Professional Pilot Training
Spartan training helped advance my career through achieving my ratings. I'm now an Airline Captain.
- Warren Sherrow

Pilot’s License and Ratings
Our flight school curriculum is uniquely designed for optimum utilization of flight hours toward the completion of the pilot program. Spartan offers FAA part 61 and 141 training allowing students to choose the certificates and ratings to meet their needs.
Student desiring to persue a pilot career can complete private pilot certficiate, commericial pilot certificate, instrument rating, multi-engine rating and certfied flight instructor rating in as little as 11 months.
Certificates and ratings that can be obtained are:
- Private Pilot Certificate
- Instrument Rating
- Multi-Engine Rating
- Commercial Pilot Certificate
- Certified Flight Instructor
- Certified Flight Instructor Instrument Rating
Spartan’s flight school training program and instruction are comprehensive, giving you the opportunity to learn every topic and skill necessary to be a safe and qualified pilot. The instructor’s goal is that the pilot training given covers all material that is required by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Pilot School Facilities
Spartan’s pilot school in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is located on a tower-controlled airport with dual runways. The flight school maintains a fleet of approximately fifty aircraft, including Cessna 152’s, 172’s and 172 RGs, for advanced complex pilot training. Piper Seminoles are used for multi-engine pilot training and a full motion Redbird Simulator and Frasca flight training simulators are used in training as well.


The pilot training program is designed specifically for the career-oriented pilot. With instructors in our pilot school that have given more than 25,000 hours of flight instruction and some with more than 20 years of experience in the industry, learning to fly from these seasoned faculty will set you apart as you pursue your degree to become a pilot who’s professional and competent.
NIFA Competition
Spartan is a proud participant in the National Intercollegiate Flying Association competitions at the regional and national level. Students in our flight training programs are able to compete at various levels based on individual experience. Spartan's NIFA trophy case is full of previous awards and trophies earned by the Spartan NIFA team
The National Intercollegiate Flying Association was formed for the purposes of developing and advancing aviation education; to promote, encourage and foster safety in aviation; to promote and foster communications and cooperation between aviation students, educators, educational institutions and the aviation industry; and to provide an arena for collegiate aviation competition.
Contact us today to begin your career as a professional pilot!
Spartan flight training is not ACCSC accredited or approved for DOE Title IV financial aid programs. Training is offered as certificate and rating completion only and does not lead to completion of a Spartan diploma, associate or bachelor's degree.
For complete consumer information including placement and earnings for graduates refer to www.spartan.edu/consumerinformation.
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Warren Sherrow
Flight
I moved from Delaware to Oklahoma to attend Spartan. My first job after graduation was with Ram Aviation. Spartan training helped advance my career through achieving my ratings. I’m now an Airline C...
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Joseph Kulwicki
Line Maintenance Planning Coordinator - Delta Airlines
I attended Spartan for their Aviation Maintenance program from 1990-1992. Besides my A&P license I have also earned my FCC License and my Bachelor's degree. I have worked as a technician for the follo...
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Jim Gibbons
Nondestructive Testing / Quality Control
I relocated from Illinois to Oklahoma to attend Spartan. My first job after graduation was as an NDT Technician with Northrop Aircraft Corporation. Since then, I’ve worked on The Space Shuttle, B1B,...
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Scott Bratt
Avionics
Spartan training gave me the skills and training to move into higher paying skilled jobs. My first job after graduating was as an Instrument Technician with Flight Safety International. I am now an In...
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