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A closer look.
Colorado Mesa University Tech combines college study with airplane flight training in Grand Junction. Its two-year Aviation Technology–Fixed Wing associate degree includes private pilot, instrument, and commercial ground and flight courses, with classes at CMU Tech and Grand Junction Regional Airport. The 66-credit curriculum then offers a choice between a flight instructor track and a multiengine track. A separate degree pathway accommodates students who already hold an FAA pilot certificate. Aviation weather, aircraft systems, safety, air traffic control, and mountain-flying ground instruction give the flight sequence an academic foundation. The published training budget identifies Cessna 172 aircraft and a simulator.
Degree and track choice
The 2026–2027 Fixed Wing AAS requires 66 credits and gives students CFI and multiengine track options.
Training setting
Classes are offered at CMU Tech and Grand Junction Regional Airport; the program combines classroom, ground, and flight work.
Application timing
The program website says Fall 2026 applications are closed and describes a separate aviation application beyond general college admission.
Aircraft and simulator
The current catalog budget identifies C-172 dual and solo flying and an RB-TD2 simulator. It does not establish an available fleet count.
Beyond certificate lessons
Published coursework includes meteorology, aircraft systems, ATC procedures, aviation safety, physiology, mountain-flying ground school, and crew resource management.
Published training options.
The school’s published options are summarized below. Each note explains the training type and what to clarify when comparing the school’s exact course.
Aviation Technology–Fixed Wing AAS
An academic pathway with its own entry and graduation requirements. Compare the flight qualifications, academic credits and flight fees included in your chosen track.
Fixed Wing AAS pathway for students with a prior FAA pilot certificate
An academic pathway with its own entry and graduation requirements. Compare the flight qualifications, academic credits and flight fees included in your chosen track.
Private pilot ground and flight training
A course combining ground study with practical flight lessons. Ask how knowledge preparation, flying and practical-test preparation fit together.
Instrument rating ground and flight training
Combined instrument ground study and flight training. Ask how academic lessons, aircraft sessions and any simulator work are coordinated.
Commercial pilot ground and flight training
Combined commercial-pilot ground and flight preparation. Confirm entry experience, aircraft, course sequence and the experience-building flights included.
Flight instructor (CFI) track
Training in teaching, lesson preparation and instructional flying. Ask which instructor qualification is included and how practice teaching is assessed.
Multiengine rating track
Training in multiengine aircraft. Confirm whether the course is an initial rating, an add-on or a transition, and which aircraft will be available.
Mountain flying ground school
Classroom study of mountain-flying considerations. Ask whether any practical mountain-flight instruction is a separate course.
The current catalog explicitly describes single-engine-land private, instrument, and commercial preparation. Students choose a CFI or multiengine degree track; both are not automatically included. Mountain flying is a ground course. The budget also identifies an RB-TD2 simulator.
Aircraft & training scope
Aircraft categories: Airplane
Published aircraft models: Cessna 172
Grand Junction program, with instruction split between CMU Tech and Grand Junction Regional Airport. The prior-license pathway has its own degree requirements.
The program page states that Fall 2026 applications are closed. Confirm the next application window, medical and entry requirements, and assigned aircraft. Published budgets are estimates, and additional flight hours can increase costs.
Training framework & verification
Part 141: Matched to the FAA roster dated 2026-10-19. Confirm the approved course and training location with the school. The workbook does not list individual course approvals or establish training quality.
FAA reference: faa.gov. Confirm the approved course and training location with the school.
PART 141 SOURCE CHECK
FAA roster information.
This listing is matched to the supplied FAA Part 141 roster record. Confirm the approved course and training location with the school; the roster does not list course approvals or establish training quality.
