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Aviation degree · Riverside, CA

What an aviation degree at California Baptist University costs

A 4-year bachelor's (BS) program. Tuition, room & board, and flight fees, each from the school's own published pages, summed into an all-in estimate. Flight fees are billed separately and on top of tuition. This is a planning estimate, not the school's quote.

PilotBound all-in estimate

$304K

4-year all-in, private (one tuition rate)

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Tuition + room & board (4years) + whole-program flight fees. Sourced figures summed, not the school's quoted package. Tuition changes yearly.

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The numbers, with sources

Tuition
$162,552
$40,638/yr × 42025-26Source

Private; flat block rate (13-18 units), same for all residencies. Mandatory fees add ~$2,460/year.

Room & board
$50,672
$12,668/yr × 42025-26Source

Shared-occupancy hall plus required meal plan.

Flight training (whole program)
$90,577
2025-26Source

Partial: school does not price every rating, so the full sequence costs more.

Sum of CBU's official per-course aviation lab fees (2025-26 fee schedule) for the Private through Commercial single-and-multi sequence: Private Flight I $9,136 + II $14,166, Instrument Flight I $8,383 + II $7,482, Commercial Flight I $23,356 + II $15,473 + Multi $11,856, plus ground and certificate fees ($90,577 total). In-house FAA Part 141 at Riverside Municipal (KRAL), R-ATP eligible. The CFI/CFII courses are additional.

All-in
$303,801

See how this stacks up against Part 61, Part 141, an academy, and a 2-year degree.

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Figures are California Baptist University's own published tuition, room & board, and flight fees, summed by PilotBound into a planning estimate. They are not the school's quoted program price, and they will differ from a student's actual cost. Flight fees are pay-as-you-go and vary with a student's pace. Confirm current numbers with the school. The 1,000-hour airline minimum comes from a qualifying degree under 14 CFR 61.160. PilotBound is not affiliated with California Baptist University. Disclaimer & removal policy.

Primary sources: calbaptist.edu·calbaptist.edu·calbaptist.edu