Epic Flight Academy Achieves Accreditation

The flight school has been training pilots and aircraft mechanics since 1999.

The accreditation opens more avenues for funding for the students as Epic can now apply to offer Federal aid and Pell Grants through the U.S. Department of Education, according to Cindy Lovell, director of education at Epic.

"It also opens us to other funding options, such as various state residency funding or other private loan options," Lovell said. "In all cases, we can now seek approval from respective entities to offer these other funding sources to students. Having accreditation from an ED [equivalency determination]-approved organization like ACCSC allows us to do this. Without accreditation, these options, which provide a better value to students, are not available.

The accreditation may also open doors for collegiate partnerships with more academic schools, she said. 

"We have been in talks with other colleges pending accreditation, so we will now be finalizing other articulation agreements," Lovell said. "All of these opportunities benefit students who can transfer their flight and AMT training as college credit. This saves them time and money. Being accredited can only strengthen our position for seeking and adding partnerships in the aviation and academic community."