Having a college education can provide a definitive advantage when pursuing an aviation career. Most major airlines prefer a degree and certain programs can qualify for reduced qualifications, allowing you to reach your flight goals faster.
Students attending Sterling may choose to enroll in an online aviation degree program through one of our university partners.
Sterling is a flight training alliance partner of the Purdue University Global online professional flight program. This bachelor’s degree curriculum and courses have been developed in collaboration with Purdue’s legendary School of Aviation and Transportation Technology, whose renowned alumni have been part of every major achievement in aviation for more than 100 years.
Sterling is a flight training alliance partner of The Professional Aeronautics Certificate (PAC), an accelerated career-pathway program developed in partnership with Tallahassee State College. PAC is strategically designed to take students from zero experience to Commercial Pilot License (CPL) in just 12–16 months without requiring a traditional four-year aviation degree.
Regulated by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), PAC serves students in Tallahassee and along the Florida Panhandle. PAC was built to address the global pilot shortage by producing highly trained, safety-focused, jet-ready graduates prepared for careers in commercial aviation, corporate flight departments, and airline operations worldwide.
Liberty University’s School of Aeronautics has been training pilots for the last two decades. Pursue your Bachelor of Science in Aviation online, while completing your flight training at Sterling. With 65+ affiliates, Liberty University has created the nation’s largest flight school training network.
