Sinclair College
Four-year aviation degree at Greene County/Lewis A. Jackson Regional Airport.
Costs checkedChecked November 13, 2026 by Samip Shah, CFI, CFII, AGI
At a glance
- A bachelor's degree with flight training, at a public university.
- Graduates can reach the airline minimum at 1,000 hours instead of 1,500.
- 4 years all-in: $94,064 in-state, $113,892 out-of-state.
Basics
| Degree | Bachelor's (BS), four years |
|---|---|
| School | Public |
| Airline minimum | 1,000 hours (restricted ATP) |
| Location | Dayton, OH |
What it costs
Tuition and room & board for 4 years, plus the whole program's flight fees, which are billed on top of tuition. Tuition changes yearly.
- Tuition (in-state)
- $25,180
- $6,295/yr × 42025-26Source
- A quarter of the $25,181.56 tuition Sinclair's own fixed-wing cost sheet totals over the eight semesters of the bachelor's degree, at the Ohio rate for students outside Montgomery County ($198.28 a credit). Montgomery County residents pay less on their own sheet.
- Tuition (out-of-state)
- $45,008
- $11,252/yr × 42025-26Source
- A quarter of the $45,008.80 the out-of-state cost sheet totals over eight semesters.
- Flight training (whole program)
- $68,884
- 2025-26Source
- Based on FAA-minimum hours; real cost typically runs higher.
- The six rating flight labs on Sinclair's Spring 2026 cost sheet, each a course fee plus a flight lab fee: Private $12,084.51, Instrument $10,301.45, Commercial $23,652.20, Flight Instructor $8,112.96, Multi-Engine $8,656.75 and Instrument Instructor $6,076.20. Sinclair prices the FAA minimum hours for each rating; anything beyond is the student's. The Private Pilot lab is Part 61 at MacAir and the sheet marks additional out-of-pocket fees on it. Simulator course fees of $500 and $1,000 are on the sheet and not in this figure.
- All-in (in-state)
- $94,064
Airport
Greene County/Lewis A. Jackson Regional I19
Home field · 1 runway · 5,004 ft · asphalt
Aerial imagery: USDA NAIP imagery via the USGS National Map
Weather
What counts as a flyable day
Clouds no lower than 3,000 feet and visibility of 5 miles or more (VFR weather) for at least half the hours between 9 am and 5 pm. Hourly observations from the airport's own weather station, 2016 to 2025. Source: Iowa Environmental Mesonet ASOS archive, Iowa State University.
Paying for it
Two ways to cover $94,064.
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- Money you keepScholarships you could apply for43 open to anyone, plus 2 in Ohio. Top awards reach $22,200.
- ORBAA Scholarship$10,000 · Check dates
- Mitchell Cary and Don Gum Memorial Aviation Scholarship$1,500 · National Aviation Heritage Area counties · Check dates
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- Money you pay backLenders that cover $94,064Four of the six lenders in our comparison lend this much. That is whether a loan this size is on offer, not whether you would be approved.
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Questions
How much does an aviation degree at Sinclair College cost?
Summing Sinclair College's own published tuition, room and board, and flight fees over 4 years, PilotBound estimates about $94,064 all in for an in-state student and $113,892 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 Sinclair College?
Sinclair College publishes about $68,884 for the whole flight sequence its 4-year bachelor's degree trains (2025-26), separate from and on top of tuition. That figure is priced at FAA-minimum hours, so a realistic total runs higher, often by around 40 percent. 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 Sinclair College?
Sinclair College publishes about $6,295 per year in-state and $11,252 out of state for 2025-26. Over the 4-year program that is roughly $25,180 versus $45,008, 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 Sinclair College lower the airline hour requirement?
Yes. Sinclair College's 4-year bachelor's aviation degree is a qualifying degree under 14 CFR 61.160, which lets you hold a restricted ATP at 1,000 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.
Sources
Tuition, room & board and flight fees are Sinclair College's own published figures, summed by PilotBound. Flight fees are pay-as-you-go and vary with a student's pace. The 1,000-hour airline minimum comes from a qualifying degree under 14 CFR 61.160. PilotBound is not affiliated with Sinclair College. Disclaimer & removal policy.
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