Anyone know how much 'overall' tuition is for seneca college's flight program?

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Anyone know how much 'overall' tuition is for seneca college's flight program?

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Hey, Seneca Aviation grad from 2001 here, although the program has changed quite a bit since I was there.

Overall, you're looking at roughly $40,000 tuition over 4 years, including summers. The indepth breakdown of fees can be found at http://www.senecac.on.ca/fulltime/stuser...

With tuition and supplies you're roughly looking at $4000 a semester. With the program you also have 2 summers where you fly full time and one summer where you're expected to do a co-op term.

$40,000 is a good chunk of change, but when you consider the equipment that you get to do your flight training on it works out to be a good deal. The program is substantially subsidized by the Ontario Government.

If money is an issue (it is for most people), if I were you I'd also look into the programs at Confederation College in Thunder Bay http://www.confederationc.on.ca/flight-m... or Sault College in Sault Ste. Marie http://www.saultc.on.ca/Academics/Aviati...

Both are great programs that are also subsidized by the Ontario Government but because they are shorter and do not involve a co-op term, are substantially cheaper. The total tuition for Confederation is roughly $10,000 and for Sault is roughly $18,000 - although you should contact the schools for the exact numbers.

Don't get me wrong, I think Seneca has a good program and I think the training that I got there was great, but spending 4 years to get your flight training done can be a lot. Airlines in Canada generally give equal weight to a degree or a diploma from a recognized flight college. Just something to think about when making your decision.

Good Luck!

James Ball

Author of "So, You Want to be a Pilot, Eh? - A Guidebook for Canadian Pilot Training"

http://www.piloteh.com

http://www.piloteh.blogspot.com