Portal to the World
Earn Your AAS Professional Pilot Degree Online
Take classes at home and get flight time near you!
Learn to fly anywhere so that you can go everywhere.
Community College of Beaver County’s nationally recognized James M. Johnson School of Aviation Sciences offers its Professional Pilot associate degree online and connects with flight providers near you to earn flight hours and start a lucrative career in the aviation industry.
Classes Online. Fly Nearby.
Future pilots who enroll at CCBC may complete all program academic courses virtually and participate in flight training close to home with our premier providers.
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.
Choose any of our premier partners to complete your required flight time:
Academy of Aviation
Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Regional Airport – Falcon Field (KFFC)
Charlotte, NC – Gastonia Municipal Airport (KAKH)
Aces Aviation
Beaver Falls, PA – Beaver County Airport (KBVI)
Air Quest Aviation
Beaver Falls, PA and Butler, PA – Beaver County Airport (KBVI) and Pittsburgh-Butler Regional Airport (BTP)
Cloud 9 Aviation
Washington, PA – Washington County Airport (KAFJ)
Fly Legacy Aviation
Philadelphia, PA – Northeast Philadelphia Airport (PNE)
Fundamentals Flight Training
Erie, PA – Erie International Airport (ERI)
High Flight Academy
Butler, PA – Pittsburgh-Butler Regional Airport (BTP)
Innovative Aviation
Indiana, PA – Indiana County – Jimmy Stewart Airport (IDI)
Laurel Highlands Aeronautical Academy
Latrobe, PA – Arnold Palmer Regional Airport (LBE)
Moore Aviation
Beaver Falls, PA – Beaver County Airport (KBVI)
Moyer Aviation, Inc.
Tobyhanna, PA – Pocono Mountain Regional Airport (MPO)
North Coast Flight School
Meadville, PA – Port Meadville Airport (KGKJ)
Nulton Aviation Flight Academy
Johnstown, PA – John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria County Airport (JST)
Phoenix East Aviation
Daytona Beach, FL – Daytona Beach International Airport (KDAB)
Pittsburgh Flight Training Center
Pittsburgh, PA – Allegheny County Airport (AGC)
Pittsburgh Pilot Training
Finleyville, PA – Finleyville Airport (G05)
Ravotti Air LLC
Zelienople, PA – Zelienople Municipal Airport (PJC)
Superior Flight School
Kennesaw, GA – Cobb County International Airport -McCollum Field (RYY)
Sunstate Aviation
Orlando, FL – Kissimmee Gateway Airport (KISM)
Orlando, FL – Orlando Executive Airport (OEA)
Triad Aviation Academy
Greensboro, NC – Piedmont Triad Airport (PTI)
The Flight School of Gwinnett
Lawrenceville, GA – Gwinnett County Airport-Briscoe Field (KLZU)
USAeroFlight
Greenville, SC – Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU)
Why CCBC?
For over 50 years, CCBC has provided students with the opportunity to prepare for and launch exciting and rewarding careers in the aviation industry. In fact, we have a piloting grad in the cockpit of every major airline. Here you will also find a dedicated staff of highly experienced aviation professionals who will guide you along the way.
Now it’s time to take the first step in realizing your future as a professional pilot, and our online program is your portal to the world.
How to Apply. How to Pay.
Ready to pursue your dream of becoming a professional pilot? Our online application makes starting your journey easy, and our admissions team is here to guide you. With flexible payment options designed for your financial needs, nothing can hold you back.
Cut Cockpit Costs
Gain access to more financial aid. Any Pennsylvania resident 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 $42.50 an hour).
Careers Take Off
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.
Fly before you drive!
Let your future take flight by joining CCBC’s Aviation High School Academy.
Students in grades 11 and 12 at participating schools can spend part of their school day with CCBC preparing for professional pilot, air traffic control, or aerospace management careers. Our Academy students can potentially graduate from high school with up to 28 college credits toward their associate degree completion.