Pensacola State College’s Airframe and Powerplant Mechanics Program received a big financial boost in July 2024.
That’s when Governor Ron DeSantis revealed the Florida college has been awarded a $4.41 million Job Growth Grant.
Beginning in the fall of 2024, Pensacola State will train students to become certified aviation mechanics, college officials reported.
The program will be temporarily housed in the ST Engineering facility at Pensacola International Airport (KPNS) until the college completes a 25,000-square-foot building for the program on airport property.
According to Pensacola State President Ed Meadows, the grant completes the needed funding for the A&P Mechanics Program and will assist in the facility’s construction and provide scholarships to students and additional equipment. The construction of the new facility will begin this fall, and the first cohort of about 20 students will be housed at ST Engineering Hangar 1.
“We’ve hired the faculty and we’re well on the way,” Meadows said.
The $4.41 million grant is the second significant gift the A&P Mechanics Program received this summer, according to college officials. In June, InDyne CEO and President Don Bishop donated a 1982 Metroliner airplane valued at $900,000 to the college for the program.
For more information: PensacolaState.edu
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