Professional Pilot Program Mission Statement

The mission of the K-State Salina Professional Pilot Program is to provide future aviation leaders with quality aviation education to prepare them for careers as aviation professionals.

Program Educational Goals

The goal of the program is to produce highly educated and skilled graduates who are prepared to immediately succeed in higher education, air carrier, corporate, military, or instructional environments.

Professional Pilot program graduates should:

1. Demonstrate the ability to work on diverse multidisciplinary teams.
2. Demonstrate a global perspective on sustainable aviation business practices.
3. Choose ethical courses of action within the operational environment.
4. Demonstrate a lifelong commitment to personal excellence through service and continuing education.
5. Appraise unsafe operational conditions within the aviation environment.
6. Communicate effectively, using both written and oral communication skills.
7. Creatively solve technical problems related to the aviation workplace using math and science.

Review and Assessment Process for Program Educational Goals

Plan and Process

Our Program Educational Goals and specific Student Learning Outcomes are assessed each year as part of our continuous improvement efforts. We begin with an Assessment Plan that identifies the courses in which goals and outcomes are introduced and assessed. Assessment results are collected through our Learning Management System (LMS). Faculty members review those results after the end of each semester, then adjust courses or curriculum to help students improve performance and opportunity for success in the future.

This is the assessment plan that aligns Educational Goals and Student Learning Outcomes and identifies where and how these goals and outcomes are measured and assessed.

PPIL Assessment Plan (pdf)

Annual Assessment Reports

2011 Annual Report (pdf)
2012 Annual Report (pdf)
2013 Annual Report (pdf)
2014 Annual Report (pdf)
2015 Annual Report - AABI Self-Study
2016 Annual Report - Assessment Plan Update
2017 Annual Report (pdf)
2018 Annual Report (pdf)
Fall 2019-Spring 2020 Annual Report (pdf)
2021 Annual Report (pdf)
2022 Annual Report (pdf)
2023 Annual Report (pdf)
2023 Student Achievement Data (pdf)

 

Student Retention and Graduation Rates

Year	Total Graduates
Summer/Fall 2013-Spring 2014	19
Summer/Fall 2014-Spring 2015	24
Summer/Fall 2015-Spring 2016	34
Summer/Fall 2016-Spring 2017	23
Summer/Fall 2017-Spring 2018	23
Summer/Fall 2018-Spring 2019	27
Summer/Fall 2019-Spring 2020	10
Summer/Fall 2020-Spring 2021	30
Summer/Fall 2021-Spring 2022	44
Summer/Fall 2022-Spring 2023	53

 

Employment Rates and Types of Employment

Year	Data Available	Employed	Furthering Education	Types of Employment
2013-2014	93%	100%	0%	Aerial Mapping Pilot (1) CFI (2) Charter Pilot (2) Second in Command (1) Patrol Pilot Title Unreported (2) UAS Academy Manager (1) Second Lieutenant Pilot (1) Student Naval Aviatory (1) Weather Modification Pilot (1)
2014-2015	100%	100%	0%	CFI (5) Senior Flight Instructor (5) Pilot (5) First Officer (4) Seaplane Flight Instructor (1) Captain (1) Survey Pilot (1) Pipeline Pilot (1) Second Lieutenant (1) Pilot First Lieutenant (1)
2015-2016	100%	97%	3%	First Officer (9) CFI (11) Pilot (4) Senior Flight Instructor (2) Naval Flight Officer (1)
2016-2017	96%	100%	0%	First Officer (4) Pilot (2) CFI (8) Senior Flight Instructor (5) Sales (1) Dispatcher (1)
2017-2018	94%	100%	0%	First Officer (1) Flight Instructor (4) Pilot (8)
2018-2019	96%	96%	0%	Corporate Pilot (5) Flight Instructor (17) Airline First Officer (3) Military Pilot (1)
2019-2020	100%	83%	0%	Corporate Pilot (0) Flight Instructor (5) Airline First Officer (4) Military Pilot (1)
2020-2021	40%			Corporate Pilot (2) Flight Instructor (7) Airline First Officer (3) Military Pilot (0)
2021-2022	100%	100%	0%	Unknown
2022-2023	95%	89%	5%	Aeronautical Data Analyst Associate CFI Crew Chief Reserves First Officer (4) Pilot Server UAS Flight Instructor