Institutions Authorized to Certify its Graduates for an Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) Certificate with Reduced Aeronautical Experience Graduates of an institution of higher education that have received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) authorization to certify graduates may be eligible to apply for a restricted privileges airline transport pilot (ATP) certificate. The total flight time requirements for a restricted privileges ATP Certificate based on a degree with an aviation major are found in 61.160. 1,000 hours for a graduate who holds a bachelor s degree with an aviation major and meets the remaining requirements of 61.160(b); 1,250 hours for a graduate who holds an associate s degree with an aviation major and meets the remaining requirements of 61.160(c); and 1,250 hours for a graduate who holds a bachelor s degree with an aviation major and meets the remaining requirements of 61.160(d). Once an institution of higher education is issued its Letter of Authorization (LOA), the FAA will list the institution of higher education in the list below. Institution Name Location Degree Program (s) Majors(s) Accrediting Agency Date of Issued LOA Academy College Bloomington, Minnesota Associate of Commercial Pilot Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and School 3/28/2014 Aims Community College Greeley, Colorado Associates of Applied Associates of Applied, The 3/24/2014
Arizona State University Mesa, Arizona Aeronautical Technology-Professional Flight Concentration North Central Association 1/13/2014 Aeronautical Technology-Air Transportation Concentration Air Traffic Auburn University Auburn, Alabama Business Administration, Aviation Option 9/11/2013 Business Administration, Professional Flight Option Averett University Danville, Virginia Aerospace : Concentration in Aerospace / Criminal Justice 1/23/2014 Aerospace : Concentration in Flight Operations Aviator College of Aeronautical and Technology Fort Pierce, Florida Associate of Aeronautical Accrediting of Career Schools and Colleges 11/29/2013
Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, Ohio Major in Technology, Specialization in Aviation Engineering Technology North Central Association 4/9/2014 Major in Technology, Specialization in and Operations Major in Technology, Specialization in Flight Technology and Operations Broward College Pembroke Pines, Florida Associate of Technology, on Colleges 5/16/2014 Central Texas College Killeen, Texas Associate of Applied Aviation Southern on, on Colleges 3/28/2014 Central Washington University Ellensburg, Washington Commercial Pilot Northwest of -Flight Officer 3/28/2014 Cochise Community College Douglas, Arizona Associate of General Studies Aeronautical The of the North central Association of 2/10/2014 Colorado Northwestern Community College Rangely, Colorado Associate of Aviation Technology 5/7/14
Daniel Webster College Nashua, New Hampshire Air Traffic Aviation Aviation Flight Operations New England Association of Schools and Colleges, on Institutions of Higher Education 5/7/2014 Delaware State University Dover, Delaware in Aviation Concentration in Aviation Middle States on Higher Education 5/12/2014 in Aviation Concentration in Professional Pilot Delta State University Cleveland, Mississippi Bachelor of Commercial Aviation Aviation 4/7/2014 Bachelor of Commercial Aviation Flight Operations Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, Kentucky Aviation - Professional Flight Concentration 10/17/2013 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Prescott, Arizona Aeronautical Aeronautics 8/22/2013 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University: Daytona Beach Campus Daytona Beach, Florida Applied Meteorology Air Traffic 1/13/2014 Aviation Maintenance Aerospace Studies Aeronautics Aeronautical
Farmingdale State College Farmingdale, New York Aeronautical - Middle States of Higher Education 3/28/2014 Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne, Florida Aviation Meteorology-Flight Option 11/15/2013 Aviation -Flight Option Aeronautical -Flight Option Green River Community College Auburn, Washington Associate in Applied Northwest on 5/14/2014 Henderson State University Arkadelphia, Arkansas Aviation Maintenance Aviation, 12/12/2013 Kansas State University Salina Salina, Kansas Aviation Technology:, The 10/17/2013 Kent State University Stow, Ohio Aeronautics, 3/11/2014
