Weekend World Championship Kicks Off In Charleston
The Summit Bechtel Reserve in Glen Jean will host thousands of athletes from around the globe this weekend for the Spartan Trifecta World Championship.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThe Aviation Center for Excellence at Fairmont State University will receive $270,000 from the Department of Education to purchase equipment.
The funds were acquired via a Congressionally Directed Spending request by Senator Joe Manchin through the Fiscal Year 2023 funding bill.
Fairmont State offers a variety of aviation related bachelor’s degrees and is West Virginia’s only Part 141 FAA certified school offering programs in Aviation Administration & Professional Flight.
In recent years schools around the state, including Marshall and Shepherd Universities, have created more aviation programs in response to a workforce shortage in the aviation industry.
In 2020, 3,600 West Virginians were employed in the aviation industry with an average salary of $78,000.