Olive-Harvey Chicago Community College Rock Valley College Our first EAGLE program initiative launched at the Olive-Harvey Chicago Community College in AAR designated Rock Valley as an EAGLE Career Pathway partner in 2019; however, we have just four months. The program, offered at the new 12,000 square-foot Aviation Futures Training worked closely with the community college since we began operating our MRO facility at Chicago Center, focuses on aviation sheet metal in a 60-day curriculum that provides an opportunity for Rockford International Airport in 2016. those not pursuing a traditional college path. Launched in 2019, the Center is an extension of Olive-Harvey College’s Transportation, Distribution and Logistics (TDL) Center. As part of our collaboration, we donated equipment to Rock Valley College’s Aviation Career Education Center – which sits across the street from our twin-hangar facility – and we send AAR donated the curriculum and pays the instructor for the aviation sheet metalworking course, subject-matter experts to the school to speak with students studying to be an aircraft mechanic. which prepares students for the CertTEC Certification with 300 hours of instruction and hands-on training with sheet metal from airplane fuselages so they can gain entry-level employment in aviation or a similar industry. The program’s subsequent coursework on composite repair and aviation electronics allows students to earn stackable credentials to pursue several career tracks that include management jobs. 29