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How to choose an Aviation College

Choosing an aviation college that meets your educational goals, career goals, and individual needs is not an easy task and is an important decision to make. When choosing a aviation college you must consider the quality of education, reputation, accreditation, admission requirements, college costs, and financial aid. The process of choosing an aviation college typically involves: knowing what you are looking in a school, researching those schools, and making a final decision.

Select a topic to help you choose a college:
Determine your Aviation Career goals
College Accreditation: Why accreditation isimportant.
Select Aviation College Characteristics
Research Aviation College Options
Request College Applications and literature
Develop a Short List of Aviation Colleges.
Visit the Aviation College(s).
Make a final decision of your Aviation College.


Determine your Aviation Career goals

There are many questions to ask yourself before choosing or applying to an aviation college.

Consider the following questions:
Why do I want to go to college?
What do I hope to achieve in college?
Do I have some idea of what I want to study?
What are the educational requirements (i.e. Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree) for my planned career?
What type of school will I attend?
What schools offer aviation programs specific to my career choice?
Which schools do I really want to attend?
Do I want to live at home or go away to school?
Do I prefer an urban, suburban, or rural environment?
Do I want to attend a small college or a large university?
What matters most to me in choosing a school: location, cost, reputation, and class size?

Now that you have identified your career goals, you may have to attend a postsecondary school to attain the appropriate certificate, license, or degree required for that career. Your next step is to identify college characteristics that match your educational and career goals.

College Accreditation: Why accreditation is important.

The first step in selecting a aviation college is to know what you are looking for. Select several characteristics that you consider important in your search for a aviation college from the list below, and then start gathering information about aviation colleges that match your selected college characteristics.



Select Aviation College Characteristics

The first step in selecting a aviation college is to know what you are looking for. Select several characteristics that you consider important in your search for a aviation college from the list below, and then start gathering information about aviation colleges that match your selected college characteristics.

Consider the following characteristics:
Type of School (i.e. Public or Private School, college, university, etc.)
Aviation Programs Offered
• Aviation Internships, Cooperative Education Programs
• Job Placement
Graduation and Retention Rates
School and Class Size
Admission Requirements
Location (i.e. urban, suburban, small town, or rural)
Distance from Home
Religious Affiliation
Ethnic Composition
Single Gender or Coed (i.e. women's/men's/coed)
Curriculums and Programs
Certificates, licenses, and degrees offered
Quality of education
Facilities (i.e. computer labs, libraries, restaurants, shops, and health clubs, etc.)
Campus Environment and security
Housing and transportation
Social Activities and Clubs (i.e. special interest groups, activities, fraternities/sororities)
Faculty
Athletics (i.e. intramural and varsity sports)
Cost
Financial Aid
Other

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Written by: Sedgwick Hines Copyright 2004 AvScholars Publishing, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

 

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