College may also have to buy or lease its own airplanes
If Congress has its way, Yavapai College, originally created to serve the needs of County residents, may soon own or lease its own fleet of airplanes and recruit wealthy foreign students to train in them. This is a far cry from the original purpose of the Community College. However, this is the reality of the Veterans Administration recent crack down on Yavapai College’s failure to meet student ratio guidelines of 15% non-veterans in its aviation program.
College slide used at Board Meeting
The consequence of the VA decision about the College means the loss of thousands of dollars in tuition to the College, which charges $662 per credit to veterans in the program rather than the $75 normal per credit tuition. It also means millions of dollars in lost revenue to Guidance Aviation, which can charge somewhere around $200,000 per veteran for some programs—all paid by the Federal Government.
CTEC Dean John Morgan reported these possibilities to the Governing Board at the October 7 meeting. You may view Dean Morgan discussing this issue with the Governing Board by clicking here.