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Aviation degree · San Bernardino, CA

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.

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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)
$55,000
2026-27Source

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

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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Figures are San Bernardino Valley College'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 1,250-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