Spokane, Washington is known as the Gateway to the Inland Empire. It is also your gateway to the world of aviation. Nestled between the Rocky Mountains and the Columbia River Basin, flight students get all-weather, all-terrain flight experience. When a first-rate flight education (UND Aerospace) is paired with the best liberal arts education (Spokane Falls Community College), the result is professional pilots of the highest caliber!

Educational Excellence
The John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences (UND Aerospace) is known worldwide in the aviation industry for its high standards of excellence in education. "It's sort of like Harvard at 35,000 feet." Spokane Falls Community College (SFCC) offers one of the best places in the nation to spread your wings and begin your education. SFCC has a highly respected, long-established program in liberal arts that prepares students to transfer to a four-year university and succeed. At Spokane, students complete the first two years in training toward a four-year bachelor's degree from the University of North Dakota's prestigious aerospace science program.

Opportunities
A pilot's certificate can be a great business tool. It can open the doors to new job opportunities, expand a person's business territory, reduce travel time and more. In today's business world, more and more organizations own or lease business aircraft to keep ahead of the fast pace. Commercial airlines, which are known for setting extremely high training and hiring standards, consistently look to UND for pilots. Currently, there is an increasing demand for qualified pilots - a trend expected to last into the future. As a result, all aviation associated industries are experiencing growth as well. Graduates from UND have a multitude of career options, from professional pilot, air traffic controller, airline executive, meteorologist, space professional, airport manager and more.