Central Oregon Community College

Welcome to the COCC Aviation - Professional Pilot Program.

The COCC Aviation - Professional Pilot program provides students with the knowledge and skills required to enter the exciting world of professional aviation.

While you earn the Associate of Science or the Associate of Applied Science degree, you will also earn the FAA ratings required to become a professional pilot. Specifically, you will earn the private pilot certificate, instrument rating, commercial pilot certificate, multiengine rating (airplane track), and the Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) certificate. Certified Flight Instructor Instrument (CFII) certificate and Multiengine Instructor (MEI) ratings are optional. Helicopter students will earn the private pilot certificate, instrument rating, commercial pilot certificate, and the Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) certificate.

Individual courses may also be taken by anyone wanting to complete a ground school or take a refresher course, and courses may be taken for credit or non-credit. Contact us whether your goal is to get your private pilot certificate, add an instrument rating, or to become a commercial pilot. We can help with the finest ground instruction, taught by highly experienced and qualified instructors.