How We Ranked These Flight Schools

To help you make the best decision when choosing a flight school, we gathered information and ranked each school in five categories.

FLYING Staff

Friday, May 20, 2022 at 10:42 AM ET

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Key Takeaways:

Flight schools are ranked based on five key categories: Career Partnerships, Value, Fleet, Campus Life, and Facilities/Location.
Scores for Career Partnerships increase with the number of industry ties, while Value is determined by lower overall academic and flight costs.
Fleet rankings consider the variety and modernity of aircraft, Campus Life assesses traditional college amenities, and Facilities/Location prioritizes shorter commutes to the flight line.

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To help you make the best decision when choosing a flight school, we gathered information and ranked each school in five categories.

Career Partnerships
Value
Campus Life
Fleet
Facilities/Location

Career Partnerships

Partnerships with aviation companies help students get a jump start to their career before they graduate. Because of the value that industry partners bring, schools were ranked based on the number of partnerships held.