With its newly accredited aviation program, Tuskegee University is one step closer to fulfilling its mission of training the next generation of Black pilots.
The historic HBCU is now the only historically Black college or university in Alabama with an aviation program available to students who want to become certified pilots. Previously, students training to receive wings studied under Tuskegee’s aerospace engineering program while taking the required certifications to become pilots, 12 WFSA reports.
“We have responded to the demand for pilots ,” said S. Keith Hargrove, provost and senior vice president of academic affairs. “There are more than 10,000 to 15,000 pilots that are needed here in the U.S.”…