Why Choose the Professional Pilot Program?
If you dream of taking to the skies and flying to far off places, the Professional Pilot program and career path may be the perfect fit for you.
Our Professional Pilot program meets at our state-of-the-art South Hill Campus, conveniently located next door to Pierce County Airport. Students and faculty fly CPTC's college-owned aircraft on local - and occasionally - cross-country flights while having the opportunity to attain all the certifications and flight hours needed for a career as a commercial pilot.
The program offers an associate degree and numerous certificate options to meet the needs of each student and their flight goals, whether simply wanting to earn private pilot certification for fun or wanting to pursue a career as a flight instructor or commercial pilot.
How Long It Takes:
The length for degrees and certificates in the pilot program varies, depending on how long the student needs to fulfill the requirements.
Professional Pilot AAT and AAS-T Degree: 8 quarters
Private Pilot Certificate: 2 quarters
Airline Multi-Engine Crew Resource Management 1 (CRM 1) Certificate: 1 quarter
Airline Multi-Engine Crew Resource Management 2 (CRM 2) Certificate: 1 quarter
Commercial Pilot Certificate: 4 quarters
Flight Instructor Certificate: 1 quarter
Instrument Pilot Certificate: 2 quarters
Multi-Engine Instructor Training (MEI): 1 quarter
Multi-Engine Training: 1 quarter
All program lengths are estimates and are not guarantees.
Potential Careers
Commercial Pilot
Commercial Pilot Career & Wages Details
This is not a guarantee of employment or a certain wage. Full career data available at careeronestop.org.
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Meet Your Instructors
Marshall Collins
South Hill, Rm 105
253-583-8908
marshall.collins@cptc.edu
Bill Coyner
South Hill, Rm 105
253-583-8902
bill.coyner@cptc.edu
Shannon Feist
South Hill, Rm 105
253-583-8902
shannon.feist@cptc.edu
To learn more about information sessions, visit cptc.edu/info-sessions.
Visit the Academic Calendar at cptc.edu/academic-calendar to see when the next information session is scheduled.
