Saw some poor reviews - wanted to give my story since I'm retiring in about a year from a successful technical career that all started at Spartan. I graduated from Spartan in May 1982, during a period when the A&P hiring economy was difficult. But the Associated Degree, and 3.5 GPA allowed me to get accepted for Mechanical Engineering at several major colleges (something at the time was not on my radar), before selecting and graduating with a BSME from ASU in 1988, and yes I supported myself throughout the long arduous journey, but I finished and it led to a very successful career. I held various engineering, and project lead positions, at Collins Aerospace, General Atomics, Sundstrand, then at Caterpillar, leading to Pratt & Whitney design patents for various components on Auxiliary Power Units on both the Boeing 787 and the Airbus A380, before migrating to industrial gas turbines (Solar Turbines, div. of CAT) in 2006, where I enjoyed several more opportunities to design and patent turbine engine components along with many leadership roles. It's nearly impossible to know what lies ahead, but I made it important to tie the two fields of study together to justify both - and I look back favorably on that decision. Recall Chevy Chase in Caddyshack: "Be your future - make your future". Kind of makes sense. I'm going to stop by to purchase a souvenir at Spartan when I'm in town next week to tour the AA facility, a facility I was able to first visit as a student 43 years ago.

I am an alumni from 2009 and don't recommend Spartan. I was told by recruiters it was required to do maintenance before flight. Ended up maxing aid and not completing the flight program. Job placement sent me to mom and pop shop that ended up with layoffs. Tried to transfer credits later to Oklahoma State, and was told Spartan was not a nationally accredited college. Later on I ended up filing a claim with US dept of Education about my aid, but nothing was resolved due to not enough documentation. I felt like I wasted my time at the college, and I did enjoy my instructors and colleagues. Just very disappointed with that chapter in my life!!!

I picked up my A&P license here at this FOR PROFIT school for $40k about 5yr ago. My experience this far, as an A&P mechanic, for the LARGEST REGIONAL Airline. I do love my job and enjoy my work.1st time I've ever been able to say that. I am over the hill . You will work nights and weekends for the rest of your life, depending on base and location. If you are somewhere to work days, your days will be boring and putting a screw in here and there and lots of paperwork if you don't have the part needed, during the day. Boring days, without actually working on aircraft. Or nights and weekends for the rest of your life, with no extra pay for more responsibilities, taxiing aircraft, night shift premiums. I love my job,other than nights, weekends, and pay. Spartan made it sound like it is a great career, pay, benefits, retirement, etc. The job Is better than hauling trash. Just pat and benefits are no where near where they should be. I attended the on campus portion with kids. Some younger than my own. The kids mostly slept and copied the school work. There was 25 or so in my class, by the time we had our license I believe 2-4 people ended up with license. Parents, if you have $40k laying around or would like a $40k loan payment, by all means give it to Spartan. Personally, I would not send my kids here, if I only knew then what I know now. I'd have never wasted $40k. There is $ to be made if you'd like to live in a large city. I'm talking LA large, or San Fran Large, or Dallas Large. Large cities. With the possibility of a layoff, if you have seniority built up. You might get to bump to another base, somewhere else. It's not as good as everyone thinks. Spartan was a waste, this is a young, single man's profession. With The possibility of making good $, along with possibilities of being laid off and having to bump to another city. Live and Learn!! Attend somewhere else.

Graduated from the AMT Hybrid program in November of 2020. The Hybrid program was the perfect fit for me as I was able to continue working while completing the online portion and then go to Tulsa for the On Ground syllabus. Spartan is designed to give you a solid foundation of the fundamentals, prepare you to pass the FAA Oral and Practical exams, and set you up to continue to learn once you are hired. Like any school or program, you get out what you put in. If you are disciplined, put the effort in, and make a concerted effort at studying and learning, then you will do fine and have a good experience. If you expect to show up, not apply yourself, and be spoon-fed what you need, then you are setting yourself up for failure I found the majority of the Instructors at Spartan to be very helpful and genuinely caring about helping students to learn. There were a few less than stellar ones when we first arrived, but there was a marked infusion of talented and engaged instructors by the time we graduated. They were very accommodating with my situation when COVID hit and school was shut down. I was able to return to work and come back and complete the final six weeks at a point that worked with my schedule. Some of the equipment was dated, but overall it was adequate to get the training across. There was a concerted effort to improve the quality of equipment and training devices during our time there. If you have solid study habits and a desire to learn the basics and set yourself up for success, then I would recommend Spartan. If you are expecting to show up, not study, not pay attention, and expect to be handed a degree, pass the FAA exams, and land a good job, don’t blame the school or program for not preparing you.

Terrible place to go to school they set you up for failure. I had a hard time making payments last year when I was enrolled. And now I have vocational rehabilitation paying for my school. I was told I need to write an apology letter for being broke and not being able to make my PAST payments. Even though it's NOW payed for. Like come on people