Purdue Global and Questar III BOCES form Aviation Education Partnership

Program aims to give students more flexibility in pursuing flight training and aviation careers.

Jonathan Welsh

Wednesday, March 27, 2024 at 08:50 AM ET

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A new aviation education partnership offers flight training to high school students. [Credit iStock]

Key Takeaways:

Purdue Global and Questar III BOCES have partnered to offer hands-on aviation education and flight training to high school students in New York.
The free program enables 11th and 12th graders to begin earning pilot certificates (Private, Instrument) and receive significant college transfer credits toward Purdue Global's professional flight or aviation management degrees.
This initiative provides an accelerated and cost-reduced pathway for students to pursue higher education and careers as professional pilots.

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Purdue Global and Questar III BOCES have formed a partnership to bring hands-on aviation education to high school students through a program aimed at putting them on a path to flight training and careers in aviation.

Questar III is a Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) agency that provides instructional and support services to 22 public school districts in New York’s Rensselaer, Columbia, and Greene counties. Questar’s aviation program includes classroom curriculum and flight training to 11th and 12th grade students.