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Dear Aviation Enthusiast,

Thank you for your interest in Colorado Northwestern Community College Aviation Technology Flight program. We have been teaching people how to fly airplanes for over forty years. Our graduates have gone on to aviation careers in corporate, airline and general aviation. Many have become managers, chief pilots and served on various aviation boards.

Why should you join our Aviation Program?

  • College flight team placed first out of all two-year schools in the nation at the National Intercollegiate Flying Association flight competition in Columbus, Ohio 2011.
  • Our graduates have nearly 100% placement job placement within the aviation industry.
  • Small ratio of instructors to students so you have more individual attention.
  • Great location in the remote area of Northwestern Colorado free of distractions, where you learn "Mountain Flying" on every flight.
  • Small ratio of instructors to students so you have more individual attention.
  • Costs are among the lowest in the nation for degree flight programs.
  • Membership in the National Intercollegiate Flying Association which provides funding for our students to practice for and participate in regional and national flight competitions.
  • Great Outdoor Recreation Program (ORP) which offers organized trips such as rafting, skiing, hiking, backpacking, spelunking, snow caving and more.
  • Credit for prior learning and flexibility of start times through independent study.
  • Good weather that allows us to fly over 320 days out of the year.
  • Flight instruction outside of the degree program.
  • Earn an Associate of Applied Science degree while flight training.
  • Articulation agreements with 4-year aviation colleges and universities, meaning your degree and pilot certificate will transfer.

Please consider this my personal invitation for you, your family and friends to check us out. Contact us for an appointment or simply stop by for a visit.

Sincerely,

John MacMillan
Aviation Director, Colorado Northwestern Community College

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