Aviation Career Enrichment (ACE) was established in 1980 as a non-profit organization dedicated to increasing the number of minorities working in aviation. At that time, less than one half of one percent of the airline pilots employed in the United States were African-American or female and very...
Aviation Career Enrichment (ACE) was established in 1980 as a non-profit organization dedicated to increasing the number of minorities working in aviation. At that time, less than one half of one percent of the airline pilots employed in the United States were African-American or female and very few were employed in related aerospace professions. The mission of ACE has been to address this shortfall by exposing disadvantaged, at-risk and minority youth to aviation opportunities.
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%newline%Today, the ACE Academy is a year-‘round program fully supported by volunteers from the Atlanta community. The Weekend Academy is the core program of ACE focusing on youth ages 9 to 18 and operates every Saturday morning from 9:00am to 12:00 Noon. The program includes aviation related academic curriculum, orientation flights, personal development mentoring and field trips.
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%newline%While African-Americans comprise the majority of our participants, the doors of ACE are open to young men and women of any background. (more)