High School Aeronautical Program Expands in Washington State

Museum of Flight partners with New Market Skills Center in effort to provide teens tuition-free path to aviation careers.

Meg Godlewski

Wednesday, May 06, 2026 at 12:59 PM ET

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Travis Tingle

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The Aeronautical Science Pathway (ASP) program allows Washington high school students to earn college credits and develop vocational skills for various aviation careers while still in high school.
The Museum of Flight is expanding the ASP program through a new partnership with New Market Skills Center’s Aviation Careers Academy, which offers up to 60 college credits at no cost.
These programs provide hands-on, project-based career and technical education, leveraging on-site airport locations and mentorship from aviation professionals to make industry careers accessible and exciting for young people.

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Can you imagine earning college credits and working toward an aviation career while still in high school? Teens enrolled in the Aeronautical Science Pathway (ASP) program in Washington state are living that dream.

The Museum of Flight (MOF) in Seattle is expanding the program by adding a new partnership with New Market Skills Center’s Aviation Careers Academy at Olympia Regional Airport (KOLM).