Training and Workforce
Wichita Gets First Collegiate Pilot Training Program
WSU Tech will offer a degree-based professional pilot training program beginning this August.
Textron Aviation president and CEO Ron Draper hands WSU Tech president Sheree Utash the keys to a Cessna 172 Skyhawk during an event announcing the school's establishment of a professional pilot training program. (Photo: WSU Tech)
Textron Aviation president and CEO Ron Draper hands WSU Tech president Sheree Utash the keys to a Cessna 172 Skyhawk during an event announcing the school's establishment of a professional pilot training program. (Photo: WSU Tech)

WSU Tech is expanding its aerospace and aviation curriculum in August to include a professional pilot program, the technical college of Wichita State University announced this week. Graduates of the FAA Part 141 program will earn an associate of applied science in professional pilot and be eligible for five certificates and ratings from the FAA: private, instrument, commercial, multiengine, and certified flight instructor.