Aviation degree · Casper, WY
What an aviation degree at Casper 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
$96.1K
In-state, all-in
$110K
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.
The numbers, with sources
- Tuition (in-state)
- $9,240
- Tuition (out-of-state)
- $22,680
- Room & board
- $17,200
- Flight training (whole program)
- $69,675
- All-in (in-state)
- $96,115
Wyoming resident $154/credit at 15 credits a semester, $2,310/semester across two semesters. Aviation course fees are billed on top and are the flight cost below.
Non-resident $378/credit at 15 credits a semester, $5,670/semester.
Fall 2026 rates: double occupancy $2,130/semester plus the 19-meal plan $2,170/semester.
Partial: school does not price every rating, so the full sequence costs more.
Casper's own published aviation course fees, and its own stated total, which its seven line items sum to exactly: Private ground $500 + Private flight $19,525 + Instrument ground $375 + Instrument flight $17,475 + Commercial ground $325 + Commercial flight I $17,100 + Commercial flight II $14,375. That is Private through Commercial and NO FURTHER: the AAS does not require a CFI or a standalone multi-engine rating, so both are extra if you want them, and this figure is marked partial for that reason. Books, the FAA medical, aircraft renter insurance, an iPad, FAA exam fees and headset rental are listed as additional and are not included.
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- How much does an aviation degree at Casper College cost?
- Summing Casper College's own published tuition, room and board, and flight fees over 2 years, PilotBound estimates about $96,115 all in for an in-state student and $109,555 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 Casper College?
- Casper College publishes about $69,675 for the whole flight sequence its 2-year associate's degree trains (2026-27), separate from and on top of tuition. That figure is incomplete: the school does not price every rating the degree trains, so the full sequence costs more. 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 Casper College?
- Casper College publishes about $4,620 per year in-state and $11,340 out of state for 2026-27. Over the 2-year program that is roughly $9,240 versus $22,680, 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 Casper College lower the airline hour requirement?
- Yes. Casper 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.
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Figures are Casper 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 Casper College. Disclaimer & removal policy.
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