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:

The article details a ranking methodology for flight schools across five key categories: Career Partnerships, Value, Campus Life, Fleet, and Facilities/Location.
Each category is evaluated using a specific point system, considering factors such as the number of industry affiliations, total academic and flight costs, available campus amenities, diversity and modernity of the aircraft fleet, and the commute time to the flight line.
The ranking system is designed to help prospective students make informed decisions, with an ongoing commitment to update school rankings as information changes.

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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.