College Catalog

The Aviation Management and Career Pilot Technology curriculum prepares individuals for a variety of aviation and aviation-related careers including the commercial airlines, general aviation, the aerospace industry, the military, unmanned aircraft systems industries, and state and federal aviation organizations.

Course work includes fundamentals of flight, aerodynamics, aircraft performance, meteorology, navigation, federal regulations, aviation management, unmanned aircraft systems, and instrument and commercial ground training, flight and simulator training, and entrepreneurship or business management training.

Graduates may earn a commercial pilot certificate with an instrument rating, specialize in aviation management or in unmanned air systems, and may find employment as commercial, corporate, and military pilots, fixed base operators and airport managers, as pilots or technicians in the unmanned aircraft systems industry, or as flight instructors, and flight dispatchers.

Students in the Aviation Management and Career Pilot Technology program will be required to fly simulator hours during the Air Navigation course and within the Flight-Private Pilot, -Instrument Pilot, -Commercial Pilot and -Certified Flight Instructor courses toward their FAA certification which are required to receive credit for flight courses. There will be a per hour fee for simulator use that will be set by the department.

The Professional Pilot track focuses on the skills and knowledge required to be a successful commercial pilot.  Graduates may earn a commercial pilot certificate with an instrument rating.  

Students seeking the Professional Pilot option must complete their Private Pilot flight training and possess a current and valid FAA Private Pilot certificate prior to being admitted into this degree pathway. Students aspiring to enter the Professional Pilot pathway can still enter the Aviation program as Aviation Management students initially. Once the Private Pilot certificate (license) is obtained, the student may switch to the Professional Pilot pathway. Students in this scenario can, and should, still perform regular flight lessons to progress through flight training for the Private Pilot certificate.