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BillErvin · January 14th, 2009, 14:15

There are very few non-college aviation schools accredited by the Dept. of Education for Stafford or other federal programs (you mentioned the two that I knew about). There are many commercial companies that make "federally backed" private student loans for aviation schools.

But, there is a huge difference between the two, one is administered by the DOE and provides Grants and small loans, the others are "profit driven" lending institutions (some would say loan sharks) whose loans are backed by the government.

I would not recommend the latter, it wouldn't be wise to put yourself into a lot of rather high interest debt, just to get into a job market that's, shall we say, in a downward spiral

I believe the DOE website has a search function that you can look for aviation schools that are accredited, but of those two the only others I've found were colleges or universities .

January 14th, 2009, 14:15	#5
BillErvin Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Midlothian TX Temporary abode in Ft. Pierce FL Posts: 865 Blog Entries: 9	Re: Accredited 141 Flight Schools? There are very few non-college aviation schools accredited by the Dept. of Education for Stafford or other federal programs (you mentioned the two that I knew about). There are many commercial companies that make "federally backed" private student loans for aviation schools. But, there is a huge difference between the two, one is administered by the DOE and provides Grants and small loans, the others are "profit driven" lending institutions (some would say loan sharks) whose loans are backed by the government. I would not recommend the latter, it wouldn't be wise to put yourself into a lot of rather high interest debt, just to get into a job market that's, shall we say, in a downward spiral I believe the DOE website has a search function that you can look for aviation schools that are accredited, but of those two the only others I've found were colleges or universities . __________________ \_____@(")@_____/ Every day I remind myself that my inner & outer life is based on the labor of Patriots, living & dead, and I strive to live up to that sacrifice.