A wide
variety of aviation education programs are available in the
Dayton Region, from flying lessons to four-year degree
programs. Here is informtion about flight schools, career
centers, certification training, and academic programs.
FLIGHT SCHOOLS
Click here for primary
fliight instruction, glider training and skydiving.
K-12 Aviation Programs
Air Camp
P.O. Box 592 Dayton, OH 45405
Phone: 937-229-3327
Web: http://aircampusa.com
Air Camp is a new program launched in 2010 to provide a weeklong summer camp for middle school students to learn about aviation and the science, technology, engineering and mathematics of aeronautics. The inaugural air camp is scheduled for July 18 and ending July 23, 2010. Initially, it will be housed on the University of Dayton campus. Air Camp's vision is to offer more camps during the summer season and eventually to establish its own facility. Note: 2010 application deadline was April 15.
Warren County Career Center Aerospace Academy
2460 Greentree Road Lebanon, OH 45036 MAP
Phone: 513.932.5677 ext. 5344
Web: www.mywccc.org
The Warren County Career Center Aerospace Academy offers foundation aviation classes to students in the ninth and 10th grades. Juniors and seniors attend aviation lab at the Warren County Airport. A senior-only, half-day program is also available. Students explore all aspects of the aviation industry. Curriculum is designed around the aviation industry, and college education is highly recommended and encouraged.
The Aerospace Academy has articulation agreements with Sinclair Community College for up to nine college credits and with Cincinnati State Technical and Community College for credit evaluation. Flight school takes place outside of the school day by individual arrangement. Internships and Job Placement students will participate in field trips and meet aviation industry personnel from a wide variety of careers within the industry.
Miami Valley Career Technology Center
6800 Hoke Road Clayton, OH 45315 MAP
Phone: 937.837.7781
Web: www.mvctc.com
MVCTC offers an aviation maintenance program that leads to FAA certification and a possible associate's degree from Sinclair Community College (below).
Certification and degree programs
Sinclair Community College
444 West Third Street Dayton, OH 45402 MAP
Phone: 800.315.3000
Web: www.sinclair.edu
Sinclair's aviation technology program offers FAA certification and associate degrees in a variety of aviation fields, including maintenance, flying and management. The school partners with Aviation Sales Inc. at Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport for flight training, and the Miami Valley Career Technology Center for maintenance training. High school students at MVCTC and the Warren County Career Center may receive Sinclair credits for certain courses. Aviation lab facilities at Sinclair include a multi-axis, light-aircraft flight simulator. The college also hosts a student aviation club.
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Dayton Campus
1164 E. Dayton-Yellow Springs Road Fairborn, OH 45324 MAP
Phone: 937.878.3728
Web: www.erau.edu
The Dayton campus of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is a fully accredited university specializing in management and aviation and aerospace programs. It offers both undergraduate and graduate programs.
University of Dayton
300 College Park Dayton, OH 45469 MAP
Phone: 937.229.1000
Web: www.udayton.edu
UD offers undergraduate, graduate and Ph.D. programs in aerospace engineering. UD's nonprofit University of Dayton Research Center supports military and civilian aerospace research.
Wright State University
3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy. Dayton, OH 45435 MAP
Phone: 937.775.1400
Web: www.wright.edu
WSU's Boonshoft School of Medicine offers a dual residency/master's degree program in aerospace medicine.
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