Professional Pilot: Commercial Pilot

The Commercial Pilot Certificate allows the holder to fly for hire in a variety of pilot positions. Content of the course includes advanced aircraft performance maneuvers and cross-country flight. Students receive advanced training in aircraft systems, meteorology, and aircraft performance.

Included in this program are academic courses in communication (English Composition, Speech), quantitative reasoning (Math), and social sciences (Psychology, Sociology) that enhance personal development and provide knowledge and abilities upon which technical skills are built.

This certificate program is approximately four quarters in length, depending on the time students need to satisfactorily complete all graduation requirements.

Prerequisites: Must be at least 17 years of age. Must comply with FAA licensing standards and possess an FAA private pilot certificate and FAA instrument rating. Second class FAA medical certificate required prior to the first day of class. Please contact Instructor for details.

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) requires that U.S. citizens prove citizenship status before beginning flight training by providing a current passport or birth certificate and driver’s license. Non-U.S. students must submit to a background and fingerprint check from the TSA prior to beginning training. Contact Instructor for details.

Admission Dates: Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer quarters

Program Requirements

Optional Elective Courses

Note: Students often complete their program requirements at different rates due to their own skills and abilities and the availability of aircraft and suitable weather. Thus, the number of quarters needed to satisfactorily complete all of the requirements may exceed those listed above in some cases.

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