Central Georgia Technical College (CGTC) will host 150 students from Bibb, Houston, Jones, and Monroe school districts at the CGTC Aviation Training Center for the annual “Fly High with Careers in Aerospace Summit” in Macon, February 4, 2022, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. 

With community partners Robins Air Force Base, Delta, Embraer, Northrup Grumman, Dean Baldwin, Lowe/ H2 Aero, Stambaugh Aviation, and Gulfstream, students will be introduced to aerospace career opportunities. 

The ALC at Robins Air Force Base is the largest industrial complex in the state, and the largest employer in Houston County, offering jobs aircraft sheet welding, propeller mechanics, electronics, robotics, industrial systems, software engineering and computer programming.

Kim Gunn, the director of High School Initiatives at CGTC said, “The Fly High with Aerospace Careers Summit is a regional approach to help build a pipeline of dual enrollment students to become career ready in aerospace careers. The focus is the dual enrollment Aircraft Structural Technology program and students will get to hear from industry leaders and tour lab spaces.”

Gunn added that Juniors and seniors in central Georgia can enroll in this one-year dual enrollment program, complete a certificate for the college, and become a pathway completer for the high school. 

Students learn basic blueprint reading, enroll in a structural fundamentals lab class, and finish the year with an advanced blueprints class. 

“The summit will expose students not only to the program, but the various industry partners in central Georgia that have these highly skilled, in demand jobs,” Gunn said. 

Current 10th and 11th students from Bibb, Houston, Jones and Monroe students will attend the summit. 

The event will be held at CGTC's Aerospace & Training Sustainment Center at 1821 Avondale Mill Road. Students are invited to this event based on their career areas of interest and counselor recommendations.

The schedule is as follows:

9:00 a.m. - Welcome & Introductions

• Ms. Kimberly Gunn, Central Georgia Technical College

• Dr. Ivan Allen, Central Georgia Technical College

• General Hammerstedt, Warner Robins Logistics Complex Commander (WR-ALC/CC)

9:45 a.m. - Tour CGTC’s Aerospace & Training Sustainment Center

Noon – Lunch & Industry Panel

• Robins Air Force Base

• Delta

• Northrup Grumman

• Stambaugh Aviation

• Gulfstream

For more information or to register for Flying High with Aerospace Careers, students are encouraged to reach out to their high school counselor.