Industrial Studies

The Industrial Studies Building houses our Department of Aviation and Technology and our Testing Services office. San Jose State University is the only school in the CSU system that provides aviation as a major, and with the B.S. our students also obtain a piloting license simultaneously. In 1991, United Airlines donated a 727-200 airplane for SJSU students to use. United Airlines painted the plane blue, gold, white, and placed the Spartan Logo on the tail wing. Students use the plane to get acquainted with the mechanics of the plane, however, it does not have any jets. The department included redbird flight simulators, which helps students learn how to fly planes indoors without having to enter an aircraft.