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Hello,
My name is Emily, I am 17 and will be graduating high school this spring. I want to go into professional piloting and get an add on helicopter rating. I live in TX and really do not want to go to school out of state, do you know of any good schools in TX?
Hi,
As far as I know, there are two options in Texas for a bachelor's degree in aviation that includes flight:
Tarleton State College--this requires you to attend one of four junior college programs for the flight portion first. These four options are:
Central Texas College Aviation Science Department
San Jacinto College Aeronautical Technology
Southwest Texas Junior College Aviation College
Texas State Technical College Flight School
The second option is Letourneau University in Longview, Texas. This is a private school, so the tuition may be a bit higher than at Tarleton State.
I am not sure of the helicopter add ons available. You will have to check with each school indvidually. However, the Letourneau website showed all fixed wing aircraft and no helicopters in their fleet....but, on the other hand, very few university aviation programs offer helicopter add ons.
Good luck!
David A. NewMyer, Chair
Aviation Management and Flight
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
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David A. NewMyer
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Can advise people thinking about beginning and aviation career and espcially those thinking about an aviation university program. Can also help with aviation scholarship questions. I am particularly strong in questions related to starting a flight career, choosing a university flight or aviation management program, aviation internships and aviation scholarships. Also, I can assist with questions about airport management and planning careers and oveall aviation industry employment questions.
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Prepared In addition to aviation education, I work at a major university, I have worked as an airport planner preparing airport system plans, airport master plan and environmental assessment reports for the Chicago area in general and for several
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