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's Aeronautical Science Pathway (ASP) program, which helps high school students earn college credits and skills for aviation careers, is expanding in Washington state.
A key part of this expansion is a new partnership with the New Market Skills Center’s Aviation Careers Academy, located at Olympia Regional Airport.
The program offers students the opportunity to earn substantial high school and college credits at no cost, gain hands-on training, and receive mentorship from aviation professionals, preparing them for diverse careers in 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).