Do I have to attend a ground school?

No. It's all about convenience. Instead of the old school teaching of watching test-prep videos, studying test books, or going to a ground school class twice every week, you can use Monarch Air and Cessna's Computer-Based Instruction (CBI) program – an interactive CD-ROM ground school that includes all the material for the written exam, required knowledge, and then some. You can complete all of the necessary labs at home, at work, in Monarch's CPC Center, or on the road - wherever you have access to a computer.