Associate of Arts in Aviation Management Online

Equip yourself with a comprehensive understanding of aviation and business fundamentals through this 100% online associate degree program.

Apply By: 12/30/24
Start Class: 1/13/25
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Program Overview

Browse your career outlook with an aviation management associate degree

The Associate of Arts in Aviation Management from Florida Institute Technology equips you with relevant aviation and business management fundamentals. Whether you are already employed in aviation or considering a career in the industry, this program positions you for career advancement and success.

The program curriculum focuses on the operational, managerial and strategic aspects of aviation management. You will study aviation regulations, airport management, airline operations, safety protocols and business principles. Upon completing this program, you will have the knowledge and credentials to progress your career in the aviation sector, including freight and cargo, airport security and general aviation.

Florida Tech is one of only six universities designated a core partner in the Federal Aviation Administration’s Center of Excellence Partnership to Enhance General Aviation Safety, Accessibility and Sustainability (PEGASAS).

As a graduate of this program, you will be prepared to:

  • Organize and present technical information, in both written and oral format, within teams
  • Show an in-depth understanding of broad aviation management principles and concepts
  • Identify, define and solve complex problems in aviation
As a graduate of this program, you will be prepared to:
  • Organize and present technical information, in both written and oral format, within teams
  • Show an in-depth understanding of broad aviation management principles and concepts
  • Identify, define and solve complex problems in aviation

Career opportunities:

  • Airport manager
  • Airport operations manager
  • Airport planner
  • Airport director
Career opportunities:
  • Airport manager
  • Airport operations manager
  • Airport planner
  • Airport director

Also available:

At Florida Tech, we offer a variety of in-demand online programs that prepare you with relevant skills for your career of choice. Take a look at our other undergraduate programs.

Also available:

At Florida Tech, we offer a variety of in-demand online programs that prepare you with relevant skills for your career of choice. Take a look at our other undergraduate programs.

Per Credit Hour $532.50*
Transfer Credits Up to 45
Credit Hours 61

Accreditation

Florida Tech’s aeronautical science and aviation management programs (with and without flight) are accredited by the Aviation Accreditation Board International (AABI).

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Tuition

Break your tuition into smaller payments with pay-by-the-course plans

Tuition for the AA in Aviation Management is affordable. Take advantage of our pay-by-the-course system, so you can manage your budget as you pursue your degree. Technology fees are included in the total tuition.

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Program Per Credit Hour Per Course Per Program
AA in Aviation Management $532.50 $1,597.50 $32,482.50

*Published tuition costs may differ from a student’s estimated total “cost of attendance,” which includes the amount an online student may choose to spend on expenses such as housing and food, books and supplies, transportation and other personal items or activities per academic year. As a Florida Tech Online student, you will only ever be billed for applicable tuition and fees. All other costs listed below are estimates per academic year required by the federal government to help you budget for your education. For further information regarding program tuition and fees, please reach out to your enrollment representative or refer to the undergraduate or graduate fees policy. View full cost of attendance information.

Potential Expenses Per Year

Program Technology Fees Federal Student Loan Fees Housing & Food Books & Supplies Transport Personal Expenses Total
AA in Aviation Management (Full-Time) $300 $66 $15,240 $1,200 $1,500 $2,100 $
AA in Aviation Management (Part-Time) $150 $33 $7,620 $600 $750 $1,050

Tuition breakdown:

Per Credit Hour $532.50*

Calendar

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The AA in Aviation Management online program is ideal for working students. Choose from multiple start dates and complete your degree at the pace that best fits your schedule.

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TermStart DateApp DeadlineDocument DeadlineRegistration DeadlineTuition DeadlineClass End DateTerm Length
Fall 2 202410/21/2410/7/2410/14/2410/16/2410/18/2412/15/248 weeks
Spring 1 20251/13/2512/30/241/6/251/8/251/10/253/9/258 weeks
Spring 2 20253/17/253/3/253/10/253/12/253/14/255/11/258 Weeks

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Next Apply Date 12/30/24
Start Class 1/13/25

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Admissions

View our streamlined admissions for the AA in aviation management

At Florida Tech, we’ve streamlined the admission process to help you get started quickly. Please read the requirements for the AA in Aviation Management online program.

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  • Completed application
  • For freshman: Official transcripts from a high school or equivalent (GED or certificate of completion, must bear date of graduation)
  • For transfers: Official transcripts from all accredited colleges/universities attended
  • Minimum GPA of 2.5

Official transcripts, test scores and other documents should be sent to:

Mail address:
Office of Admissions
150 W. University Blvd.
Melbourne, FL 32901

Admission Requirements

  • 2.5 GPA
  • No application fee
  • Official transcripts

Courses

Gain practical knowledge and skills in your AA in aviation management courses

For the AA in Aviation Management online, the curriculum comprises 61 credit hours, including 30 credit hours of general education courses and 30 credit hours of aviation management courses.

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Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 1
Helps students new to Florida Tech and online learning to adjust to the university and acquire essential academic survival skills (online classroom behavior, academic honesty, study skills, etc.) that enhance academic integration into college. Requirement for all Florida Tech Online students

Students must take CIS 1130 PC Applications or CIS 1140 Business Computer Skills. 

Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Introduces the field of engineering psychology (ergonomics) that examines the interaction of humans and machines. Analyzes aircraft accidents and industrial safety concepts, and the design of aircraft, computers and other products.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Provides students with foundational knowledge of aviation. Includes aircraft components, basic aerodynamics, airports, air traffic control, airspace, regulations, performance, weight and balance, aeronautical factors, aviation weather and air navigation.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Introduces the student to the requirements, issues and processes involved in aviation planning. Includes in-depth study of the sources of aviation data, forecasting methods, the airport master planning process and environmental issues and requirements.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Surveys the development of the air transportation system leading to the modern organization and functions of airlines and general aviation business. Studies the route structure, scheduling, pricing and fleet selection strategies in the solution of typical operational problems.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Studies intensively the National Airspace System including its political, geographical and operational structures. Covers ATC responsibilities, airfield operations and special-use airspace management.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Explores the historical roots of modern safety organizations and the safety responsibilities and operations of the FAA and the NTSB. Closely examines aviation safety planning, icing and human-centered accidents.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Introduces computer applications. Includes basic computer concepts and terminology through experience using the operating system, and word processing, spreadsheet and presentation management software.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Uses commercial software to understand the business functions of computers and develop personal competency in practical application of computers in business. Provides specific knowledge and advanced capabilities in various skills necessary for effective performance in academic and practical environments.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Surveys the functions and operations of business organizations in a global marketplace. Studies the structure, operation, financing, relationships and responsibilities of firms in context of current legal, social, regulatory and environmental issues. Requires critical thinking, communication, research, and individual and group problem solving.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Introduces the financial environment, financial statements, the accounting cycle and the theoretical framework of accounting measurement, emphasizing mechanics, measurement theory and the economic environment.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Introduces the concepts that aid in understanding both aggregate economic conditions and the policy alternatives designed to stabilize national economies. Includes the determination of GDP and national income, inflation, unemployment, monetary policy, economic growth and exchange rates.

Students are required to take COM 1101 Composition and Rhetoric or WRI 1001 First-Year Writing 2, COM 1102 Writing About Literature and select one additional 3-credit communication course.

Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
The first of two courses in college-level writing skills. Focuses on writing essays using various rhetorical modes: persuasion, description, comparison and analysis. Presents basic methods of library research, as well as the MLA documentation system. Students write one research paper and several essays.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Continues work begun in WRI 1000 First-Year Writing 1. Includes study in rhetorical analysis and the conventions of various genres. Also includes intensive instruction in writing and revision of work that culminates in a research paper.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
The second of two courses in college-level writing skills. Focuses on reading and analyzing poems, plays and short works of fiction. Students write several essays and one research paper on literary topics.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Practice in the technical and scientific writing style and format, including gathering and using data to prepare reports. Includes abstracts, reports, letters, technical descriptions, proposals and at least two oral presentations.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Designed for the future business professional. Includes business research methods, report writing, business correspondence and communication in the workplace. Covers analytical, informational, routine and special reports.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Introduces civilization from its early development to the European Renaissance. Emphasizes the interpretation of primary texts that reflect the intellectual and historical changes in society. The first of two interdisciplinary courses

Select one course (3 credits) from the following courses. 

Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Similar in purpose and method to HUM 2051, continues the interpretation of primary texts, emphasizing the Renaissance period, the Enlightenment, Romanticism and the Modern Age.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Examines the major ideas, ideals and events that have determined the American experience in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Surveys key philosophical problems that occupied philosophers in the modern period and today. Emphasizes the analysis of theories by modern and contemporary philosophers on issues such as the nature of knowledge, facts versus values, personal identity, and consciousness in their historical context.

Select two courses (6 credits) from the following courses. 

Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Elementary coverage of discrete mathematics. Includes logical arguments, mathematical induction in proofs, sets and relations (extension to functions and their properties), elementary counting principles (inclusion-exclusion), permutations and combinations.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Real-number system; arithmetic operations with polynomials, special products and factoring; linear, fractional and quadratic equations; inequalities, exponents, radicals and absolute values; functions and graphs; and complex numbers, logarithms, logarithmic and exponential functions
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Emphasizes mathematical concepts. Includes measures of central tendency and spread; probability; binomial, normal and t distributions; statistical inference; and linear regression and correlation.

Select two courses (6 credits) from the following courses. 

Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Presents basic aeronautical factors affecting aircraft design and performance. Major topics include atmospheric properties, lift, drag, thrust, aircraft performance, stability and control, high-speed aerodynamics, operating strength limitations, and aerodynamics of specific flying problems.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Introduces the concepts and applications of the physical sciences for non-science majors. Includes the processes and history of science, thermodynamics, electricity, waves, chemical reactions, nuclear energy, relativity and the formation of the Earth and the universe.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Introduces the concepts and applications of the biological sciences for non-science majors. Includes cell structure, function and reproduction, genetics and genetic engineering, evolution and the environmen
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Covers topics essential for understanding our universe in the 21st century. Introduces astronomy concepts for nonscience majors. Includes principles that demonstrate the size of Earth and our solar system, the age of Earth, the origin of the elements and the age of our universe. Also includes how humans may colonize off-Earth locations.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Includes a survey of physics, chemistry and astronomy including motion, forces, energy, electricity, waves, the metric system and the application of science and technology to everyday living.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Facilitates student understanding of laws, phenomena and processes of cellular and human biology, and to address selected current topics in ecology and environmental science.

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