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A College Degree Is No Longer Required For Many Top-Paying Jobs In Aviation

Posted on November 29, 2022November 28, 2022 by mwflyer

by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2022/January 2023 Digital Issue Let me preface this editorial by stating that I believe in higher education, but I question when…

New Academy College Learning Institute Course Certifies Charter Flight Coordinators

Posted on July 28, 2022July 25, 2022 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2022 Digital Issue BLOOMINGTON, MINN. – On May 26, 2022, the Academy College Learning Institute launched the Charter Flight Coordinator Course — a two-week,…

2022 Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame

Posted on May 27, 2022May 25, 2022 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine June/July 2022 Digital Issue The 2022 Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame banquet was held April 23, 2022, at the InterContinental Minneapolis – St. Paul Airport…

Academy College Announces 2020 Sherm Booen Legacy Scholarship Recipients

Posted on January 24, 2021 by mwflyer

Published online Midwest Flyer Magazine – February/March 2021 BLOOMINGTON, MINN. – Established in 2016 to celebrate Academy College’s 80th Anniversary, two $5,000 scholarships are awarded to degree-seeking students pursuing a…

World of Aviation

Posted on September 26, 2020 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyeram1280ThePatriot.com am1280thepatriot.com/radioshow/7656

Academy College Announces 2019 Sherm Booen Legacy Scholarship Recipient

Posted on December 1, 2019December 1, 2019 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer – December 2019/January 2020 issue BLOOMINGTON, MINN. – Established in 2016 to celebrate Academy College’s 80th Anniversary, the “Sherm Booen Legacy Scholarship” provides $10,000 for a…

SkyWest Airlines Teams Up With Academy College To Recruit New Pilots

Posted on March 25, 2019 by mwflyer

by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer – April/May 2019 BLOOMINGTON, MINN. – The only four-year accredited aviation college in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area – Academy College – has…

NBAA Aircraft Dispatcher Scholarship Recipient Attends Academy College

Posted on December 29, 2018 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer – December 2018/January 2019 issue Since 2015, Academy College, located in Bloomington, Minnesota, has donated an Aircraft Dispatcher Course to the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA)…

Academy College Establishes Preferred Hiring Programs For Pilots & Aircraft Dispatchers

Posted on December 29, 2018 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer – December 2018/January 2019 BLOOMINGTON, MINN. – Academy College, located in Bloomington, Minnesota, has established Preferred Hiring Agreements with CommutAir/United Express, GoJet Airlines, Cape Air/Nantucket Airlines,…

Academy College Announces 2018 Sherm Booen Legacy Scholarship Recipient

Posted on October 28, 2018 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer – October/November 2018 issue BLOOMINGTON, MINN. – Brigham Nelson of River Falls, Wisconsin, has received the Sherm Booen Legacy Scholarship. Established in 2016 to celebrate Academy…

Academy College Announces $40,000 Scholarship In Honor of World of Aviation Founder, Sherm Booen

Posted on June 7, 2016June 7, 2016 by mwflyer

BLOOMINGTON, MINN. – Academy College, serving the Twin Cities since 1936, hosted an open house, April 20, 2016 to celebrate its 80th anniversary and to announce the creation of a…

Academy College Makes Becoming A Pilot Easier Than Ever Before!

Posted on April 2, 2016 by mwflyer

BLOOMINGTON, MINN. –Academy College, serving the Twin Cities for 80 years, currently offering certificates and two-year and four-year degree programs in aviation, aircraft dispatch, medical science, computer technology, and business/accounting,…

Academy College & Cape Air Create Pathway To The Airlines To Meet Growing Demand For Pilots

Posted on March 26, 2015 by mwflyer

by Dave Weiman BLOOMINGTON, MINN. – The only four-year accredited aviation college in the Twin Cities – Academy College – has signed an agreement with Cape Air of Hyannis, Massachusetts,…

Minnesota Aviation Trades Association Board Sets Goals For 2013 & 2014

Posted on September 29, 2013March 4, 2014 by mwflyer

EDEN PRAIRIE, MINN. – The entire nine-member board of directors of the Minnesota Aviation Trades Association (MATA) met August 22, 2013 at Thunderbird Aviation at Flying Cloud Airport in Eden…

Joint MATA & Maintenance Conferences A Success!

Posted on June 11, 2011June 11, 2011 by mwflyer

BROOKLYN CENTER, MINN. – The annual conference and meeting of the Minnesota Aviation Trades Association (MATA) was held March 28 at the Earle Brown Heritage Center in Brooklyn Center, with…

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