{"id":278249,"date":"2025-10-04T23:36:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T23:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/278249\/"},"modified":"2025-10-04T23:36:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T23:36:12","slug":"jacksonville-university-aviation-enrollment-climbs-from-220-to-317-solo-students-20-are-women-pilots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/278249\/","title":{"rendered":"Jacksonville University aviation enrollment climbs from 220 to 317 solo students, 20% are women pilots"},"content":{"rendered":"

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.<\/strong> \u2013 Jacksonville University\u2019s School of Aviation has seen enrollment increase from 220 to nearly 317 solo students since 2022.<\/p>\n

The program, founded in 1983, maintains relationships with regional and major airlines.<\/p>\n

Captain Matt Tuohy, the program\u2019s director.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur top priority is to continue producing students that the industry wants,\u201d Tuohy said. <\/p>\n

Tuohy noted the program trains both pilots and aviation management students. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re preparing students for just about all aspects of flying airplanes and managing,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

RELATED: <\/b>Jacksonville University programs take flight, drive innovation, and train the next generation<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

Tuohy said JU\u2019s program is doing its best to alleviate the nationwide pilot shortage. <\/p>\n

The program reports that 20% of its pilot students are women, compared with a national average of 6%. <\/p>\n

He added that graduates typically begin as flight instructors before moving to regional airlines or corporate flying. \u201cEvery one of them\u2019s got a job waiting for them,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Tuohy summarized the program\u2019s purpose. <\/p>\n

\u201cYou go to law school to be a lawyer, you go to medical school to be a doctor, and you come to a collegiate aviation program to be the best pilot you can be,\u201d Tuohy said.<\/p>\n

To watch the full interview with Tuohy, along with insights from Jacksonville City Council Vice President Nick Howland and political analyst Rick Mullaney on the city\u2019s budget and the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey, tune in to This Week in Jacksonville<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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