	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	20	675

A year ending 2025 describes July 2024–June 2025. Do not add different years to estimate an entering class or current enrolment. Follow an institution's field link below to inspect the exact records.

These counts cover exact institution-ID matches to our connected directory, rather than a complete national total. Historical providers outside that population remain in the original source evidence and are not assigned invented matches. Read the population and archive rules →

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CIP 49.0102 is a reporting classification. The official definition above explains its scope, while a university may use a different programme title. Related fields in classification family 49 can involve different curricula and award levels.

On the current institution website, record the exact degree title, campus, entry route, teaching language, curriculum and cycle. Compare those details with the classification definition before assuming that two similarly named degrees cover the same subject. For regulated professions, check the relevant licensing or recognition body's current requirements separately.

A positive award observation establishes historical activity in this classification. It does not confirm a current application opening, professional recognition, a specific delivery format or career outcome.

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