


Considering how these students have done so far, I expect them to hit the ground running when they graduate.” That was also below the 10-year average success rate of. “They came together as a team with a common vision of passing the General Exam and pulled it off together. In February, 40 of candidates passed the Level II exam, down from 44 in February and 46 in November, according to the CFA Institute. Taking their recent success into consideration, Dean Kurt Leslie is confident the cohort will swiftly complete the program and launch into their new careers. The latest cohort to take the exam have three terms remaining before graduation, where they will find vast opportunities among a rapidly recovering aviation industry. If they want skilled workers who are going to make them a lot of money, they need to hire those students in maroon shirts.” When an employer comes by, we explain to them that these students are the class burners. “We give students a maroon polo to wear to school that signals they have taken the General Exam. Although the exam is optional, students are strongly encouraged to take it and are especially recognized by Hallmark University when they pass it. The FAA’s General Exam encompasses a variety of subjects to test student’s understanding of areas including aircraft drawings, FAA regulations, aircraft physics and more. “Never have we had 100% of students take and pass the exam, but these students did just that which is incredible.” “These students came together and took the General Exam within two weeks of finishing out the term, which is the fastest that a cohort has done that,” said Kurt Leslie, Dean for the College of Aeronautics. It is the first time that an entire student cohort has passed the exam since Hallmark University started training new Aircraft Technicians over half a century ago. First Time in Hallmark History Students Achieve 100% Pass RateĪ group of students made history recently by achieving a 100% pass rate on an FAA administered exam at the College of Aeronautics.
