Fly Legacy Aviation is proud to announce a new partnership with Community College of Beaver County’s (CCBC) nationally recognized James M. Johnson School of Aviation Sciences (JMJSAS) allowing students in the Philadelphia region to fly with us while earning a two-year associate degree in Professional Pilot online at CCBC.
New Partnership Trains Future Locally and Online
“The United States continues to experience a vast piloting shortage with Boeing alone predicting a need for 600,00 pilots in the next two decades,” explained Dr. John Higgs, Senior Dean at CCBC. “With high quality flight providers like Fly Legacy Aviation on board, we can offer lucrative career opportunities to more students and meet industry demands broadly and quickly.”
Often called the “Harvard of Aviation,” the college launched its Aviation programs in 1969. More than 50 years later, CCBC has placed an air-traffic controller in every tower in the country and a professional pilot in the cockpit with every major U.S. airline.
Named consecutively by American Airlines as a top innovative aviation organization, CCBC also offers an Aviation High School Academy for juniors and seniors who want to jump start careers in piloting and air traffic control.
Watch Careers Take-off
Future pilots who enroll at CCBC will complete all program academic courses virtually and participate in flight training close to home with Fly Legacy Aviation.
Graduates will earn their Private license, Instrument rating, Commercial certificate, and Multi-Engine and/or Certified Flight Instructor ratings, and benefit from earning a Restricted Airline Transport Pilot (R-ATP) Certificate.
Save Time and Money
Upon meeting the FAA part-141 criteria and graduating from the Professional Pilot program, you will qualify for the R-ATP program, which allows new pilots to join airlines after 1,250 flight hours versus the standard 1,500 hours and gain seniority sooner.
CCBC students at Fly Legacy Aviation also have access to financial aid incentives. Any Pennsylvania resident in this joint program, will receive partial reimbursement for flight costs from CCBC’s PA Flight Discount Fund. On a per flight hour basis, pilots-in-training will receive reimbursement toward flight costs (currently $60 an hour).
It is based on enrollment, so funding amounts may change, but on average, expect to put approximately 20% of costs back in your pocket. Get paid to fly!
If you are ready to see what CCBC and Fly Legacy have to offer, contact Dean Higgs for more information or to learn how to enroll.
Dr. John Higgs
Senior Dean, School of Aviation Sciences
724-480-3608 | john.higgs@ccbc.edu
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