WAPPINGER – The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded Dutchess Community College a $450,000 grant to support students pursuing careers in aviation maintenance.
The funding will support the new aviation maintenance technician education program that will offer airframe and power plant technician certificate and Associate in Applied Science degree programs.
The program, located at Hudson Valley Airport (formerly called Dutchess County Airport) in Wappinger, is housed in the program’s new 31,800-square foot facility, which was constructed last year.
It also houses the Aviation Management and Aviation Science (Pilot) programs at DCC@HVR.
“Dutchess Community College already has a reputation for being one of New York State’s leading aviation education providers,” said college President Peter Grant Jordan. The just-announced FAA funding in support of the new aviation maintenance technician program “allows us to be a driving force in meeting the workforce needs of the aviation industry,” he said.
