The short answer is that it depends. A committed student who can fly multiples times a week can complete their license in 3-4 months. More typically, it takes 9-18 months with a standard Georgia Tech student’s workload. To get a better idea on how long it’ll take, if you think of flight training as a
| Credits | Flight Training (hrs/wk) | Study (hrs/wk) | Total Flight Hours | Total Instruction Hours | Number of Semesters |
| 5 | 6 | 6 | 40-50 | 30-40 | ~1 |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 50-60 | 40-50 | ~2 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 60-80 | 50-70 | ~3 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | at least 80 | at least 70 | at least 4-5 |
to earn your license