K-State at Salina is home to theCollege of Technology and Aviation. We offer associate and bachelors degrees in the fields of engineering technology, aviation and technology management. The academic programs are designed to prepare people directly for the world of work and are very application oriented and laboratory intensive. Students learn by doing. The college regularly places more than 95 percent of its graduates and each year several employers actively recruit on campus.
The College of Technology & Aviation is the newest and fastest growing of all the colleges at Kansas State University. Approximately 1,000 undergraduate students are enrolled at the Salina campus with 89 percent of students coming from Kansas. 90 percent of the student body is under the age of 24, with 70 percent attending on a full-time basis.
Enrollments in first-year English and speech course are limited to 22 students. The average class size is 25 with the biggest class offered on campus having a total of 40 students. Student/faculty ratio is approximately 16:1. Professors teach 100 percent of the classes. No graduate assistants are used. Students begin their hands-on education the very first semester. Private pilot students begin flying the second week of school.
The Salina campus includes two recently constructed suite-style residence halls, various laboratories for student training and projects, three runways directly adjacent to campus and a fleet of 40 modern aircraft including Cessna 150s, recently purchased Cessna 172s, Beech Barons, Beech Bonanzas, a Beech King Air-C-90 and a Citation Jet. Opportunities for students include participation in campus organizations, student government, intramurals, recreation center and student union programming events.
Two semesters, August to May, and three summer sessions.
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Full-time students living on campus pay tuition, fees, room and board. For current rates click here. Flight costs are an added expense for students in the professional pilot program.
Two one-hundred bed suite-style residence halls are located conveniently on campus. New students are encouraged, but not required, to live on campus during their freshmen year. Computer laboratories and printers are available in each hall and hi-speed internet connections are available within each room at no additional costs. For current rates click here.
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