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|  | |  |  | | | COS now PLUS loan approved! - Thursday, May 06, 2010 College of the Sequoias, Visalia California is proud to announce approval to participate in the Parents PLUS lending program for aviation students. The PLUS loan is designed to ‘bridge the gap’ between what traditional financial aid will cover and the cost of a student’s education. Helicopter flight training often exceeds the cost of Federal Stafford Loans and Pell Grants available to students. Most young people haven’t built the necessary credit to qualify for private lending, especially in today’s economic environment. The Parents PLUS loan allows the parent to borrow the entire cost of education for their son or daughter. The credit terms are significantly lower than private financial lending institutions. If the parent has not declared bankruptcy or defaulted on a federal student loan in the past 5 years or is more than 90 days past due on any debt, they would qualify for this program. The student must be a dependent adult younger than 25 years of age. The interest rate is fixed at 8.25% (With direct deposit) and loan terms can be either short-term or long term. The interest may be tax deductible. For more information about the PLUS loan program go to, http://www.parentplusloan.com/ The College of the Sequoias has never before used this program to help students find funding for their education. However, given the inability of private credit markets to meet the demand of students, this federally backed lending program will make flight training possible for many students. Many students don’t have sufficient credit to qualify for private loans and the cost of helicopter flight training exceeds the ability of all but the wealthiest to qualify. The College of the Sequoias is dedicated to making the dream of becoming a professional helicopter pilot accessible! |
| DECEMBER CK RIDES - Monday, December 21, 2009Teddy A. - PVT Travis H. - PVT Casey P. - SFAR R22/R44 Bryan R. - Com Matt K. - Com Wyatt R. - CFI |
| AIRPLANE TRAINING IS HERE! - Wednesday, December 16, 2009 College of The Sequoias and Blue Sky Aviation are proud to annouce the upcoming 2010 class of fixwing training. The program will initially start with a private and instrument training course with our Cessna C172. The web page will be integrated with the current cosaviation.org site and should be viewable by the end of month. Keep checking back for further details. Classes start January 25, 2010! |
| NOVEMBER CK RIDES - Monday, November 30, 2009Korey F. - PVT Brian S. - Comm. Matt K.- Instrument |
| OCTOBER CK RIDES - Saturday, October 31, 2009 |
| SEPTEMBER CK RIDES - Wednesday, September 30, 2009Brian H. - SFAR R22/R44 Van M. - CFII/ SFAR R22/R44 Kevin C. - Comm. Wyatt R. - Comm. |
| AUGUST CHECK RIDES - Monday, August 31, 2009Tokkie E. - PVT Brian H. - CFI/II |
| JULY CHECK RIDES - Friday, July 31, 2009Brian H. - Instrument Dustin S. - Commercial Van M. - CFI Kevin C.- Instrument Wyatt R.- Instrument Dave P. - Instrument Scott G. - Private |
| JUNE CHECK RIDES - Tuesday, June 30, 2009Congratulations Joey Graziano - Private Pilot Rotorcraft Casey Palmer - Commercial |
| Dustin Salisbury - Tuesday, May 26, 2009Congratulations to Dustin Salisbury who passed his instrument rating checkride today! Dustin is continuing his training to become a commercial helicopter pilot! |
| Brian Souza - Wednesday, April 29, 2009Brian Souza, newest instrument pilot April 28,2009. Congratulations Brian! |
| Bryan Ray newest instrument pilot! - Saturday, March 28, 2009Congratulations to Bryan Ray who passed his instrument rating checkride today! Bryan is continuing his training to become a commercial helicopter pilot! |
| Brian Hurt passes Commercial Helicopter checkride - Saturday, March 28, 2009Congratulations to Brian Hurt who passed his commercial pilot checkride. Brian is continuing his training to become a certified flight instructor. |
| Casey Palmer passes Instrument Checkride! - Thursday, March 26, 2009Congratulations to Casey Palmer of Petaluma, California who earned his instrument rating today. Casey is continuing his training to finish his commercial license next! |
| Congratulations to Chris Harris our Assistant Chief - Thursday, March 19, 2009Chris Harris of Bluesky Aviation passed his checkride with the F.A.A. to become the official assistant chief pilot for the bluesky aviation/cos aviation program! CHris has worked hard for this and been an accomplished teacher for over 3 years |
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College of the Sequoias has a long standing tradition of providing degree and certificate programs and special courses designed to prepare students with the skills and competencies which lead to gainful employment. This program is an extension of that tradition by proactively engaging the aviation industry to provide a solution to the growing pilot shortage.
The Vietnam era pilots trained by the US Army during the1970’s are aging and retiring faster than can be replaced by the current military. The military has for the past 20 years required pilots to sign lengthy contracts and has been effective in retaining pilots until retirement. As a result, the aviation industry must rely on civilian flight training schools to meet this demand. Most flight training is done by private civilian flight schools that vary in quality and services for students. The college has consistently demonstrated that a college education and career preparation are not mutually exclusive. This program combines both elements to make graduates employable. We realize prospective pilots need to build hours, which is why we start the training program with flight courses first! Get your ratings first, then instruct while you complete your general education requirements! If you qualify why not get paid to build experience while you complete the degree program? You'll end up with your degree and hundreds of hours of flight time!
Financial Aid Available Did we mention that there are a number of financial aid programs available for you? In addition to federal financial aid, we have secured relationships with several lending institutions so you can get the money you need to complete the program and get your career started! Save thousands right off the top with grant-money available to all college students!
The College of Sequoias Professional Pilot program is unique in that it combines the best of all possible worlds. Through a partnership with Blue Sky Aviation, an established, federal aviation administration accredited flight training school; the college can leverage the flight training ability of Blue Sky Aviation while providing the breadth of general education and student services necessary to create a unique program.
Blue Sky Aviation has established itself as an industry leader in providing quality flight instruction for professional helicopter pilots and is proud to open its doors the professional airplane pilots. After careful selection and intensive coordination for the past year, we are contracting with Blue Sky Aviation to provide all aspects of this flight training program on behalf of the College of the Sequoias. Rest assured, this program is still under the careful oversight of the college and all instruction must still comply with strict standards of quality established by the California Chancellors Office. We are confident this partnership will offer the students the best flight training experience available today!
After 2 years of work and coordination, we are proud to launch the COS Aviation flight training program! Classes are forming NOW!
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