Piedmont Gifts for Future Employees
Jessica Weney of Piedmont Airlines visited the Hagerstown and Myrtle Beach students to deliver gifts to students participating in the Piedmont Tuition Payment Program at PIA. The pullovers feature the logo of their future employer, who is contributing significant funding to the students as they pursue their certifications. Thank...
Stratus Fall 2021
PIA’s 2021 Stratus is now available! Click the link below to read more about PIA alumni and aviation news. Stratus Fall 2021 PDF Articles Include: The Next Gen Piedmont Tuition Program Conquering Adversity Flight Plan to Leadership Campus Community: Allegheny County Airport Employer Roundtable Campus Community: Myrtle Beach International Airport 40 Years of Aviation Inspiration A Family with a Purpose Campus Community:...
Piedmont Technician Tuition Program Announced at PIA Hagerstown and Myrtle Beach
As the aviation industry continues to address the challenges of an impending mechanic’s shortage, companies have begun developing ways to recruit students earlier in their programs. While many partnerships boast offers extended 6-months to a year before graduation, regional airline and PIA partner Piedmont Airlines has taken it one...
PIA Memorial Scholarship – Submit Your Application by December 3rd!
The PIA Memorial Scholarships are funded by private donors and annual funding raising events. There are five (5) Memorial Fund Scholarship awards available for the 2021 calendar year in the amount of $2,000.00 each. Please review the application here. Submitting your application: Applications must be received by December 3, 2021. Return applications to: Campus...
Third Engine Donation for PIA Received by Myrtle Beach Campus
PIA Myrtle Beach unloaded a TFE 731-3 engine into their shop thanks to the generous efforts of Chris Bodine of StandardAero. Mr. Bodine, the Vice President/General Manager of Standard Aero’s Augusta location, made the donation suggestion at PIA’s Career Fair, held in Myrtle Beach on October 7th. A short...
Myrtle Beach Woman’s Club Honors Student
PIA Myrtle Beach student Leticia De Lima was honored this month by the Myrtle Beach Woman's Club with a $2,000 scholarship. Pam Dalton, Judy White, and Susan Sparks of the Myrtle Beach Woman's Club came to the campus to present De Lima with her award. The club promotes volunteerism and...
PIA Voluntary Vaccination Incentive Program
Who is eligible to participate in the PIA Voluntary Vaccination Incentive Program? Current PIA students who submit documentation to PIA for the full COVID-19 vaccination series by the program deadline AND who remain active PIA students as of the program deadline are eligible for the program incentives. What incentives are...
Myrtle Beach Student Named Scholarship Winner
Third-semester student James Hiott is one of five recipients of a scholarship thanks to the late Reid Garrison and the South Carolina Aviation Association (SCAA). The scholarship was available to South Carolina residents pursuing careers in aviation. The scholarships from SCAA that are awarded this year were made possible thanks...