Aviation is an amazing career and demand for pilots has never been higher. To help you take advantage of this opportunity, WVU Tech and FlightSafety Academy have partnered to establish the Bachelor of Science Aviation Management (BSAM) degree. The BSAM program combines FlightSafety Academy’s world-renowned airline-oriented flight training with WVU Tech’s comprehensive aviation management curriculum. It’s an ab initio program on afterburner.

In the BSAM program students complete the majority of their initial flight training during (see the 2018 schedule) their freshman year at FlightSafety Academy in Vero Beach, Florida. While doing so, they also take online courses from WVU Tech. Qualified students begin working at FlightSafety as flight instructors at the completion of the flight training stage. While working as instructors, students rapidly build flight experience and continue to take online courses from WVU Tech. In this program, students will build 1,500 flight hours before graduation.

Some students will begin working for an airline before they even complete their degree. Through Envoy Air’s Pilot Cadet Program, students may qualify for $5,000 in as little as 18 months after they start the program and a $17,100 bonus when they hire on with Envoy Air at 1500 flight hours. There is even a flow through opportunity to American Airlines.

All students pay in-state tuition rates for the WVU Tech courses and students may also complete their flight training at a lower rate, saving up to $20,000 through the FlightSafety Academy Instructor Candidate Opportunity Program.

Others may even qualify for a free type rating through the FlightSafety Instructor Rewards Program.

Ready to fly? Just click the “Apply” button on the top of this page.