Aviation Management – Professional Pilot
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Earn a B.S. in Aviation Management – Professional Pilot, plus an associate’s degree and a commercial pilot’s license—all in four years or less at Saint Vincent College. Choose a specialization in professional pilot or advanced piloting while also experiencing your business and core classes at SVC and help your aviation career take flight
Undergraduate Programs
An Aviation Partnership Designed for Student Success
Once you enroll as a Saint Vincent student, you’ll get the full benefits of our education. You’ll also take aviation-related online courses through Community College of Beaver County, one of the top aviation programs in the nation, earning your associate’s degree along the way. All students take flight hours at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport, across the street from Saint Vincent College, on their way to earning a professional pilot’s license.
Specializations Tailored to Your Experience
Choose one of two track options that both lead to a career in commercial piloting and provide students with the business basics to propel their careers in aviation administration
| Professional Pilot | Advanced Piloting |
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Designed for new students without existing flight hours, this specialization will prepare you for commercial roles such as sightseeing tours, flight instruction, and charter flights. |
Designed for students that already have some flight experience, this specialization offers an expedited path to completing your degree while opening new career possibilities. |
What Can I Do With an Aviation Management Degree?
Students who study aviation management at Saint Vincent will earn their professional pilot’s license. But the benefits of a bachelor’s degree in aviation stretch far beyond taking to the air:
- The business background gained will help students to work in administrative and leadership roles within the airline industry before, while, or after working as a pilot.
- A bachelor’s degree lowers the minimum licensing age for a pilot’s license from 23 to 21, while also reducing required flight hours from 1,500 to 1,250.
In addition to working as flight instructors and flying charter flights, graduates can embrace and move into managerial roles for airlines, airports, suppliers, and more. The deeper knowledge and ethics learned through Saint Vincent College’s unique College Core based on the liberal arts will help students throughout their lives and careers.
- 50% projected decrease in professional pilots due to retirement in the next 15 years
- $127,000 average earnings for commercial pilots according to Glassdoor
- 99% of graduates in the McKenna School of Business, Economics and Government majors are employed or furthering their education within one year of graduation
Earning Your Aviation Management Degree at Saint Vincent College
The Bachelor of Science in Aviation Management – Professional Pilot is designed for students looking to earn their commercial pilot’s license while also building an in-depth background in business. This versatility is enhanced by a few factors that make Saint Vincent stand out from other schools offering aviation-related programs:
- A liberal arts education that focuses not just on job skills, but deeper learnings designed to benefit students throughout their career and life.
- A strong partnership with CCBC, one of the premier aviation programs in the nation. CCBC classes will be online, increasing convenience for students.
- Close proximity to and partnership with Arnold Palmer Regional Airport, enabling students to take flight hours conveniently and as part of their studies.
Curriculum Requirements
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Requirements for a Bachelor of Science Degree in Aviation Management
The Bachelor of Science in Aviation Management is a 133-138 credit program. Courses include the following, with courses marked ** designated as flight hours.
B.S.
Business Core (44 credit hours)
Credits
BA 100
Financial Accounting I
3
BA 150
Managerial Accounting
3
BA 170
Organizational Behavior
3
BA 220
Principles of Marketing
3
BA 251
International Business
3
BA 265
Management Information Systems
3
BA 305
Business Ethics
3
BA 320
Corporate Finance I
3
BA 340
Business Law
3
BA350+BA350A
Statistics I + Excel Lab
4
BA 495
Capstone Class: Business Policy and Strategy
3
EC 101
Principles of Microeconomics
3
EC 102
Principles of Macroeconomics
3
PS 100*/CORE 1201
The American Regime (counts for one CORE 1200 course)
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MA 109/111
Calculus I
4
College Core (39 credits)
Tier 1
CORE 1400
Listening Seminar
3
CORE 1100
Theological Foundations
3
CORE 1200
History, Culture, Politics (American Regime Required – see above)
6
CORE 1500
Core Writing
3
CORE 1510
Effective and Charitable Communication
3
CORE 1600
Ethics and Service
3
Tier 2
CORE 2400
Learning Seminar
3
CORE 2100
Theological Foundations
3
CORE 2200
History, Culture, Politics
3
CORE 2500
Effective and Charitable Communication
3
CORE 2600
Ethics and Service
3
Tier 3
CORE 3400
Loving Seminar
3
Option 1: CCBC Professional Pilot Courses (online) (for individuals with no flying experience; 54-55 credits)
AVIP160
Private Pilot Flight Theory
7
**AVIP170
Private Pilot Flight Certification
3
AVIP120
Foundations and Development of Aviation
3
CIST100
Introduction to Information Technology
3
AVIP180
Instrument Flight Theory
7
**AVIP190
Instrument Flight Rating
2
AVIP205
Aircraft Engines & Systems
4
METR140
Meteorology
4
AVIP210
Commercial Flight Theory
6
**AVIP220
Commercial Flight Certification I
3
**AVIP225
Commercial Flight Certification II
3
AVIP260
Human Factors Theory
3
AVIP270
Aerodynamics of Flight
3
Two of the following:
**AVIP250
**AVIP280
**AVIP285
Multi-Engine Rating
Certified Flight Instructor – Airplane
Certified Flight Instructor – Instruments
3-4
Option 2: CCBC Advanced Piloting Courses (online) (for individuals with flying experience; 50 credits)
AVIP180
Instrument Flight Theory
7
**AVIP190
Instrument Flight Rating
2
AVIP120
Foundations and Development of Aviation
3
CIST100
Introduction to Information Technology
3
AVIP210
Commercial Flight Theory
6
**AVIP220
Commercial Flight Certification I
3
AVIP202
Aircraft Engines Theory
3
AVIP204
Aircraft Systems Theory
3
**AVIP225
Commercial Flight Certification II
3
**AVIP280
Certified Flight Instructor – Airplane
2
METR140
Foundations in Meteorology
4
**AVIP285
Certified Flight Instructor – Instruments
2
AVIP260
Human Factors in Aviation
3
AVIP270
Aerodynamics of Flight
3
**AVIP250
Multi-Engine Flight Rating
1
**AVIP288
Certified Flight Instructor - Multi-Engine
2