CougarFLIGHT: An Associate Degree Program to Train Uncrewed Aircraft Systems Pilots — NSF Award to Redlands Community College (OK,
According to the FAA, the number of commercial drones in the US grew from 42,000 units to almost 400,000 in 2023, and in late 2023 over 850,000 drones had been registered. Forecasts suggest an increase of over $44B in the commercial drone market by 2027. As a result, the need for Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) pilots
| Award title | CougarFLIGHT: An Associate Degree Program to Train Uncrewed Aircraft Systems Pilots |
|---|---|
| Award ID | 2501073 |
| Awardee | Redlands Community College |
| City | EL RENO |
| State | OK |
| Amount obligated | $450,000 |
| Principal investigator | Julie Flegal-Smallwood |
| Program | Advanced Tech Education Prog |
| Start date | 10/01/2025 |
| Abstract | According to the FAA, the number of commercial drones in the US grew from 42,000 units to almost 400,000 in 2023, and in late 2023 over 850,000 drones had been registered. Forecasts suggest an increase of over $44B in the commercial drone market by 2027. As a result, the need for Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) pilots has been significantly increasing across a variety of industries as drone use is becoming mainstream. The goal of this project is to develop a degree program in UAS that will provi |
| Source | NSF Awards |
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