LeTourneau University Longview, Texas Professional Flight Concentration Air Traffic, Professional Flight Concentration Southern University of, on Colleges 1/22/2014 Lewis University Romeoville, Illinois Associate of Aviation Flight Air Traffic Control, minor in, The Aviation Flight 5/13/2014 Aviation Maintenance, minor in Aviation Flight Aviation Flight Aviation Administration, minor in Aviation Flight Liberty University School of Aeronautics Lynchburg, Virginia Aeronautics, on Colleges 9/20/2013 Louisiana Tech University Ruston, Louisiana Professional Aviation 11/8/2013 Lynn University Boca Raton, Florida Aviation, on Colleges 2/10/2014
Middle Georgia State College Macon, Georgia Associates of Applied Business Administration Flight Technology, on Colleges 10/17/2013 Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, Tennessee Aerospace: Concentration, on Colleges 4/9/2014 Northwestern Michigan College Traverse City, Michigan Associate Applied. the 1/13/2014 Ohio University Albany, Ohio Associate of Aviation Technology Aviation Aviation Flight North Central association of, The 11/18/2013 Oklahoma State University Stillwater, Oklahoma Aerospace Administration and Operations 4/17/2014 Purdue University West Lafayette, Indiana Professional Flight Technology, the 3/31/2014 Rocky Mountain College Billings, Montana Aviation Northwest on Aeronautical - 12/4/2013
Saint Louis University, Parks College St. Louis, Missouri Aeronautics-Flight Aeronautics-Aviation, The 5/7/2014 Aeronautics-Aviation / San Diego Christian College Santee, California Aviation Technology Western Association of 12/18/2013 South Dakota State University Brookings, South Dakota Aviation 5/13/2014 Southeastern Oklahoma State University Durant, Oklahoma, The 9/18/2013 Southern Illinois University Carbondale Murphysboro, Illinois Associate of Applied Aviation Aviation Flight, the 3/6/2014 Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology Tulsa, Oklahoma Applied Associate of Aviation Flight Accrediting of Career Schools and Colleges 4/10/2014 Aviation Technology Texas State Technical College Waco, Texas Associate of Aircraft Pilot Training, on Colleges 12/3/2013
The Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio Aviation Business Administration, specialization in Aviation 3/13/2014 Bachelor of Arts Social Air Transportation University of Alaska Anchorage Anchorage, Alaska Associate of Applied ing Northwest on 9/9/2013 Aviation Technology, ing Emphasis University of Central Missouri University of Dubuque University of Illinois Institute of Aviation Warrensburg, Missouri Dubuque, Iowa Savoy, Illinois Aviation Technology, the Flight Operations-Professional Aviation Accreditation, Aeronautics Aviation Human Factors, the 12/19/2013 12/3/2013 1/22/2014
University of North Dakota Grand Forks, North Dakota in Aeronautics in Aeronautics Commercial Aviation Flight Education, 8/21/2013 in Aeronautics Unmanned Aircraft Systems Bachelor of Business Administration Aviation University of Oklahoma Norman, Oklahoma Aviation -Flying, the 11/8/2013 Utah State University Logan, Utah in Aviation Technology Maintenance Northwest on 3/10/2014 in Aviation Technology Western Michigan University Westminster College Kalamazoo, Michigan Salt Lake City, Utah Aviation Flight, The Aviation Maintenance Technology Aviation and Operations Aviation and Administration Aviation Northwest on Flight Operations 1/23/14 9/9/2013 Contact your institution for more information concerning their authorization.
For documentation on applying for institutional authority, please review advisory circular (AC) 61-139 - Institution of Higher Education s Application for Authority to Certify its Graduates for an Airline Transport Pilot Certificate with Reduced Aeronautical Experience. Please use Form 8700-1 to submit an application for this authority. NOTE: Institutions that do not wish to include a certifying statement on their graduate s official transcript must include the certifying statement in a separate document. This document must be submitted as part of the application. For questions related to Institutional Authority, contact the General Aviation and Commercial Division at InstitutionalAuthorityApp@faa.gov.