High School Students Can Earn College Aviation Credit With VAI’s Rotor Pathway Program Vertical Aviation International (VAI) says the high cost of traditional college has many young people wondering about future employment in the rapidly changing career landscape, but the organization points out that vertical aviation is hiring. Speaking from the VERTICON Connect stage this week, Greg Brown, VAI director of education and training services, outlined opportunities that VAI’s Rotor Pathway Program offers to high school students: college and technical school credit in aviation-related disciplines and pathways to FAA pilot or mechanic certification. Begun in collaboration with the state of Utah in 2019, the Rotor Pathway Program is a first-in-the-nation model bringing together educators, vertical-aviation professionals, and government officials to develop training programs to prepare high school students for STEM careers in rotary-wing aviation.
