MVCC to host aviation-career day in Rome

ROME, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) is hosting an aviation-career day on Aug. 9.

The event is scheduled from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at MVCC’s aviation-training center at Griffiss International Airport, at 116 Langley Road in Rome.

The career-day event is free of charge. It is open to those looking for careers in aviation maintenance and those interested in MVCC’s aviation programs. The programs include an associate degree in mechanical technology: aircraft maintenance, as well as an airframe and powerplant technician certificate.

All of MVCC’s airline partners from New York will be available to discuss career options and open positions. They include CommutAir/United Express Airlines, JetBlue (NASDAQ: JBLU), Embraer, SkyWest Airlines, Bombardier Aerospace, Mercy Flight Central, and Piedmont Airlines/American Eagle Airlines.

Walt Constantini, airframe and powerplant program director, other instructors, and current students will also be available to discuss MVCC’s programs, the school said.

The certificate program is structured as a full-time, 40-hour-per-week training program that runs in three consecutive semesters.

The certificate program has the authorization of the Federal Aviation Administration, MVCC noted. The school describes it as the “only” community college-based, aviation-maintenance program in New York and one of only a few one-year programs in the country.

The start dates include August 2019, January 2020, and April 2020. The program runs for 12 months, and the 2019 program cost for a New York resident (without room and board costs) is $17,300, which includes the required tool set.

Students get “hands-on experience” with real equipment and four live jet aircraft, MVCC said. Based at MVCC’s Rome campus, the majority of instruction happens in the school’s aviation training center.

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