Tarrant County College
Two-year aviation degree at Perot Field/Fort Worth Alliance Airport.
Costs checkedChecked November 13, 2026 by Samip Shah, CFI, CFII, AGI
At a glance
- An associate's degree with flight training, at a public college.
- Graduates can reach the airline minimum at 1,250 hours instead of 1,500.
- 2 years all-in: $127,176 in-state, $141,636 out-of-state.
Basics
| Degree | Associate's (AAS), two years |
|---|---|
| School | Public |
| Airline minimum | 1,250 hours (restricted ATP) |
| Location | Fort Worth, TX |
What it costs
Tuition and room & board for 2 years, plus the whole program's flight fees, which are billed on top of tuition. Tuition changes yearly.
- Tuition (in-state)
- $4,440
- $2,220/yr × 22026-27Source
- Tarrant County residents: TCC's own $4,440 tuition and fees for the 60-credit AAS, over two years ($74 a credit hour). Texas residents of other counties pay $136 a credit hour.
- Tuition (out-of-state)
- $18,900
- $9,450/yr × 22026-27Source
- $315 a credit hour for 30 credit hours a year.
- Flight training (whole program)
- $122,736
- 2026-27Source
- TCC's own 2026-27 projected total for seven flight courses: Private $35,477, Instrument $17,195, Intermediate $24,626, Commercial $20,985, Multiengine $9,290, CFI $9,652 and CFII $5,511. Each includes the projected dual, solo and simulator hours, briefings, fuel, knowledge tests and examiner checkrides. A $5,000 flight account deposit is due before the first course.
- All-in (in-state)
- $127,176
Airport
Perot Field/Fort Worth Alliance KAFW
Home field · 2 runways · longest 11,125 ft · concrete
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
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Questions
How much does an aviation degree at Tarrant County College cost?
Summing Tarrant County College's own published tuition, room and board, and flight fees over 2 years, PilotBound estimates about $127,176 all in for an in-state student and $141,636 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 Tarrant County College?
Tarrant County College publishes about $122,736 for the whole flight sequence its 2-year associate's degree trains (2026-27), separate from and on top of tuition. 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 Tarrant County College?
Tarrant County College publishes about $2,220 per year in-state and $9,450 out of state for 2026-27. Over the 2-year program that is roughly $4,440 versus $18,900, 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 Tarrant County College lower the airline hour requirement?
Yes. Tarrant County 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.
Sources
Tuition, room & board and flight fees are Tarrant County College's own published figures, summed by PilotBound. Flight fees are pay-as-you-go and vary with a student's pace. The 1,250-hour airline minimum comes from a qualifying degree under 14 CFR 61.160. PilotBound is not affiliated with Tarrant County College. Disclaimer & removal policy.
Primary sources: tccd.edu· catalog.tccd.edu· tccd.edu· tcc.teamdynamix.com
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