Program Introduction
The Career Pilot –A60180CP program is specially designed for students who have already started their career path by earning their Private Pilot’s License. This option is ideal for veterans who are looking for options in utilizing their earned educational benefits. Students become inhabitants of aviation culture alongside their management and unmanned pilot peers, while mastering various levels within the industry. Career Pilot students gain insight into general, corporate, commercial, and government aviation, while working independently to earn their Instrument and Commercial Pilot Ratings.
Curriculum Preview
SAMPLE COURSES
- AER 110 – Air Navigation
This course covers the basic elements of air navigation, fundamentals of pilotage and dead reckoning, and the use of a plotter, computer, and aerial charts. - AER 150 – Private Pilot Flt Theory
This course covers the aeronautical knowledge required to meet the Federal Aviation Administration regulations for private pilot certification.
SAMPLE COURSES
- AER 111 – Aviation Meteorology
This course covers the atmosphere, interpretation, and measurement of meteorological elements, and the effects of such on aircraft operations and performance. - AER 160 – Instrument Flight Theory
This course covers the required aeronautical knowledge of the Federal Aviation Administration Regulation Instrument Ground School.
SAMPLE COURSES
- AER 217 – Air Transportation
This course covers the development and present status of the air transportation system. - AER 218 – Human Factors in Aviation
This course analyzes interpersonal relationships in the cockpit and related psychological factors that affect pilot performance and efficiency during flight operations.
SAMPLE COURSES
- AER 115 – Flight Simulator
This course covers instrument instruction and training in an FAA-approved flight simulator. - AER 170 – Commercial Flight Theory
This course covers advanced aircraft control, cross-country operations, and other topics required for the FAA commercial pilot written exam.
SAMPLE COURSES
- UAS 111 – UAS Unmanned Aircraft Systems
This course provides students with the various products and technologies commonly associated with unmanned aircraft systems utilized by hobbyists, the government, industry, and the military. - CIS 110 – Introduction to Computers
This course introduces computer concepts, including fundamental functions and operations of the computer.
Smarter Approaches to Aviation
Immersion with Simulation
Immersion with Simulation
Learning the complexities of aviation culture by only sitting in the cockpit can take significant time and become costly. Lenoir Community College recognizes that a well-balanced program of real-world flying augmented with simulation is a smarter and cost-effective way of becoming a proficient and confident aviator. Manned Aviation students develop into aviation professionals after mastering:
- Crew Resource Management
- Safety Management Systems
- Aircraft Systems, Performance, and Weather
- Technically Advanced Aircraft
- Human Factors
Career Pilots can use certain hours logged in Lenoir Community College’s Advanced Aviation Training Device to meet aeronautical experience requirements toward your FAA pilot ratings. Proficiency of maneuvers learned in the simulator translate into cost savings by the student pilot!
Career Aviation students can use specific hours of experience in our Advanced Aviation Training Device.
Continue to Build on Your Education
by Transferring
by Transferring
Lenoir Community College has articulation agreements in place with several four-year universities to give you credit for coursework completed at Lenoir. You can continue your studies in aviation or diversify your education into other fields that support your aviation passions. Be sure to discuss your educational pathway options with your advisor.
Paying for College
What is financial aid? Financial aid is money that is given or borrowed to help pay for college. It can come from federal, state, local, school and private entities. North Carolina and the federal government award millions of dollars each year to help students pay for college. Don’t forget Scholarships! Scholarships are gifts. They don’t need to be repaid. There are thousands of them, offered by schools, employers, individuals, private companies, nonprofits, communities, religious groups, and professional and social organizations.