US Aviation Academy and Dutchess Community College Partner to Begin Flight Operations in January 2021

US Aviation Academy (USAA) announces a partnership with Dutchess Community College (DCC) located in Poughkeepsie, New York to provide a professional pilot program beginning in January 2021 with flight operations to be conducted out of the Hudson Valley Regional Airport (KPOU).

The partnership with DCC is another example of USAA’s commitment to the professional flight training industry. “US Aviation Academy is honored to partner with Dutchess Community College in the development of commercial pilots for our airline affiliates and others,” said Mike Sykes, CEO, US Aviation Group. “We anticipate a huge demand with tremendous job opportunities for our professional pilot students.”

Classroom training will be conducted at the DCC campus; however, flight training will be held at the Hudson Valley Regional Airport in conjunction with US Aviation aircraft, facilities, training devices and personnel.

The flight program will complement DCC’s new Aircraft Maintenance Technician School (AMTS) which is currently being developed and will launch in an all-new facility located at KPOU. Together, these two programs will establish a premier aviation career training center for the Northeast, enabling students to reach new heights of personal achievement whilst working to alleviate the industry shortage of qualified aircraft technicians and pilots.