Delta, MGA launch dual enrollment aviation program for Clayton County students

Middle Georgia State University is helping Clayton County high school students take flight through a new dual enrollment aviation partnership with Delta Air Lines and Clayton County Public Schools.

Through the program, students earn college credit at MGA while preparing for careers as professional pilots, with access to Delta mentorship and scholarships that can cover up to four years of tuition and flight training.

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Delta, Middle Georgia State launch dual enrollment aviation program for Clayton County students | CBS Atlanta

Dual enrollment program takes flight for aspiring pilots | News-Daily.com

Delta announces dual enrollment aviation program with Georgia public schools | Atlanta Business Chronicle

Pictured, from left at Morrow High School Thursday are Monika Wiley (CCPS, Assistant Superintendent), Jonah Slade (Air Force JROTC Cadet Commander & Aviation Program Dual Enrollment Student), Eric Hendrick (Director of Pilot Outreach at Delta), Tad Hutcheson (SVP, The Delta Air Lines Foundation), Alieka Anderson-Henry (Clayton County Chairwoman), Anthony W. Smith (CCPS Superintendent), Douglas Hendrix Sr. (CCPS, Senior Deputy Superintendent – Chief Of Staff), Adon Clark (Dean of School of Aviation, Middle Georgia State University), Benjamin Straker (Chair of the Board, Clayton County Board of Education – District 9), Caleb Gonzales (Air Force JROTC Cadet Lt. Colonel and Aviation Program Dual Enrollment Student) and Dr. Pamela Pitts (CCPS).  SPECIAL PHOTO: DELTA/JASON CROCKETT

4 mga aviation employees outside control tower in eastman