Spartan’s Historical Timeline
1928
Spartan School of Aeronautics was founded September 27, 1928, by W.G. Skelly, President of Skelly Oil Company. He established Spartan Aircraft Company and formed the corporation that built Tulsa Municipal Airport (now called Tulsa International Airport).
1942
Spartan was acquired by J. Paul Getty who was responsible for much of the school’s growth during World War II and the Korean war where thousands of pilots and mechanics trained for the armed forces.
1968
The school was purchased by Automation Industries Inc.
1969
Spartan builds its south campus on Pine street.
1971
Spartan became a subsidiary of National Education Corporation.
1997
National Education Corporation became a subsidiary of Harcourt General Corporation
2004
Spartan School of Aeronautics changed its name to Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology to reflect the diversity of programs that can train students in disciplines other than aviation.
Present Day
Spartan is currently a wholly owned subsidiary of Spartan Aviation Industries, Inc.
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Patrick Voeller
Director of Aircraft Maintenance
My first job after graduation was a line technician and now I’m a General Manager / Director of Aircraft Maintenance. I relocated from Hawaii to Tulsa to attend Spartan. The A&P licensed earned at S...
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Bobby George
Aviation Maintenance Flight Engineer
Could not have had career without Spartan. I relocated to Tulsa from New Mexico to attend Spartan. My first job after graduating was as a Flight Engineer with Pan American World Airways. I’m now ret...
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Jim Gibbons
Nondestructive Testing / Quality Control
I relocated from Illinois to Oklahoma to attend Spartan. My first job after graduation was as an NDT Technician with Northrop Aircraft Corporation. Since then, I’ve worked on The Space Shuttle, B1B,...
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