Aviation partnership formed
Oregon Institute of Technology has entered into a unique aviation
partnership with Central Oregon Community College in Bend, Ore. COCC
has blended their two-year aviation degree with fixed-wing (airplane)
pilot training offered by Professional Air, and rotary-wing
(helicopter) pilot training offered by Leading Edge Aviation, both
located at the Bend Municipal Airport.
With
the addition of OIT to this partnership, participating students have
the option to graduate with a bachelor’s degree in Operations
Management from OIT in addition to an associate degree in Aviation
Science from COCC. Students will be able to complete the
associate degree, professional pilot licensure/certification and
bachelor’s degree on the COCC campus in Bend and at the Bend Municipal Airport.
Students may choose from the following Federal Aviation Administration airplane or helicopter certificates:
· Private Pilot; Airplane single and multiengine land, airplane single sea, and/or rotorcraft-helicopter
· Commercial Pilot; Airplane single and multiengine land, airplane single sea, and/or rotorcraft-helicopter
· Instrument Rating; airplane and/or helicopter
· Certified Flight Instructor (CFI); airplane and/or helicopter
· Certified Flight Instrument Instructor (CFII); airplane and/or helicopter
Flight
simulator training is conducted using “glass cockpit” technologies
which offer easily readable graphical views of key flight indicators
such as altitude display and mach speed. FAA approved flight simulators
are also used in training.
Graduates
of the Operations Management bachelor’s degree program are fully
prepared for a career in aviation, including the airlines and
helicopter operations in areas such as fire fighting and oil
exploration.
Contact
John O. Miller, aviation program director at COCC, for more information
about the AAS/AS degree at COCC by telephone at 541-318-3736 or e-mail jomiller@cocc.edu. For more information about COCC, visit www.cocc.edu.
Contact
Ralph Gibbs, assistant professor of management at OIT, or Charlie
Jones, professor of management at OIT, for more information about the
bachelor’s degree in Operations Management. Gibbs may be contacted by
telephone at 541-725-5929 or via e-mail ralph.gibbs@oit.edu. Jones may be reached by telephone at 541-885-1377 or via e-mail at charlie.jones@oit.edu. For more information about OIT, visit www.oit.edu.