Community College of Beaver County (CCBC) has entered a nationwide memorandum of understanding with the AOPA Foundation to grant up to 10 credits to students who complete the 9th, 10th, and 11th grade AOPA Foundation High School Aviation STEM Curriculum. The agreement allows high school students to jumpstart their college and professional careers within aviation.
“The AOPA Foundation is thrilled to have signed our first national agreement with CCBC. The agreement opens doors for students from more than 1,400 high schools nationwide to matriculate to CCBC or its satellite locations to become air traffic controllers or professional pilots. The AOPA Foundation and CCBC share the vision of keeping the skies free and available to anyone who dreams of a career in aviation and aerospace, and this relationship is an example of how to turn that vision into reality,” stated Dan Justman, Vice-President, You Can Fly, a STEM.org Accredited Educational Program.
“CCBC is excited to enter into this agreement to advance and support the Foundation’s goal of unlocking pathways to aviation careers for teens,” said Dr. John Higgs, dean of the James M. Johnson School of Aviation Sciences. “As a result, we are ensuring that high school students can economically leverage CCBC’s expertise in aviation education and accelerate towards successful careers as pilots, air traffic controllers, or other industry professionals.”
