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DEGREES & CERTIFICATIONS
PATHWAYS
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHT: PREPARING STUDENTS FOR LIFTOFF Students can earn degrees in professional pilot and
Tarrant County College o ers numerous degree and certi cate programs to help students prepare to enter the workforce.
Pathways are a group of degrees and certi cate programs that share similar interests in a career area.
receive nancial aid and scholarships. Weigand said an associate or bachelor’s degree is “heavily sought after” by major airlines. “[TCC] is ful lling the need of adding more pilots that are certi cated to the pool but also getting them to what is needed for the industry standard of quali cation while providing a funding source that they would not be eligible for outside institutions of higher education,” Weigand said.
5 certi cate levels available • Certi cates vary by eld. • Certi cates verify a program is completed. • Levels are based on hours spent in program and credit hours taken.
4 associate degree types • Arts • Arts in teaching • Science • Applied science Credit transfers to Texas colleges and universities
aviation maintenance technology at Tarrant County College. The
Business and industry
professional pilot program is certi ed through the Federal Aviation Administration. Program Chair Chad Weigand said the demand for pilots is increasing. TCC’s program o ers degrees, which pilots-in- training cannot receive at independent ight schools. Students are also able to
Health science
Arts and humanities
SOURCE: TARRANT COUNTY COLLEGE COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
Human and public service Science, technology, engineering and math (STEM)
bachelor’s degree since they already have more experi- ence with college than a typi- cal high school graduate. She said students who attend CA leave with more experience in navigating a college campus, taking online classes, working with an aca- demic advisor and communi- cating with professors. “When they go to their rst year of [a four-year uni- versity], they have a bump
in their [academic] career,” Aguirre said. Of the 99 students who graduated in 2022, Agu- irre said 92 students were con rmed for a next step, meaning they were pursuing a bachelor’s degree or voca- tional training. She said 87 had received scholarships or other nancial aid. “[At CA] they have the opportunity to succeed,” Aguirre said.
SUPPLY AND DEMAND
Enrollment is growing in TCC’s pilot program.
Thousands of new pilots are needed by the year 2041.
North America
2014
40
128,000
SOURCE: TARRANT COUNTY COLLEGE COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
2022
World
602,000
150+
For more information, visit communityimpact.com.
SOURCE: CHAD WEIGAND, TARRANT COUNTY COLLEGE COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
SOURCE: BOEING PILOT AND TECHNICIAN OUTLOOK COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
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