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 Museum of Flight (MOF) is expanding its Aeronautical Science Pathway (ASP) program through a new partnership with New Market Skills Center’s Aviation Careers Academy at Olympia Regional Airport.
The ASP allows Washington state high school students to earn high school and up to 60 college credits at no cost, preparing them for various aviation careers like piloting, air traffic control, and airport management.
The program offers hands-on, project-based learning, leveraging onsite airport access and local aviation community partnerships for direct mentorship and real-world experience.
The initiative aims to make aviation careers accessible to young people, fostering essential skills and opening doors to the industry.

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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).