College of Missionary Aviation 613 Southeast 82nd Way, Starke, FL 32091

"I have been involved with the College of Missionary Aviation for several years now as a board member, volunteer staff, and faculty and I can honestly stay that it is a great school with a team of volunteer professionals serving the Lord by training missionary aviators and mechanics for the mission field. If you or someone you know is being called to missionary aviation, I highly recommend checking them out."

"I started instructing academic courses at the College of Missionary Aviation around 3 years ago (I’m a retired Naval officer/flight officer instructor), just after the previous college president left. I have been quite favorably impressed with the character and professionalism of the new college President, a retired senior Air Force officer. He has a heart for missions and students, and I have found him to be extremely forthcoming and trustworthy. The college is blessed by his leadership and appears to be headed in the right direction. The program is very efficiently run under his new leadership, and I can’t imagine a more cost effective program for entering the field of missionary aviation, if that is your calling. Take a tour of the facilities and talk to staff and students. I think you’ll be favorably impressed by the program, quality of instruction and Christian leadership."

"I held a staff position in 2014, 2015, and part of 2016, in the flight training and aircraft maintenance programs. There were some problems, but to be realistic, it's quite a challenge to set up a program like this and get it accredited and respected in the Mission Aviation Community. The founders of this nonprofit had Godly goals to serve the Kingdom of Christ, and we in the local community appreciate that. In our community, we have some amazing clergy and missionaries that are volunteering their time as professors at the college. As a Christian and Aviation Professional in the local area, I get asked if this college has a good program. My answer is, "Almost". The website has recently been updated, but the cost clarity, that many of us have been waiting for, is still not there. The $13200 for tuition (by-the-hour@$110) is certainly easy to grasp. The "flight portion" is less clear, but could be fully explained if transparency is important. A relevant question for a prospective student would be, "How many hours in an actual aircraft will I be paying for, and what is the hourly rate for the aircraft and/or instructor." Under previous leadership, the students were literally paying for flight training by the month, instead of by the hour, with no written policy regarding refund for unused flight training hours/dollars. It was a mess! The current 'flight portion' verbiage on the website is still very vague. This is inappropriate considering the past history. Because of our prior investment in the students and the non-profit, my wife and I are praying for success in this worthwhile endeavor. We are looking forward to maintenance, flight training, and financial practices and procedures being put into place and published for the benefit of future students. ---D&D"

"I have been attending the CMA for over a year, and am very pleased with both the flight training and the classroom academics I have received here thus far. However, what I appreciate most about the college is the Christ-centered attitude here. This is truly a body of Christ; through many personal trials that I have faced in the last year, the faculty and my fellow students have always had my back to encourage and support me in my relationship with Christ. It is exciting to be able to work for a common goal with other believers, and I'm grateful to be a part of what the Lord is doing here at the college."

"In my career I have traveled a lot and have also helped many charities as well as mission programs. I came across this school while traveling and visiting a friend in the Jacksonville area. I was very interested in the goals of the program and after reading very positive and some not so positive reviews, I found it very interesting that when an organization is operating under what seems to be the a true calling or following God's will that the views posted on the reviews can be so different. So, I decided to do some research on my own. In addition to the research, I also noticed that the students and staff have recently been flying missions to help with the recent relief efforts needed from the storm. In closing, I made it a point on my recent trip to anonymously talk with a few staff members (even a guy cleaning the floor in the hangar who I told I needed directions), former and current students. I was very impressed with the overall outlook of the goals and direction of the current and former leadership of the school. It is my hope that if someone is truly following God's path in their life, that we can do the right thing, help others, show love and God will take care of the rest."