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Pilot Training While You Earn Your Degree

A flight student climbs out of a plane at the airportAt Florida Tech we prepare our students for successful careers in all aspects of the aviation industry, including careers as pilots.

Flight training is integrated into multiple College of Aeronautics undergraduate degree programs. This four-course sequence is designed to prepare the student for a career as a commercial pilot.

Upon successful completion of the flight program pilots will have earned, at minimum, their commercial pilot certificate with instrument and multiengine ratings, and at least 190 hours of flight training.

Flight Training Course Sequence

Degrees With Flight

Broaden Your Horizons

Earning your degree with flight at Florida Tech opens possibilities. You can expand your aviation abilities—and logbook endorsements—with flight electives and take advantage of opportunities to accelerate your career.

Explore Career Options

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Students who complete their degree and pilot training at Florida Tech often pursue careers with major airlines.

Get a Head Start on ATP Certification

The FAA requires a minimum of 1,500 hours of flight time to qualify for Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) certification.

However, graduates of our flight degree programs can qualify for a restricted privileges ATP certificate much earlier, often allowing them to pursue airline employment ahead of their peers. 

All "with Flight" bachelor's degree programs offered at the Melbourne campus are certified by the FAA to receive the maximum time reduction allowed towards the ATP certificate. Graduates of these programs are eligible for the restricted ATP at 1,000 flight hours. Graduates of approved associate degree programs are eligible for the restricted ATP at 1,250 flight hours.

Connect with Recruiters

The College of Aeronautics hosts an annual career fair for students in aviation-related majors, particularly those pursuing careers as pilots. Many airlines come to Florida Tech to recruit our graduates, such as:

  • American Airlines
  • American Eagle
  • Cape Air
  • Delta Air Lines
  • Endeavor Air
  • Envoy Air
  • GoJet Airlines
  • JetBlue Airways
  • Piedmont Airlines
  • Republic Airways
  • Silver Airways
  • SkyWest Airlines
  • Southwest Airlines
  • United Airlines
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