High Flight Academy, the Community College of Beaver County, and Butler County Community College have built an aviation academy for high school students. Juniors and seniors in Butler and Beaver County can start real flight training, study aviation in the classroom, and earn up to a full year of college credit toward an associate degree in aviation, all before they graduate high school.
This is not a field trip or an intro class. It is a structured head start on an aviation career, taught at a working airport by people who fly for a living.
Students split their time across three areas, all at the Pittsburgh-Butler Regional Airport.
Juniors and seniors can earn up to a year of college credit, as many as 28 credits, toward an associate degree in aviation before they graduate.
The program opens pathways into professional piloting, air traffic control, and unmanned aerial vehicle, or drone, careers.
Students take aviation courses with CCBC, Statistics and English Composition with BC3, and fly with High Flight Academy instructors.
Here is what taking part looks like, from eligibility to graduation.
Enrollment runs through your high school and the Community College of Beaver County's high school academies office. Contact High Flight Academy and we will help you take the next step.
If you are a high school student in Butler or Beaver County, or a parent of one, and aviation sounds like the right path, let's talk. We will walk you through eligibility, the schedule, and how to enroll. Call 724-481-1359 with any questions.
High Flight AcademyPittsburgh-Butler Regional Airport (KBTP)475 Airport Rd.Butler, PA 16002(724) 481-1359frontdesk@highflightacademy.comSchedule a Visit