ATP Flight School is an absolute joke of a school. In my opinion, they care more about protecting their passing percentages and taking your money than actually teaching students how to succeed. My son was pressured into taking the PAR exam only two weeks into the program when he had barely learned any of the material. A lot of the information on that test is not even covered until months later. The first instructor he had would literally ask him, “What do you want to learn today?” How does a school charging over $130,000 not already have a structured training plan in place? We were also told this would be about a 4 to maybe 5 day per week schedule, but my son was going 6 to 7 days a week constantly. For the amount of money they charge, there should be organization, structure, and actual instruction instead of burning students out while throwing them into tests they are nowhere near prepared for. The first two times my son failed the PAR exam were directly related to poor instruction and lack of preparation. The test costs around $175 every attempt, yet they were perfectly fine sending him in unprepared without properly teaching him the calculations and concepts needed to pass. Then finally he got a decent instructor who actually started teaching him correctly, and surprise his score immediately improved because someone finally took the time to help him understand the material. Instead of supporting him, ATP cut him from the program anyway. What makes this even worse is that nobody from ATP has even bothered to call us to discuss what money should be refunded after removing him from the program. They were quick to take payments, but once there’s a problem, communication disappears. I hope parents and future students read this before committing their time and money to this place.
Carlsbad, California · KCRQ
ATP Flight School
4.2 from 11 Google reviews
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