Spartan College?

[Lear60Guy]

If you are looking at places in Oklahoma try the University of Oklahoma. Aviation department is good and getting even better and you can get a four year degree thats worth something. Meteorology would be a good one, and OU is about the best place to get that degree.

OU Aviation

 

[328dude]

I never went to Spartan, but might want to check out OK State as well as OU.
Not sure if Spartan still student house their student's over at Riverchase Apt's, but that place is a total dump. Literally.

If you have a car, I can point you to some much better places to live.

Also, stay out of the casino's with your uniform on......

 

[SigAV8R]

I never went to Spartan, but might want to check out OK State as well as OU.
Not sure if Spartan still student house their student's over at Riverchase Apt's, but that place is a total dump. Literally.

If you have a car, I can point you to some much better places to live.

Also, stay out of the casino's with your uniform on......

DItto that. I didn't go to Spartan, but graduated from TU (U of Tulsa). PM me if you decide to go there and I'll throw in my $.02 about where to live. The rental prices there seem VERY high and there's better (and cheaper) degree programs out there.

 

[Chest Rockwell]

Definitely a vo-tech atmosphere at Spartan. They also deal with alot of foreign students. I would recommend a more conventional college experience. Oklahoma State, OU, and SEOSU are all fine program and great values for the dollar when compared to other universities.

CR

 

[User546]

Not sure if Spartan still student house their student's over at Riverchase Apt's, but that place is a total dump. Literally.

Did you mean Riverside (RVS) in Tulsa?

 

[mattpilot]

Did you mean Riverside (RVS) in Tulsa?

no..... there is an apartment complex across the river (close to RVS though ), where spartan likes to put students.

 

[FracCapt]

I went to Spartan 12 years ago, and back then it was a good school. I've heard some interesting stories when I happen to be in TUL(damm near every employee at every FBO there is a Spartan student). Students wearing uniforms? Screw that...when I was there, the only thing we weren't allowed(though, it was not enforced well) to wear was open toed shoes. I did most of my flying in jeans or shorts and t-shirts, occasionally with sandals.

Back then, the majority of the builders were of the "permanent-portable" variety, and I hear they're still pretty much the same. Kinda makes me wonder.

If you plan to get the degree at the same time as your training, I suggest forgetting the aviation schools(like Spartan and Embry-Riddle) and going to a University with a flight program. After spending a little bit of time in the town, I suggest Auburn University. It's something like a 3 or 4 to 1 female to male ratio, and almost every one of them is a hottie! Good football, too.

 

[moxiepilot]

It's something like a 3 or 4 to 1 female to male ratio, and almost every one of them is a hottie! Good football, too.

sign me up.

 

[Rook]

Spartan is a vocational school. IF you want to get a real education and become a good pilot look at Southeastern Oklahoma State University, the cost is about the same but you get a degree and a wonderful flight education

www.sosu.edu

SEOSU good school. But you can get a Bachelors at Spartan as well.

Rook

 

[Rook]

Rook where you from? I grew up in Keller.

I went to spartan for awhile and didnt have a good experiance at all. You will hear good and bad about Spartan. Just listen to what people have to say and make your own decision. I thought it was to expensive and the format was set up to herd cattle. Some people can do that and some cant. I cant. Most people that dont go through the whole program will probably have the same comments about the place as i do. However when someone makes it through the whole program like Rook and everything worked out ok for them most likely they will have more good things to say about the place.

Wichita Falls baby. Yeah since Spartan got the Chinese contract (well after I left) it seems that those students will get priority. I was very fortunate to be able to fly with the same instructor from primary until getting hired there(times were tough then and the only jobs available were multi-piston jobs and not everyone was grabbing at them). Like I said before I had no knowledge of PT 61 schools and I know I would've saved more money had I gone that route, but my experience there was a positive one. It gave me the experience I needed and the networking to move on. One of my old ground instructors helped me get a fr8 job and the dir of trng at the fr8 op was also a Spartan alum. The one thing I didn't care about was their job placement department. The best job placement department is yourself. Like I said before, the location made it a lot easier for me to endure Tulsa which isn't that bad a city. I'd most definitely choose a co-ed atmosphere of OSU over the monastery atmosphere of Spartan/Riddle but c'mon now, Univ of Oklahoma? I'm a Texan and that's sacreligious.

Rook