DALLAS (June 1, 2023) - LAUNCH Technical Workforce Solutions, LLC unveiled and celebrated the adoption of its first classroom at the Aviation Institute of Maintenance Dallas campus. Through their nationwide network of campuses, the Aviation Institute of Maintenance has become well-known for providing high quality, hands-on training to students through their aviation maintenance programs. LAUNCH and AIM formalized their partnership in 2021 ... Read more
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Aviation Institute of Maintenance, Centura College, and Tidewater Tech Announce Articulation Agreement with Columbia Southern University
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (June 28, 2023) — Aviation Institute of Maintenance, Centura College, and Tidewater Tech solidified an articulation agreement with Columbia Southern University (CSU) to assist graduates of skilled trades programs in obtaining associate and bachelor’s degrees. The articulation agreement, signed recently, provides clear pathways for the transfer of credits from any of the twenty campuses in the Aviation Institute of Maintenance, Centura College, and Tidewater Tech family of ... Read more
Aviation Institute of Maintenance Chicago Team Wins APU Starter Event at Aerospace Maintenance Competition
CHIGAGO (April 25, 2023) - Aviation Institute of Maintenance (AIM) is pleased to announce a team win at the annual Aerospace Maintenance Competition (AMC). The AIM Chicago team competed at AMC last week and outperformed all other teams in their category, taking home the award for the American Airlines APU Starter event. An Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) allows an aircraft to operate autonomously without reliance on ground support equipment. The Aerospace Maintenance Competition is held annually ... Read more
Aviation Institute of Maintenance Recognizes Three Student Scholarship Recipients
HOUSTON (May 10, 2023) - Aviation Institute of Maintenance (AIM) is pleased to announce AIM Houston students Brian Cleveland, Brandon Johnson, and Adrian Roman as the recipients of Professional Aviation Maintenance Association (PAMA) scholarships. PAMA recognized its 2023 scholarship recipients during the award ceremony at the Aerospace Maintenance Competition in Atlanta last month. Brian Cleveland, a current student at Aviation Institute of Maintenance’s Houston campus, holds a 4.0 GPA and ... Read more
Centura College Family of Schools Partner with Next Step to Success
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (May 1, 2023) - Aviation Institute of Maintenance, Centura College, and Tidewater Tech (ACT) are pleased to announce their partnership with Next Step to Success (NSTS), the recipient of a $53,125 Program for Improving Capacity and Capability (PICC) conditional grant from the City of Norfolk. Next Step to Success, a division of the James Barry Robinson Institute, works with Norfolk youth who hail from neighborhoods with high concentrations of poverty. The mission of NSTS is to ... Read more
Secretary of Transportation Meets with Students at Aviation Institute of Maintenance
CHICAGO (Nov. 21, 2022) – U.S. Transportation Secretary, Pete Buttigieg, was greeted this afternoon by a group of students, faculty, and staff at Aviation Institute of Maintenance’s Chicago campus. Secretary Buttigieg joined American Airlines CEO, Robert Isom, to see the next generation of aviation maintenance technicians being trained to join the workforce. The visit comes weeks after AIM announced a partnership with American Airlines to create a pipeline for new talent in aviation ... Read more
Aviation Institute of Maintenance Awarded $431,200 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Grant to Develop Veteran Training and High School Dual Enrollment Programs
NORFOLK, Va. (March 13, 2023) - Aviation Institute of Maintenance (AIM) is one of eleven schools in receipt of a total of $5 million in grants from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to help attract and train students for careers as aviation maintenance technicians. These grants will help build back the pipeline of maintenance professionals; approximately 20,000 fewer people are working in the aircraft maintenance sector than before the pandemic. Aviation Institute of Maintenance’s ... Read more
The Aviation Institute of Maintenance, Centura College, and Tidewater Tech family of schools has received the Silver “Leader in Freedom” award from Safe House Project, a national anti-trafficking organization
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (March 30, 2022) - The Aviation Institute of Maintenance, Centura College, and Tidewater Tech family of schools has received the Silver "Leader in Freedom" award from the national anti-trafficking organization, Safe House Project, for the work carried out by the administration, students, and staff to combat domestic child trafficking. Human trafficking is an issue that everyone has a place in the fight against. First responders and corporations consistently work with their ... Read more