COLORADO MESA UNIVERSITY TECH
Certificate 6WCS952LLocation designator 2W0S
Address as recorded: 782 HERITAGE WAY #2, GRAND JUNCTION REGIONAL AIRPORT, GRAND JUNCTION, CO 81506
Colorado Mesa University Tech
Certificate 6WCS952LLocation designator 6WCS
Address as recorded: 2508 BLICHMANN AVE, GRAND JUNCTION, CO 81505
Use the faa.gov facility dashboard for future cross-reference. The dated record above reflects the FAA workbook used for this directory update. How we check records
TRAINING FIT
Our school review.
This program is worth comparing if you want a college credential alongside a sequenced professional-pilot education. The choice between instructor and multiengine tracks matters: applicants should establish which qualification is included in their own graduation plan. Flight expenses sit alongside tuition and course materials, so a semester-by-semester budget is more useful than tuition alone. The website says Fall 2026 applications are closed; ask about the next intake before arranging a move or transferring credit. This is an assessment of the published curriculum, not a claim about graduate outcomes.
An AI-assisted editorial assessment of the school’s published information. This is separate from student feedback. We have not attended or inspected this school.
WHAT THE AVAILABLE FEEDBACK TELLS US
Student review evidence.
Niche contains student reviews of Colorado Mesa University as a whole. Readable comments praise access to professors, smaller classes, and the campus community; others describe difficulty getting useful advising or financial-aid help. These accounts concern several non-aviation programs and do not establish the experience of CMU Tech flight students. The AOPA flight-school listing was indexed without reviews, and a separate aviation discussion asked for experiences without supplying a firsthand pilot-training review. A flight-program-specific verdict remains unsupported by this sample.
3.7 / 51,430 reviews
Institution-wide
University-wide rating; not a rating of CMU Tech’s flight program.
Source snapshot: 2026-10-23What reviewers appreciated
- Individual university students describe approachable professors and a welcoming campus community. [1]
Concerns reported
- Some university reviewers report unhelpful advising or financial-aid responses; their comments do not identify the flight program. [1]
How to read this evidence
University feedback cannot establish aircraft availability, flight-instructor quality, or aviation completion times. No verified flight-program complaint or national ranking is inferred.
Follow up with the school
- Can I speak with recent students in the professional pilot track?
- What are the current lesson scheduling, progress-review, and full flight-fee policies?
Read the review sources
- Colorado Mesa University student reviews on Niche Third-party source
University-wide comments, including non-aviation majors. The individual comments were read separately from the platform’s AI summary.
- CMU Tech flight-school listing on AOPA Context source · Search excerpt
Search result showed no ratings or reviews; the dynamic page did not expose readable review text.
- Colorado Mesa University aviation discussion Context source
A request for experiences, not an established pilot-training review.
AI-assisted summary of the cited material. Public comments are individual experiences; the sample may be small, selective, or dated.
How we prepare review summariesMAKE YOUR NEXT CONVERSATION COUNT
Questions for Colorado Mesa University Tech.
- When does the next aviation cohort open, and what separate program application is required?
- Which CFI or multiengine track fits my goals, and how will my existing certificates or flight hours count?
- What is the current complete budget for tuition, aircraft, instructor time, testing, and any additional flight hours?
- How are classes at CMU Tech coordinated with flight blocks at Grand Junction Regional Airport?
Sources & listing information.
School facts are compiled from the source material below. Imported record identifiers are retained for traceability and are not presented as proof of current certification.
- CMU Tech Aviation Technology program
- AVTN course descriptions
- 2026–2027 Fixed Wing AAS requirements
- Aviation Technology catalog and training budget
- Source-record reference: checkrides.ioReference retained from the supplied spreadsheet; current content not rechecked for this import.
- Source-record reference: checkrides.ioReference retained from the supplied spreadsheet; current content not rechecked for this import.
- faa.gov — Find a FacilityFAA pilot-school facility reference. Part 61 instruction is not a separate FAA school certification.
- Current school contact source
- Current school contact source
View source record references
6WCS952L
Part_141_Flight_School_Websites (1).csv; faaverifiedp141.xlsx