{"id":151197,"date":"2024-06-24T11:20:20","date_gmt":"2024-06-24T15:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/?p=151197"},"modified":"2024-06-25T11:13:51","modified_gmt":"2024-06-25T15:13:51","slug":"yahoo-news-wright-state-announced-a-new-aviation-program-for-people-interested-in-becoming-pilots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2024\/06\/24\/yahoo-news-wright-state-announced-a-new-aviation-program-for-people-interested-in-becoming-pilots\/","title":{"rendered":"Yahoo News: Wright State announced a new aviation program for people interested in becoming pilots"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Wright State University is launching an aviation degree aimed at people who want to become pilots, the university announced this week.<\/p>\n

Students can earn a bachelor’s degree, associate’s degree or minor in aviation, the university said. The program will admit 40 people the first round in fall 2024, said Bob Mihalek, university spokesman.<\/p>\n

Students who want to enroll do not need previous flight experience, according to the university. Wright State’s aviation courses will be offered in partnership with First Flight Aviation, a flight school at the Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport in Miamisburg.<\/p>\n

“Wright State is excited to build on our innovative roots and offer a comprehensive aviation degree program that gives our students the skills to pursue careers as pilots while supporting our region and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base,” said WSU president Sue Edwards.<\/p>\n

The university expects the program to mostly attract students directly out of high school, Mihalek said.<\/p>\n

The aviation industry in North America is expected to experience a shortage of 127,000 pilots over the next 20 years, Boeing estimated last year. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said employment of airline pilots is expected to grow about 4% between 2023 and 2032, which is about as fast as average, and about 16,800 openings for airline and commercial pilots are projected each year, on average, over the decade.<\/p>\n

Savannah Oakley plans to go into the aviation major this coming year. Oakley, from Kettering, wanted to be a pilot but also wanted to stay near her hometown, so Wright State’s program met her needs well. She’s already taken multiple classes at the university related to aviation.<\/p>\n

“I am excited to be in the first class to go through the program,” she said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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