Start out on your aviation career at a place that is already a mile high!

The Aviation and Aerospace Science Department at Metropolitan State College of Denver is centrally located in downtown Denver - next to the majestic Rocky Mountains! Our department is the fifth largest collegiate aviation program in the country. We offer a Bachelor of Science degree with majors in Aviation Technology, Aviation Management, Aviation Operations Management, and Aviation Maintenance Management. We also feature a Certificate Program in Aviation Management. Metropolitan State College is the only public institution in Colorado that offers these degree and certificate programs. Housed in the School of Professional Studies, the department features a faculty with extensive and diverse professional experience. Our faculty is dedicated to teaching and helping you become a successful industry professional!

As a student, you will benefit from learning in our unique flight simulation laboratory known as the World Indoor Airport (WIA). The WIA is an integrated flight and air traffic control simulator lab, featuring  20 flight training devices: ten single engine Frasca 141s, two multi-engine Frasca 142s, three multi-engine AST Seminoles with visuals, and one multi-engine turboprop Frasca 242TP as well as four Elite desk top models with visuals. Extensive class and lab use of the simulators is allowed with no hourly fees when enrolled in a simulator course.

Our aviation technology students may choose to take their flight lessons at any of the many high quality flight schools within thirty minutes driving time of the campus. Our affordable tuition and location next to many flight training facilities makes our program one of the most affordable, high quality, collegiate aviation programs in the country! In addition, the weather in the Denver area is conducive to continued progress in flight training due to the large percentage of VFR (visual flight rules) days -- sunny, clear days!

The Aviation Management program prepares the graduate to enter a wide variety of administrative positions within the various segments of the aviation industry, especially through numerous cooperative education opportunities in the area at military installations, airports, major aerospace industries and manufacturers, corporate flight departments, and the many airlines that serve the Denver area. Also, because of this proximity, students have the opportunity to visit facilities and to take courses taught by faculty with very specific experience in these various organizations.

Extra curricular activities abound for students to network within the aviation communities through membership in the MSCD Precision Flight Team, the American Association of Airport Executives, the National Business Aviation Association, and Alpha Eta Rho.

When you need a break from your studies, the Rocky Mountains afford students an abundance of outdoor recreation options including downhill and cross-country skiing, snowboarding, hiking, mountain-biking, river rafting, and mountain climbing all within an hour and a half of Denver.

Visit the Aerospace Science Web site at:  www.mscd.edu/~aviation

or contact us at:      Aviation and Aerospace Science Department
                             Metropolitan State College of Denver
                             Campus Box 30,  P.O. Box 173362
                             Denver, Colorado
                             (303) 556-2982, FAX -6331
                             Jeff Forrest, Department Chair
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