Thank you, Congressman Trone.
Congressman Trone visited PIA Hagerstown Thursday, September 1, 2022, to speak with students about their experience at PIA. Congressman Trone toured the campus and learned more about our plans for the 10,000-square-foot addition to campus that will use Community Project funding. Click here to read the news story on DC News...
FULL HOUSE AT PIA – Pittsburgh Career Fair
WEST MIFFLIN, PA – The hangar was hustling on Wednesday, May 4 as PIA hosted a Career Fair at its main campus. 45 employers – represented by at least 12 PIA alumni – connected with more than 300 students and conducted 63 interviews. Almost all led to job offers or...
PIA Team Hagerstown WINS at AMC 2022
DALLAS – Team Hagerstown of Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics (PIA) took the podium at the Awards Ceremony of the 2022 Aerospace Maintenance Competition in Dallas on Thursday, April 28. The team won Event #1 – Clearance Control Valve & Bleed Valve Solenoid, which was sponsored by Pratt & Whitney. The individual...
PIA Student Receives The Phoebe Omlie Award at AMC 2022
DALLAS – PIA Hagerstown student Rebecca Waring won The Phoebe Omlie Award and Scholarship sponsored by Tech Force Foundation for $5,000. The award is presented in recognition of Phoebe Jane Fairgrave Omlie, who was the first female to receive an FAA aircraft mechanic’s license in 1927. “I feel so blessed to...
Lockheed Martin Toolbox Scholarship Saves the day for PIA Youngstown Student
When Juston Shorts’ tool collection was recently destroyed in a garage fire, the PIA Youngstown student was in a real bind. He needed those tools to successfully complete projects for the Aviation Maintenance Technician program, but lacked the resources. Lockheed Martin saved the day for Juston, who is the recipient...
The Clifford Ball Memorial Scholarship Affirms Recipient’s Career Path
Jereme Thompson, a 6th Quarter student at Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics (PIA) in West Mifflin, PA, is the recipient of The Clifford Ball Memorial Scholarship through The Aviation Foundation. The $2500 scholarship is awarded to one 6th quarter AMT student per quarter at the main PIA campus only. Applicants write an essay...
Hagerstown Aviation Museum Finds a Home
Aviation was the theme of a field trip to PIA's Hagerstown Campus by a group from Frederick High School, 18 students and six staff members from the Frederick, MD school heard an Admissions presentation and toured PIA to learn about the path to becoming an Aircraft Maintenance Technician. The next...
Sky High Career Options at PIA’s Youngstown Career Fair
The sky’s the limit for career opportunities for students at PIA's Youngstown, OH campus. Students celebrated St. Patrick’s Day with a Career Fair. Held at the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport (YNG), recruiters representing 15 employers conducted 53 interviews with upcoming graduates. Goodyear from Akron, OH interviewed potential Airship/Blimp Mechanic for its...
