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Aviation degree · San Bernardino, CA · Checked July 22, 2026

What an aviation degree at San Bernardino Valley College costs

A 2-year associate's (AAS) 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

$79K

In-state, all-in

$115K

Out-of-state, all-in

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Tuition + room & board (2years) + whole-program flight fees. Sourced figures summed, not the school's quoted package. Tuition changes yearly.

The numbers, with sources

Tuition (in-state)
$2,760
$1,380/yr × 22026-27Source

$46/unit enrollment fee, ~30 units/yr, plus campus fees (health, campus center, transportation).

Tuition (out-of-state)
$38,760
$19,380/yr × 22026-27Source

$400/unit nonresident tuition + $200/unit capital outlay + $46/unit enrollment (~$646/unit), ~30 units/yr (as of Fall 2025).

Room & board(estimated)
$21,240
$10,620/yr × 22026-27Source

Commuter campus; no on-campus housing.

Flight training (whole program)(estimated)
$55,000
2026-27Source

This school publishes no whole-program flight total. The figure is a PilotBound estimate, not the school's, built from its own published rates or fees.

Flight Operations - Professional Pilot AS (state-approved June 2025), delivered with Riverside Flight Academy (Part 141) at Riverside Municipal (KRAL). The college helps cover the FAA-required minimum 40 flight hours; SBVC publishes no whole-program flight total, so $55,000 is a PilotBound estimate for the PPL-through-Commercial sequence at CA rates.

All-in (in-state)
$79,000

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Common questions about San Bernardino Valley College

How much does an aviation degree at San Bernardino Valley College cost?
Summing San Bernardino Valley College's own published tuition, room and board, and flight fees over 2 years, PilotBound estimates about $79,000 all in for an in-state student and $115,000 out of state. That is a sum of the school's published figures, not the school's own quoted package price, and flight fees are billed pay-as-you-go on top of tuition rather than as a fixed bill.
How much are flight fees at San Bernardino Valley College?
San Bernardino Valley College publishes about $55,000 for the whole flight sequence its 2-year associate's degree trains (2026-27), separate from and on top of tuition. That figure is incomplete: the school does not price every rating the degree trains, so the full sequence costs more. Flight fees move with your pace and the hours you actually fly, which is why they are the least predictable line in a collegiate aviation budget.
What is tuition at San Bernardino Valley College?
San Bernardino Valley College publishes about $1,380 per year in-state and $19,380 out of state for 2026-27. Over the 2-year program that is roughly $2,760 versus $38,760, before room and board and before any flight fees. Residency is usually the largest single lever on a collegiate aviation budget.
Does an aviation degree from San Bernardino Valley College lower the airline hour requirement?
Yes. San Bernardino Valley College's 2-year associate's aviation degree is a qualifying degree under 14 CFR 61.160, which lets you hold a restricted ATP at 1,250 hours instead of the standard 1,500. That is the concrete thing the degree buys beyond the credential itself, and it is worth weighing against the tuition and room and board a non-degree path does not carry.

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Tuition and room & board are San Bernardino Valley College's own published figures. The flight total is NOT: San Bernardino Valley College publishes no whole-program flight cost, so that line is a PilotBound estimate and is marked as one above. 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 1,250-hour airline minimum comes from a qualifying degree under 14 CFR 61.160. PilotBound is not affiliated with San Bernardino Valley College. Disclaimer & removal policy.

Primary sources: valleycollege.edu·catalog.valleycollege.edu·valleycollege.edu