1. College of Aeronautics FIT Aviation

2. Overview Introduction COA & FIT Aviation in Numbers
Degrees in Aviation
Minors in Aviation
Student Organizations in COA
Airline Pathway Programs
International and Domestic Cooperation
Research
Closing Notes

3. COA & FIT Aviation COA FIT Aviation
Dean plus 17 FT, 1 PT, and 3 visiting faculty (one full time faculty has been in temporary military duty for the last three years)
As of Fall 2018 semester 801 total registered students
369 on campus undergraduate (229 flight/140 non flight)
140 Online undergraduate
114 Graduate online/on campus/ doctoral
178 in Panama
FIT Aviation
404 total flight students (257 Academic plus 147 EASA and FAA contractual)
36 airplanes plus the flight test Piper Chieftain
30 FT flight Instructors
8 Flight simulators

4. Degrees Offered - 8 undergraduate and 8 Graduate
Undergraduate Degrees
Aviation Management Flight/Non flight (AABI accredited)
Aeronautical Science Flight/Non flight (AABI Accredited)
Aviation Meteorology Flight/Non flight
Human Factors and Safety Flight/Non flight
Advanced Degrees
Airport Development & Management
Aviation Human Factors
Aviation Human Factors online
Applied Aviation Safety
Aviation Safety online
Aviation Management online
Aviation Science – Ph.D.
Aviation Science – AvD.

5. Associates Degrees We have 2 associates
ATC
Flight Operations and Dispatch
If you meet the requirements for these degrees, you must petition at least a term before your Bachelor’s graduation date.

6. Minors in Aviation Aviation Environmental Science
UAS – Unmanned Aerial Systems
Aviation Safety
Applied Human Factors
ATC Concentration

7. Airline Pathways Programs
The CoA currently has eight Pathways Program partners
An airline pre-selection program
Most start in the sophomore year or later
Virtually guarantees you a job with the partner airline
Most are with traditional passenger regional airlines
Two with non-traditional type airlines
One more coming very soon

9. Aviation Student Organizations
National Intercollegiate Flying Association (NIFA)
International Society of Aviation Safety Investigators (ISASI)
College Aviation Business Executives (CABE)
Women in Aviation (WAI)
COA Student Network (COASN)
Alpha Eta Rho
Human Factors & Ergonomics Society (HFES) Student Chapter

10. International and Domestic Cooperation
Panama dual degree program with Universidad Technologica de Panama (UTP) and COPA Airlines as logistics sponsor
Kunming 2+2 program
Henan 2+2 Program
Saudi Airlines academic degree and flight training contract
International Education Exchange Corporation, IECC, Korean academic flight students program
China Airlines, CAL, flight training contract
EASA UK time build contract
Turkish Airlines (finalized)
FITA also have more than 50 self sponsored EASA and FAA flight students and students from other colleges on campus training with us to fulfill technical electives.
EFSC 2+2 program for the maintenance program graduates
Polk State College online graduate program initiative

11. Sponsored Research
Currently, COA has funded research totaling $ 1,894,236
Also, COA faculty has been running a very successful unfunded research with Southwest Airlines for the last year and a half.
Southwest Airline unfunded research brings logistical support, student internships, and online graduate student enrollments to COA.

12. Questions?