Aviation Colleges/Universities?

You might also look at Kansas State University - Salina. They offer a
special program for their piloting program where you can reduce the
out-of-state tuition to only 1.5x their in-state rate. Good aircraft, good
staff. They're transitioning to the G1000 172's now. Neighbor's daughter
goes there and loves it (of course - she's one of about 20 females out of
200 students at this campus!).

We checked out TSTC. I believe you can also complete your 4 year degree @
Tarleton as well as Baylor. Was a bit disappointed in the facilities and
aircraft. Yes, the Diamonds are new, but the 152s and 172s looked pretty
tired. Also, the school is housed at an abandoned military base, and they
really haven't done too much to buff things up much. Also, this is the
field Bush flies into when he visits Crawford, so be prepared to have that
to deal with.

My son decided upon Embry-Riddle @ Prescott AZ. I've heard all the arguments
pro and con about get a good degree and get your flying hours anywhere else,
and for the most part, I agree with them. My son's goal is to join the USAF,
and while nothing is guaranteed, with one of the largest, if not *the*
largest AF ROTC contingent in the country, it couldn't hurt. Who knows?
Maybe he'll flunk out, but at least we gave it a try!

Carl
Ft Worth


"brynn" wrote in message
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I'm just about to finish up highschool and I've just started my flight
training for my PPL. I haven't really looked at colleges much, but I've
heard that there's some out there where you can get a 4 year degree
while getting flight hours/commercial license/ratings.

Does anyone know of any of these colleges or recommend any of them? I
live in Texas and I'd like to stay close to home, but anything is worth
looking into.

Thanks.