This program provides students with training and ratings/certificates for UAS Operation, UAS Maintenance, and UAS Manufacture to aviation and industry standards. Graduates obtain a Commercial Part 107 UAS Operator License and multiple Institutional CPC certificates aligned to UAS Industry needs.
Cost
Estimated Cost: $ 23,660
- Resident Tuition: $ 12,522*
- Technology Fees: $ 1,170
- General Student Fees: $ 843**
- Online Course Fee: $ 0 (if applicable)
- Books / Course Materials: $ 1,500 (Some courses use Open Educational Resources (OER), which are free or low-cost materials.)
- Program Specific Fees: $ 6,425
- Other Costs: $ 1,200*** (if applicable for Tablet, Computer + Internet)
Costs provided are estimates only. Learn more and view current tuition and fee information at https://www.lanecc.edu/costs-admission/tuition-fees-and-payments/credit-tuition
*Resident tuition is based on all program requirements (general education, core, directed electives).
**General Student fees are paid once each term, depending on whether you are taking classes on Main Campus, or at one of the outreach centers or by distance learning.
***Any special info about program costs or expenses.
****This is the total of all the differential fees attached to the courses in this program.
Program Learning Outcomes
Students who complete this program will be able to:
PLO 1 - Integrate unmanned flights into the NAS safely and effectively utilizing industry-standard documentation methods, including FAA waivers
PLO 2 - Safely and effectively plan and execute field missions in a variety of situations utilizing current unmanned aircraft systems
PLO 3 - Design, assemble, build, program, and fly hobby and commercial grade unmanned equipment
PLO 4 - Work safely and effectively within a crew/team environment utilizing a variety of current unmanned aircraft and equipment
PLO 5 - Apply the principles of photography and videography in unmanned operations
PLO 6 - Utilize spatial data and GIS technology to create deliverable geospatial products
PLO 7 - Effectively apply and utilize Crew Resource Management (CRM) and Aeronautical Decision-Making (ADM) strategies to ensure safe and effective UAS operations and procedures
PLO 8 - Utilize effective and industry-standard UAS maintenance procedures, operations, and documentation
Admission Information
There will be a separate program application submitted by the student to the Program Director, and approval is required to be enrolled in the Associates of Applied Science (A.A.S) in Aviation Unmanned Aircraft Systems. More information can be found here: https://www.lanecc.edu/programs-academics/areas-study/industrial-trades-technologies-transportation-and-apprenticeship/aviation-unmanned-aircraft
Program Requirements
General Education
WR: See Footnote 1.
MTH: See Footnote 2.
Program Core Courses
Electives
Option 1 (12 credits) - complete all of the following:
Option 2 (11 credits) - choose from the following:
| CIS 101 | Computer Fundamentals | 4 |
| CIS 125A | Software Tools: App Development | 4 |
| CS 120 | Concepts of Computing: Information Processing | 4 |
| CS 160 | Orientation to Computer Science | 4 |
| DRF 160 | Computer-Aided Drafting and Design | 4 |
| DRF 245 | Solid Modeling | 4 |
| ET 129 | Electrical Theory | 4 |
| MUL 105 | Digital Photography | 4 |
| MUL 215 | Digital Photography 2 | 3 |
| UAS 280 | Co-op Ed: Unmanned Aerial Systems | 3-12 |
Footnotes
1 – Any writing above WR 115 is also accepted
2 – Any Math course higher than MTH 060 is also accepted
3 – AP 225 satisfies the Human Relations requirement
Notes
Licensing and Certifications
- Students will be prepared to take the FAA Commercial UAS (Part 107) Pilot License exam after UAS 123
- FCC Amateur Technician Radio License obtained after UAS 122
- FAA Recreational UAS Operator Certificate after UAS 124A
- Students will be prepared to take the optional Pix4D Basic Certificate after UAS 230