Aviation: Commercial Pilot
The BBCC Aviation Program is an FAA authorized commercial pilot training program, which started in 1965 with 23 students and 3 airplanes. Today, there are approximately 100 students, 26 aircraft, 3 simulators, and 10-14 full-time instructors. During the course of our two-year program, an average student will fly 220 hours to gain a commercial pilot certificate with an instrument rating. Aviation training at Big Bend is taken in conjunction with academic or vocational courses that the student chooses, to fulfill the requirements of the Associate in Arts and Science transfer option and/or the Associate in Applied Science-Commercial Pilot. Most students will complete both degrees simultaneously without any additional costs. All students who complete Big Bend’s aviation program will receive the Restricted-Airline Transport Pilot (R-ATP) authorization, which will lower the ATP certificate requirements by 250 hours and allow them to enter the industry more rapidly.
- The students will be able to demonstrate the technical aspects of aircraft control and operation of related systems at the FAA commercially certificated and instrument rated pilot level.
- The students will be able to interpret regulatory and legal issues which impact the industry at the FAA commercially certificated pilot level.
- The student will be able to evaluate effective aeronautical decision making skills at the FAA commercially certificated pilot level.
- Students will be able to communicate clearly and effectively within a workplace context.
- Students will be able to reason mathematically using methods appropriate to the profession.
- Students will be able to demonstrate teamwork and/or workplace specific skills related to human relations.
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