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PORT CHARLOTTE -- Charlotte County high school students could be among the first in the state to learn how to build and fly airplanes.
School officials are considering offering aviation classes through Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University starting next fall or in the 2007-2008 school year.
The experience would be unique, but the cost -- at least $160,000 a year plus a one-time startup fee -- could stand in the way of the School Board's approval.
University professors would teach the college-level courses at the Charlotte Technical Center and the county's three high schools. Hands-on flying experience would likely be arranged through Charlotte County Airport, though university organizers said they plan to bring planes on campus.
"It would be an awesome program for high school students; that's the bottom line," said Karen Gary, director of career and technical education for the school district.
Embry-Riddle, based in Daytona Beach, runs the only other high school aviation institute in the state, in Okaloosa County. The university is negotiating with four others, including Charlotte and Volusia counties.
The university hopes to recruit students through the high school institutes. The high cost of a college education and the declining salaries of commercial pilots are deterring potential applicants, said Robert Owen, an Embry-Riddle professor organizing the high school programs.
Just like drug pushers, first hit's free!!
School officials are considering offering aviation classes through Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University starting next fall or in the 2007-2008 school year.
The experience would be unique, but the cost -- at least $160,000 a year plus a one-time startup fee -- could stand in the way of the School Board's approval.
University professors would teach the college-level courses at the Charlotte Technical Center and the county's three high schools. Hands-on flying experience would likely be arranged through Charlotte County Airport, though university organizers said they plan to bring planes on campus.
"It would be an awesome program for high school students; that's the bottom line," said Karen Gary, director of career and technical education for the school district.
Embry-Riddle, based in Daytona Beach, runs the only other high school aviation institute in the state, in Okaloosa County. The university is negotiating with four others, including Charlotte and Volusia counties.
The university hopes to recruit students through the high school institutes. The high cost of a college education and the declining salaries of commercial pilots are deterring potential applicants, said Robert Owen, an Embry-Riddle professor organizing the high school programs.
Just like drug pushers, first hit's free!!
