Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics
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The Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics, known to the industries it serves as PIA, is located at the Allegheny County Airport
just south of Pittsburgh
, Pennsylvania
. PIA offers Associate in Specialized Technology (AST) degrees in Aviation Maintenance Technology, Aviation Electronics Technology, Electronic Systems Technology, and Mechanical Systems Technology. Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics also has a campus at the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport
in Vienna, Ohio, which offers a 16-month diploma program in Aviation Maintenance which, like the Aviation Maintenance degree program, qualifies graduates to test for the Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA) Airframe & Powerplant (A&P) Certification. PIA's Associate degree programs are accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC).
PIA's short-term programs are marketed under the name PIA Jump Start (formerly PIA Career Services), and include training in the following areas: Truck Driving, Heavy Equipment Operation, Computer Technology, and Computer-Based Office Training. The Jump Start programs are non-accredited programs that are designed to quickly prepare its graduates for new careers. PIA Jump Start programs are offered at training centers in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania
; Nutter Fort, West Virginia
; Weirton, West Virginia
; and Dunbar, West Virginia
.
PIA is a not-for-profit organization with 501(c)(3) status. The President and CEO is John Graham III.
Allegheny County Airport
Allegheny County Airport is located in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, four miles southeast of the city of Pittsburgh. It is the fifth busiest airport in Pennsylvania following Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown, and Harrisburg...
just south of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
. PIA offers Associate in Specialized Technology (AST) degrees in Aviation Maintenance Technology, Aviation Electronics Technology, Electronic Systems Technology, and Mechanical Systems Technology. Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics also has a campus at the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport
Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport
Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport is a public and military use airport in Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. It is 10 nautical miles north of the central business district of Youngstown and east of Warren...
in Vienna, Ohio, which offers a 16-month diploma program in Aviation Maintenance which, like the Aviation Maintenance degree program, qualifies graduates to test for the Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Aviation Administration
The Federal Aviation Administration is the national aviation authority of the United States. An agency of the United States Department of Transportation, it has authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of civil aviation in the U.S...
(FAA) Airframe & Powerplant (A&P) Certification. PIA's Associate degree programs are accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC).
PIA's short-term programs are marketed under the name PIA Jump Start (formerly PIA Career Services), and include training in the following areas: Truck Driving, Heavy Equipment Operation, Computer Technology, and Computer-Based Office Training. The Jump Start programs are non-accredited programs that are designed to quickly prepare its graduates for new careers. PIA Jump Start programs are offered at training centers in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania
West Mifflin, Pennsylvania
West Mifflin is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, located southeast of downtown Pittsburgh. The population was 20,313 at the 2010 census....
; Nutter Fort, West Virginia
Nutter Fort, West Virginia
Nutter Fort is a town in Harrison County, West Virginia, United States, incorporated in 1923. The town is a southeastern suburb of Clarksburg, West Virginia. Since 1996, Nutter Fort has held the West Virginia Blackberry Festival during the first weekend of August. The population was 1,686 at the...
; Weirton, West Virginia
Weirton, West Virginia
Weirton is a city located in the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia, United States. Most of the city is in Hancock County, with the remainder in Brooke County. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 20,411...
; and Dunbar, West Virginia
Dunbar, West Virginia
Dunbar is a city in Kanawha County, West Virginia, along the Kanawha River. The population was 7,907 at the 2010 census estimate. Dunbar was incorporated on April 19, 1921, by an Act of the West Virginia Legislature, and named for Dunbar Baines, a prominent area banker.-History:Located at Dunbar is...
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PIA is a not-for-profit organization with 501(c)(3) status. The President and CEO is John Graham III.