HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – A joint program between Marshall University and Mountwest Community and Technical College in aviation maintenance is breaking ground.
The Herald-Dispatch reports the program is a collaboration with the Huntington Tri-State Airport, where an existing hangar and an armory are being renovated.
Creating classroom and laboratory spaces is expected to cost about $2.7 million.
The program already has received two planes and they plan to add seven more.
At a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday, officials expressed hope that the program will help attract aerospace companies to Appalachia.
The program is expected to begin next spring.
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