Photos: PCC's Aviation technology Center expansion
Pima Community College unveiled their $21 million expansion of their Aviation Technology Center at the Tucson International Airport on Oct. 20, 2022.Â
The expansion more than doubles the aviation center's footprint on South Park Avenue, to 87,000 from 35,000 square feet, adding additional classrooms, labs and a second hangar large enough to accommodate large jetliners. - David Wichner
Pima Community College's Aviation Technology Center's expansion ceremony
Maya Vazquez, airframe and powerplant student, shows the cockpit of a Boeing 727 aircraft to her mother Silvia Vazquez, left, and father Luis Vazquez during Pima Community College’s Aviation Technology Center Expansion Ribbon Cutting ceremony at PCC’s Aviation Technology Center in Tucson, Ariz. on Oct. 20, 2022. PCC formerly opened a new hangar building which included new classrooms, technology room, break room, a new hangar and more.
Pima Community College's Aviation Technology Center's expansion ceremony
Attendees walk around a Boeing 727 in Pima Community College’s Aviation program’s new hangar during PCC’s Aviation Technology Center Expansion Ribbon Cutting ceremony at PCC’s Aviation Technology Center in Tucson, Ariz. on Oct. 20, 2022. PCC formerly opened a new hangar building which included new classrooms, technology room, break room, a new hangar and more.
Pima Community College's Aviation Technology Center's expansion ceremony
Airframe and powerplant students hangout in one of the Pima Community College’s Aviation program’s new classrooms during PCC’s Aviation Technology Center Expansion Ribbon Cutting ceremony at PCC’s Aviation Technology Center in Tucson, Ariz. on Oct. 20, 2022.
Pima Community College's Aviation Technology Center's expansion ceremony
Pima Community College’s Aviation program’s new hangar and buildings are attached to the existing technology center at PCC’s Aviation Technology Center in Tucson, Ariz. on Oct. 20, 2022. Photo taken during PCC’s Aviation Technology Center Expansion Ribbon Cutting ceremony.
Pima Community College's Aviation Technology Center's expansion ceremony
Kaitlynn Maxon, airframe and poweplant student, works in the hallway near Pima Community College’s Aviation program’s new classrooms during PCC’s Aviation Technology Center Expansion Ribbon Cutting ceremony at PCC’s Aviation Technology Center in Tucson, Ariz. on Oct. 20, 2022.
Pima Community College's Aviation Technology Center's expansion ceremony
Sharon Macias, center, workforce innovation program coordinator for Pima Community College, talks with airframe and powerplant students Arturo Aguillon, left, and Eion Schmitt, inside a Boeing 727 during PCC’s Aviation Technology Center Expansion Ribbon Cutting ceremony at PCC’s Aviation Technology Center in Tucson, Ariz. on Oct. 20, 2022.
Pima Community College's Aviation Technology Center's expansion ceremony
Jason Bowersock, director of Pima Community College’s Aviation Technology Center, speaks during PCC’s Aviation Technology Center Expansion Ribbon Cutting ceremony at PCC’s Aviation Technology Center in Tucson, Ariz. on Oct. 20, 2022.
Pima Community College's Aviation Technology Center's expansion ceremony
A CRJ200 aircraft, donated by SkyWest Airlines, sits in Pima Community College’s older hangar during PCC’s Aviation Technology Center Expansion Ribbon Cutting ceremony at PCC’s Aviation Technology Center in Tucson, Ariz. on Oct. 20, 2022.
Pima Community College's Aviation Technology Center's expansion ceremony
Airframe and powerplant students hangout in a new break room during PCC’s Aviation Technology Center Expansion Ribbon Cutting ceremony at PCC’s Aviation Technology Center in Tucson, Ariz. on Oct. 20, 2022.
Pima Community College's Aviation Technology Center's expansion ceremony
Catherine Ripley, center, chair of Pima Community College’s governing board, claps after a speach during PCC’s Aviation Technology Center Expansion Ribbon Cutting ceremony at PCC’s Aviation Technology Center in Tucson, Ariz. on Oct. 20, 2022.
Pima Community College's Aviation Technology Center's expansion ceremony
Attendees, including airframe and powerplant students, listen to speaches during PCC’s Aviation Technology Center Expansion Ribbon Cutting ceremony at PCC’s Aviation Technology Center in Tucson, Ariz. on Oct. 20, 2022.
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