Accelerated academy · Pembroke Pines, FL · Checked July 1, 2026
What Wayman Aviation Academy's program costs
A full-time, integrated career program sold at a fixed price, not an hourly rate. Every figure below is Wayman Aviation Academy's own published price, with the source and the date we read it. This is the published sticker, not a personalized quote.
Website wayman.edu
Published program price
$39K
Accelerated Professional Pilot Program (Zero to Commercial)
Other tracks from $12K (see breakdown).
Published as an average. Your real cost rises if you fly more than the average hours.
Wayman prices on FAA minimums and notes that aircraft type and training beyond the minimum add cost (the program page also cites roughly 10% in additional expenses). It does not publish a per-hour overage rate. Prices below are the US-student (domestic) figures; international M-1/F-1 visa pricing is higher.
The academy's own published price. It does not reduce the 1,500-hour airline minimum (only a qualifying degree does). Prices change. Confirm current figures with Wayman Aviation Academy.
The programs, with sources
PPL · IR · CPL
US-student (domestic) Part 141 tuition: Private, Instrument, and Commercial single-engine, about 10 to 12 months, flown in a C152/C172. Excludes about $6,068 in mandatory fees (FAA exams, medical, checkrides, headset, materials) plus roughly 10% in other expenses. The international M-1 visa version of this program is priced higher ($51,970 single-engine, $62,420 with multi).
US students: enrollment then installments (part-time $7,500 + 8 x $3,750 + $1,463 final; full-time $15,000 + 3 x $7,500 + $1,463 final). Sallie Mae and Stratus Financial available.
FAA Part 141, ACCET-accredited academy at North Perry Airport (HWO), Pembroke Pines, FL. Does not reduce the 1,500-hour airline minimum.
PPL
US-student Part 141 Private Pilot course, about 3 to 4 months. $12,015 in a C152 ($13,065 in a C172). Excludes about $3,400 in mandatory fees (FAA written, checkride, medical, materials).
PPL · IR · CPL · CFI · CFII
Two-year ACCET-accredited associate degree whose tuition includes Private, Instrument, Commercial single-engine, CFI, and CFII. Excludes about $12,531 in mandatory fees. Same published tuition for F-1 visa international students.
A college degree program (distinct from the vocational career package above), shown here for the full range of Wayman's US-student options.
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- How much does Wayman Aviation Academy cost?
- Wayman Aviation Academy publishes $38,963 for its Accelerated Professional Pilot Program (Zero to Commercial), as listed on the academy's own pricing page (July 2026). It publishes 3 tracks in total, priced by how much flight experience you start with. That is the published sticker for the program, not a personalized quote, and it is what the academy asks before the fees the sticker excludes.
- What is included in Wayman Aviation Academy's program price?
- Wayman Aviation Academy's published programs cover Private Pilot, Instrument Rating, Commercial Pilot, Flight Instructor and Instrument Instructor. On what it excludes, the academy states: US-student (domestic) Part 141 tuition: Private, Instrument, and Commercial single-engine, about 10 to 12 months, flown in a C152/C172. Excludes about $6,068 in mandatory fees (FAA exams, medical, checkrides, headset, materials) plus roughly 10% in other expenses. The international M-1 visa version of this program is priced higher ($51,970 single-engine, $62,420 with multi).
- What happens if you need more hours than Wayman Aviation Academy's program includes?
- Published as an average. Your real cost rises if you fly more than the average hours. Wayman prices on FAA minimums and notes that aircraft type and training beyond the minimum add cost (the program page also cites roughly 10% in additional expenses). It does not publish a per-hour overage rate. Prices below are the US-student (domestic) figures; international M-1/F-1 visa pricing is higher. This is the question worth asking hardest at any accelerated academy, because the published price and the price a student who flies over the plan actually pays are two different numbers.
- Does going to Wayman Aviation Academy lower the 1,500-hour airline requirement?
- No. An accelerated academy does not reduce the 1,500-hour ATP minimum. Only a qualifying aviation degree does, under 14 CFR 61.160, which lowers it to 1,000 hours for a bachelor's or 1,250 for an associate's. What an academy sells is speed and a fixed price to the commercial certificate and instructor ratings, not a shortcut to the airlines. Most graduates then instruct to build the remaining hours.
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Figures are Wayman Aviation Academy's own published program prices, shown with the date we read them. They are not a personalized quote, and a student's actual cost will differ with location premiums, the fees the sticker excludes, and pace. Published prices generally assume the program's planned hours; flight training often runs over the FAA minimums, and how extra hours are billed varies by academy (some hold a truly fixed cost, others charge an hourly rate for additional time). Confirm the overage policy with the academy. An accelerated academy does not lower the 1,500-hour airline minimum; only a qualifying degree does, under 14 CFR 61.160. PilotBound is not affiliated with Wayman Aviation Academy. Disclaimer & removal policy.
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