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A closer look.
Spartan College’s Tulsa Aviation Flight program combines an associate degree with professional-pilot preparation at its Tulsa Riverside Airport flight facility. The published progression includes private, instrument, commercial, multiengine, CFI and CFII training. The facility describes Cessna 172, Piper Archer and Piper Seminole aircraft, plus Frasca and Redbird training devices. It is separate from the main Tulsa academic campus, which matters for housing and transportation. Spartan also offers a part-time, pay-as-you-go private-pilot course using Cessna 172s and King Schools online ground preparation. Eligible Tulsa students may apply to Allegiant’s Altitude pathway after commercial certification, subject to current requirements and availability.
Separate flight facility
The Tulsa flight facility is at Tulsa Riverside Airport, approximately 20 miles from the main campus, with ground classrooms and flight-support facilities.
Aircraft and devices
The campus page identifies Cessna 172, Piper Archer and Piper Seminole aircraft and Frasca/Redbird training devices.
Avocational alternative
The part-time private-pilot course combines Cessna 172 flying with King Schools online ground preparation and a pay-as-you-go format.
Conditional airline pathway
The Altitude pathway is available to eligible Tulsa flight students after commercial certification. Its published milestones include multiengine, CFI and CFII training; employment is not guaranteed.
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.
Private pilot
A private-pilot training path. Compare the aircraft used, ground-school arrangements and how lessons progress from initial skills to practical-test preparation.
Instrument rating
Training focused on instrument flying, procedures and planning. Compare aircraft and simulator use, scheduling and the preparation expected before flight lessons.
Commercial pilot
A commercial-pilot training option. Ask which aircraft category, prerequisites, experience-building flights and practical-test preparation are included.
Multiengine rating
Training in multiengine aircraft. Confirm whether the course is an initial rating, an add-on or a transition, and which aircraft will be available.
Certified flight instructor
Training in teaching, lesson preparation and instructional flying. Ask which instructor qualification is included and how practice teaching is assessed.
Instrument flight instructor
Preparation for instrument-instruction responsibilities. Confirm the required existing instructor qualification and whether simulator work is part of the course.
Aviation Flight associate degree
An academic pathway with its own entry and graduation requirements. Compare the flight qualifications, academic credits and flight fees included in your chosen track.
Part-time private-pilot course
Ask the school for the syllabus, entry requirements, training location and complete cost for this specific option.
Ground school
Study and knowledge preparation. Confirm the delivery format, included materials, instructor support and any separate flight-training requirement.
Simulator training
Practice using a training device. Ask which device is used, whether an instructor is included and how the sessions support your particular course.
The published options below are supported by the linked school sources.
Aircraft & training scope
Aircraft categories: Airplane
Published aircraft models: Cessna 172, Piper Archer, Piper Seminole
This profile concerns Spartan’s Tulsa flight operation. Programs at other Spartan campuses and maintenance qualifications are separate.
Course completion, FAA qualifications, pathway selection and employment are not guaranteed. Confirm the current academic catalog and itemized flight-cost plan.
Training framework & verification
Part 61: Explicit in supplied source; not rechecked for this import. 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 61 describes training rules; it does not itself identify an FAA-certificated 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.
SPARTAN EDUCATION, LLC
Doing business as: SPARTAN COLLEGE OF OF AERONAUTICS AND TECHNOLOGY
Certificate DF2S766KLocation designator DF2S
Address as recorded: TULSA RIVERSIDE AIRPORT, 123 CESSNA DRIVE, TULSA, OK 74132
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.
Spartan gives Tulsa students a choice between a college-based professional sequence and a narrower avocational private-pilot course. That distinction should guide the first admissions conversation, since the attendance commitment and financing arrangement may differ substantially. The Riverside flight facility and main campus are separate, so include travel in daily planning. Airline-pathway material is useful career context, but an applicant should evaluate the training itself and understand that qualification, selection and employment remain conditional.
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.
The Tulsa flight-campus review page contains sharply different training accounts. One graduate praises the progression from private pilot through instructor training. Another reviewer reports dissatisfaction with lesson cancellations, checkride access, financial communication, and scheduling. Those complaints are the reviewer's account and have not been independently established. With only seven ratings in the source snapshot and few substantive narratives, the sample is small. Ask current students about flying frequency, examiner availability, and how scheduling or billing problems are resolved.
2.7 / 57 reviews
This location
The source is the Tulsa flight campus, not a university-wide or maintenance-program score. Serious allegations beyond the reviewer's service experience are not repeated.
Source snapshot: 2026-07-31What reviewers appreciated
- One graduate describes a positive course progression from private pilot through instructor certification. [1]
Concerns reported
- Another reviewer reports cancellations, checkride delays, and unsatisfactory scheduling and financial communication. [1]
How to read this evidence
The source is the Tulsa flight campus, not a university-wide or maintenance-program score. Serious allegations beyond the reviewer's service experience are not repeated.
Follow up with the school
- Can I speak with recent students who completed the certificate or rating I want?
- How often can I train, and how are aircraft or instructor cancellations handled?
Read the review sources
- Google via FlightSchools.aero — Spartan College of Aeronautics Third-party source
The page republishes a selection of Google reviews; the full review history remains on the business Google profile.
AI-assisted summary of the cited material. Public comments are individual experiences; the sample may be small, selective, or dated.
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Questions for Spartan College of Aeronautics.
- Should I enter the Aviation Flight degree or the separate part-time private-pilot course?
- How are classes divided between the main campus and Riverside flight facility?
- Which certificates, simulator sessions and examination charges are included in my current program estimate?
- What current requirements govern Altitude eligibility, instructor opportunities and any later Allegiant application?
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.
- Official Spartan College of Aeronautics information
- Official Spartan College of Aeronautics information
- Official Spartan College of Aeronautics information
- Source-record reference: checkrides.ioReference retained from the supplied spreadsheet; current content not rechecked for this import.
- Source-record reference: spartan.eduReference retained from the supplied spreadsheet; current content not rechecked for this import.
- Source-record reference: bestaviation.netReference retained from the supplied spreadsheet; current content not rechecked for this import.
- faa.gov — Pilot Schools InformationFAA guidance on certificated schools and other flight-training providers.
- faa.gov — Find a FacilityFAA pilot-school facility reference. Part 61 instruction is not a separate FAA school certification.
View source record references
DF2S766K · P61-5509576A70
Part_141_Flight_School_Websites (1).csv; Part_61_Flight_School_Websites (1).csv; faaverifiedp141.xlsx