Colorado Northwestern Community College

Colorado Northwestern Community College is a community college based in northwest Colorado. Its Rangely campus hosts the college's aviation programs. The campus is home to programs in aviation flight and aviation maintenance. The Aviation Technology Flight program has taught people to fly for more than fifty years.

Flight training operations are based at Rangely Airport. This county facility is managed by the college and sits about two miles from the main Rangely campus. The college owns, operates, and maintains its own training aircraft fleet. It also employs a full time FAA certificated A&P mechanic at the airport to keep operations running.

The college offers multiple credentials for aviation students. These include an Associate of Applied Science degree in Aviation Technology Flight and a matching certificate. The college also offers an Associate of Applied Science degree in Aviation Maintenance Technology along with a certificate option. The maintenance program runs for five semesters.

The Aviation Maintenance Technology program is certificated by the FAA under 14 CFR Part 147. Students in this program gain experience working on general aviation aircraft. Training aircraft include a Cessna 152 or Piper Tomahawk, a twin engine Cessna 337, and a Rockwell Sabreliner corporate jet. Graduates who pass their FAA exams meet licensure requirements in all fifty states and United States territories.

The college cites a ratio of about eight students per flight instructor. This allows each student a minimum of three flights per week. The college fields a nationally ranked intercollegiate flight team that competes against other schools. The flight team adds to the training environment at the school.

The college has invested in its aviation infrastructure. Nearly seven hundred thousand dollars has been secured for improvements to Rangely Airport. These improvements support both the flight and maintenance programs. The campus serves students from across Colorado and surrounding regions who are pursuing careers in aviation.

Services

• Aviation Technology Flight (AAS)
• Aviation Technology Flight certificate
• Aviation Maintenance Technology (AAS)
• Aviation Maintenance Technology certificate
• Flight training
• Aviation maintenance training