Portland Community College | Portland, Oregon

Airplane with Flight Instructor, associate degree

Award information

Degrees and certificates by number of terms to complete

Award	Length (attending full-time)	Financial aid eligible	Currently accepting students?
Associate Degree: Aviation Science: Airplane with Flight Instructor	2 years		Limited entry, see how to apply to Aviation Science

Courses

Course listing for the 2026-2027 catalog year.

• Current class schedule
• Class descriptions (catalog)

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
AVS 107A	Flight Preparation Lab - Private Airplane	1
AVS 107B	Flight Preparation Lab - Instrument Airplane	1
AVS 107C	Flight Preparation Lab - Commercial Airplane	1
AVS 117	Aviation Study and Professionalism	2
AVS 120	Private Pilot Ground	4
AVS 125A	Airplane: Private Pilot Flight A	4
AVS 125B	Airplane: Private Pilot Flight B	4
AVS 127	Introduction to Aviation	4
AVS 130	Instrument Pilot Ground	4
AVS 135A	Airplane: Instrument Flight A	4
AVS 135B	Airplane: Instrument Flight B	4
AVS 137	Applied Aerodynamics	4
AVS 140	Airplane: Commercial Pilot Ground	4
AVS 157	Aircraft Systems & Structures I: Airframe	3
AVS 167	Aircraft Systems: Powerplant	3
AVS 177	Pilot Human Factors and Safety Management	4
AVS 207A	Single Engine CFI Lab	1
AVS 207C	Flight Preparation Lab - Airplane Instructor CFII/SEL	1
AVS 217	Aviation Weather Services	4
AVS 225A	Airplane: Commercial Flight A	4
AVS 225B	Airplane: Commercial Flight B	4
AVS 227	Aviation Careers	4
AVS 230		5
AVS 237	Aviation Law and Regulations	4
AVS 240		2
AVS 243	Airplane Single-Engine CFI Ground/Flight	1
AVS 244	Airplane Certified Flight Instructor Instrument	1
AVS 255	Multi-Crew Operations	1
AVS 267	Economics of Flight Operations	4
GS 109	Physical Science (Meteorology) *	4
WR 121Z	Composition I Z	4
General Education: 3 Courses
Aviation Program Electives		3
Total Credits		107

*

Could be used as General Education

Z

This course is part of Oregon Common Course Numbering. The following courses are equivalent:
WR 121 and WR 121Z