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CWU offers pilot certification through its Aviation Training Center located in Ellensburg, near the Kittitas County Bowers Field Airport. CWU offers several aviation degrees, such as a BS in Aviation Management and Aviation Management-Aviation Maintenance.
All CWU aviation classroom and flight instructors are CWU faculty members. Ground training includes innovative simulator experience, while flight training takes you into the sky in one of 19 new Piper Aircraft of the CWU fleet. The Aviation Professional Pilot Minor program is for those who want private pilot license certification and comprises 26 credits in aircraft systems, flight principles, and meteorology.
A Bachelor of Science In Aviation Professional Pilot degree at CWU provides a liberal arts base plus all training needed for future career placement with major airlines and corporations. The course of study comprises 66 aviation-based credits and 24 elective credits. You’ll graduate with an R-ATP certificate, prepared to pass the required FAA commercial pilot certification exams.
Their Aviation Management-Aviation Maintenance degree requires 100 course hours, part of which can be taken online. Graduates can find employment managing airports or in highly specialized maintenance careers with corporations and airports.
Graduates from CWU have an impressive rate of aviation career placement around the country. Tuition fees for CWU aviation programs vary depending on in-state or out-of-state status and whether you live on campus.