U.S. Flight Academy is a member flight school of Pilot Career Foundation and is therefore approved for flight training under Utah Valley State College’s "Global Aviation Degree Center." UVSC is regionally accredited by the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges, is located in Orem, Utah and has over 20,000 full time and 40,000 part time and non-degree students at its Orem Campus. UVSC's Global Degree Program provides students at U.S. Flight Academy the opportunity to earn a fully accredited degree on-line while completing their flight training at the U.S. Flight Academy.

WORLD-CLASS DISTANCE LEARNING

UVSC's Global Aviation Degree Program offers a wide array of online aviation courses that are visually appealing and enjoyable to use. The online format allows students to explore and interact more than would be possible in a traditional classroom. “I’ve learned more in this class than any other class I’ve taken in college,” said a UVSC Global Aviation student. In addition to excellent instruction, the online courses offer:

Live-help
24-hour e-mail access
Bulletin boards
Course help desk’ service center

More than 85% of students prefer online aviation courses to traditional day courses—they report more individual interaction with their professors and other trained course managers than they receive in traditional courses.

AviationUniversity.com’s chief course author, Rick Vincent, was awarded a prestigious national meritorious achievement award in 2000 from the University Continuing Education Association for the Survey of Aviation of Science course.

Utah Valley State College and the Aviation department offer three different degree options:

Two Year Degree:

Associate in Science (Total Credits – 67)
The Associate in Science degree is designed to prepare the student with all the ratings necessary to be qualified for entry-level jobs in the aviation field. Receiving an Associate degree helps the graduate be prepared for a diversity of job related responsibilities, will provide the student with a diversity of classes to provide a broad base for future possibilities, and prepare the student for the B.S. degree.

Course Listing at http://www.uvscaviation.com/_deg/as_degree.php

Associate in Applied Science (Total Credits – 64)
The Associate in Applied Science degree prepares the student by requiring the same aviation courses as the Associate in Science. This degree only requires the minimum of general education courses to qualify for graduation and also qualifies the student to matriculate into the B.S. Degree.

Course Listing at http://www.uvscaviation.com/_deg/aas_degree.php

Four Year Degree:

Bachelor of Science in Aviation (Total Credits – 122)
The B.S. degree will prepare the students to enter the work force as a professional pilot at an intermediate to advanced level. The program builds upon the A.A.S. and A.S. degrees offered by UVSC in Aviation Science. Specific course work designed to help the intermediate pilot receive the training necessary to be qualified for employment with a commuter airline will be covered. Students gain additional ratings, such as Airline Transport Pilot and a jet type rating. The program consists of 45 semester hours of lower division courses (which include requirements for the A.A.S. in Aviation Science), 39 hours of general education, and 40 hours of upper division Professional Pilot courses.

Course Listing at http://www.uvscaviation.com/_deg/bs_degree.php

An associate degree can be completed in as little as eight to twelve months at a cost of around $4,000. A bachelor's degree can be completed in about two years a cost of around $8.000. For more information, on Utah Valley State College and full details on the Global Degree program, visit UVSC's Web Site at www.AviationUniversity.com

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