A-B Tech Aviation Receives FAA Certification
A-B Tech Community College’s new Aviation program was notified in May 2015 that it has received Restricted Airline Transport (R-ATP) certification from the Federal Aviation Administration.
The certification means students in A-B Tech’s Aviation program will be able to complete pilot training faster and at a substantially lower cost.
A-B Tech is the first and currently only school in North Carolina authorized for the R-ATP, which allows graduates from select institutions to enter the workforce as a passenger or cargo airline pilot with less than the required flight hours mandated by the FAA.
“Graduates from A-B Tech will have to obtain 1,250 flight hours to earn a position as a First Officer instead of 1,500 flight hours that all other graduates across the state must obtain,” said R.J. Corman, Chair of Aviation Management and Career Pilot Technology. “The reduction in hours is due to the thorough academic curriculum taught through A-B Tech and the depth of flight training provided by our certified flight training partner, WNC Aviation.”
Students have already begun registering for the college’s Aviation Management and Career Pilot Technology program, which will start in the fall semester. For more information, visit abtech.edu/aviation.
About A-B Tech Community College
One of 58 colleges in the North Carolina Community College System, A-B Tech offers associate degrees, diplomas and certificates in more 50 curriculum programs through its five academic divisions: Allied Health and Public Service Education, Arts and Sciences, Business and Hospitality Education, Emergency Services and Engineering and Applied Technology.
The Division of Economic and Workforce Development/Continuing Education offers opportunities for workforce partnerships, specific job training and retraining, as well as personal enrichment classes.
A-B Tech enrolls more than 25,000 curriculum and continuing education students in programs at its Asheville, Enka, Madison, South, Woodfin and Goodwill locations.
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