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...
Students Benefit From Continued Employer Demand
Four campuses of PIA hosted successful career fair events in Fall 2021 and Spring 2022. And the hiring trend continues to take flight. More than 50 employers participated in PIA’s Spring 2022 Career Fairs across the four campuses, with similar numbers in Fall 2021. Hangars and airports transformed into one-stop shops...
GE Aviation – Durham Hits the Road to Visit 3 PIA Campuses
Students at PIA have a better understanding of what it takes to work at GE Aviation’s Durham Engine Facility. Thanks to a road trip by GE Technicians Cory Highfield (left in photo) and Terry Williams, both PIA – Pittsburgh grads, students at three PIA campuses learned about career opportunities building...
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...
PIA/Piedmont Airlines Host Tour at Salisbury Regional Airport
SALISBURY, MD – On April 20, Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics (PIA) - Hagerstown joined forces with Piedmont Airlines to host students and staff from Somerset County Technical High School (SCTHS) in Westover, MD. Piedmont Airlines is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the American Airlines Group (AAG). The tour gave participants a...
PIA “Takes Flight” in Atlanta with Endeavor Air
Seven PIA Career Services and Admissions staff, along with two students, flew from four campuses to attend the Endeavor Air Taking Flight 2022 AMP/STEP event in Atlanta on March 30 – 31. They were joined by participants from five other aviation maintenance schools. The itinerary included an afternoon social event as...
