Fly Legacy Aviation in partnership with Community College of Beaver County’s (CCBC) nationally recognized James M. Johnson School of Aviation Sciences (JMJSAS) allows students in Philadelphia region to fly with us while earning a two-year associate degree in Professional Pilot or Advanced Piloting online at CCBC.
Future pilots who enroll at CCBC will complete all program academic courses virtually and complete 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.
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Upon meeting the FAA part-141 criteria and graduating from the Professional Pilot or Advanced Piloting programs, students will qualify for the R-ATP program, which allows new pilots to join airlines 21 years of age and 1,250 flight hours versus the standard 23 years of age and 1,500 hours to begin gaining seniority sooner. And with a unique partnership with Southern Illinois University, graduates may join the airlines with 1,000 flight hours!
Get Paid to Fly!
CCBC students at Fly Legacy Aviation also have access to financial aid incentives. All Pennsylvania residents 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). The reimbursement rate is based on enrollment, so funding amounts may change, but on average, students can expect to put approximately 20% of flight costs back in their pockets.
Soar to Success with CCBC and Fly Legacy Aviation!
About CCBC’s James M. Johnson School of Aviation Sciences
Often called the “Harvard of Aviation” due to its now prestigious reputation as one of the nation’s top programs, the Community College of Beaver County launched its aviation school in 1969. In 1972, the program moved to its permanent home at the Beaver County Airport, where CCBC’s Aviation Sciences Center houses state-of-the-art flight simulators, classrooms, labs, and one of only two facilities in the country with a student-operated control tower.
More than 50 years later, the college has placed an air-traffic controller in every tower in the country and a professional pilot in the cockpit of every major U.S. airline through industry-approved curricula taught by aviation professionals and best-in-class flight simulators.
Today, CCBC’s James M. Johnson School of Aviation Sciences has a national reputation for its high quality and standards. Named by American Airlines as a top innovative aviation organization for the second consecutive year, our globally known Aviation programs include the Aviation High School Academy, charting a course for future pilots and air traffic controllers by providing Western Pennsylvania’s high school students with transformational educational and career-related experiences.
If you are ready to see what CCBC and Fly Legacy Aviation have to offer, contact Dean Higgs for more information or to learn how to enroll.
Dr. John Higgs
Senior Dean, James M. Johnson School of Aviation Sciences
724-480-3608
john.higgs@ccbc.edu