What are Aviation Programs?
KCTCS Aviation programs provide students with the knowledge and skills required to enter the exciting world of professional aviation.
While you earn the Associate of Applied Science degree, you can also earn the FAA ratings required to become a professional pilot. Helicopter flight students will earn the private pilot certificate, instrument rating, commercial pilot certificate, and the Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) and Certified Flight Instructor Instrument (CFII) certificates. Program requirements will reflect FAA and industry standards to the greatest extent possible.
Individual courses may also be taken by anyone wanting to complete a ground school or take a refresher course. Classes may be taken for credit or non-credit. Contact us whether your goal is to get your private pilot certificate, add an instrument rating, or to become a commercial pilot. We can help — after all the sky is the limit!
Before you enroll in this program, first please contact us so we can answer your questions about our program and about aviation as a career. Our class schedule will normally provide two aviation classes that you should take each term after the initial semester. It is recommended that students take FWT 101 Private Pilot (Airplane) or HFT 115 Private Pilot (Helicopter) ground school the first term it is available. These are the foundational courses upon which all other aviation classes are based and will get you in the air at the earliest opportunity.
What are you waiting for? Let's go FLY.
What are my career choices?
Graduates of an Aviation Program will be highly trained and competent aircraft operators who are not only responsible for the safety of their passengers and cargo, but also for the operation of sophisticated and expensive equipment.
Program completers of the proposed Helicopter Flight Training (HFT) degree program will have completed all the academic training required to take the FAA; Private Pilot, Commercial Pilot (Helicopter), Certified Flight Instructor (CFI-Helicopter) and CFI-Instrument-Helicopter (CFI-I) examinations. Pilots with a Rotorcraft (helicopter) Commercial Pilot certificate and/or instructor credentials will find employment in a variety of helicopter applications such as corporate flight operations, charter or cargo airlift, agricultural services, surveying, law enforcement, search and rescue, on-demand media, emergency medical evacuation, flight training, or with numerous government agencies or military services. Demand for qualified pilots is high and increasing across the country.
Non-flying positions are also available with the Federal Aviation Administration or other federal, state, and local aviation agencies.
What are my degree, diploma, or certificate options?
- Associates Degrees are available in:
- Helicopter Flight Training
- Certificates are available for:
- FAA: Certified Flight Instructor Certificate- Helicopter
- FAA: Certified Flight Instructor Ground- Helicopter
- FAA: Commercial Pilot Certificate - Helicopter
- FAA: Commercial Pilot Ground School - Helicopter
- FAA: Flight Instructor Instrument Certification- Helicopter
- FAA: Flight Instructor Instrument Ground - Helicopter
- FAA: Instrument Pilot Certification - Helicopter
- FAA: Instrument Pilot Ground School - Helicopter
- FAA: Private Pilot Certification - Helicopter
- FAA: Private Pilot Ground School - Helicopter
How Much can I make, and Where can I take Classes?
The great thing about KCTCS is that we have colleges and campuses around the state. Choose a college, and you'll find more information on the program and the salaries for careers in the area.
