Aviation degree · Grand Junction, CO
What an aviation degree at Colorado Mesa University (CMU Tech) 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
$99.9K
In-state, all-in
$121K
Out-of-state, all-in
Tuition + room & board (2years) + whole-program flight fees. Sourced figures summed, not the school's quoted package. Tuition changes yearly.
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- Tuition (in-state)
- $23,152
- Tuition (out-of-state)
- $44,548
- Room & board(estimated)
- $17,100
- Flight training (whole program)
- $59,696
- All-in (in-state)
- $99,948
Sticker tuition + fees $5,787.96/sem x 2. CO residents who apply the state COF stipend pay about $8,792/yr ($4,395.96/sem).
Out-of-state tuition + fees $11,137.20/sem x 2.
CMU's tuition/fee catalog page does not publish a single combined room & board figure.
Partial: school does not price every rating, so the full sequence costs more.
Full single-engine sequence PPL through CFI, sum of CMU Tech's published per-course flight labs (PPL $14,160 + Instrument $12,836 + Commercial I $12,640 + Commercial II $14,385 + CFI $5,675). In-house fleet at Grand Junction Regional (KGJT), FAA-minimum-hour based, so plan higher. Multi-engine is optional (about +$7,525) and not in this total; the packet is dated 2024-25.
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Compare the pathsFigures are Colorado Mesa University (CMU Tech)'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 Colorado Mesa University (CMU Tech). Disclaimer & removal policy.
Primary sources: coloradomesa.edu·catalog.coloradomesa.edu