Aviation degree · Greeley, CO

What an aviation degree at Aims Community 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

$93.7K

In-state, all-in

$131K

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)
$10,276
$5,138/yr × 22025-26Source

Derived: Aims' published in-district tuition $10,275 for the 77-credit AAS, divided across 2 years. CO residents outside Aims' Weld County district pay more.

Tuition (out-of-state)
$47,446
$23,723/yr × 22025-26Source

Derived: out-of-state program tuition $47,446 / 2 years.

Room & board(estimated)
$17,100
$8,550/yr × 22025-26Source

Commuter college; no on-campus housing.

Flight training (whole program)
$66,355
2025-26Source

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

Aims' published program flight cost, covering PPL, Instrument, Commercial, and Multi-Engine (about 250 flight hours) at its in-house Aims Flight Training Center in Loveland. The instructor ratings (CFI/CFII/MEI) are not included, so the full sequence costs more.

All-in (in-state)
$93,731

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Figures are Aims Community 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 Aims Community College. Disclaimer & removal policy.

Primary sources: aims.edu·aims.edu