Clay Lacy Scholarship Funds Awarded to 26 Students at LAUSD Aircraft Mechanic School and Orange Coast College Pilot Program

Clay Lacy Aircraft Mechanic Scholarship winners at March 12, 2020 awards event with LAUSD faculty members and Clay Lacy executives (prior to social distancing requirements).

Clay Lacy Scholarship Funds Awarded to 26 Students at LAUSD Aircraft Mechanic School and Orange Coast College Pilot Program

Clay Lacy Scholarship Funds Awarded to 26 Students at LAUSD Aircraft Mechanic School and Orange Coast College Pilot Program

Clay Lacy Aircraft Mechanic Scholarship winners at March 12, 2020 awards event with LAUSD faculty members and Clay Lacy executives (prior to social distancing requirements).

Clay Lacy Aviation continues to nurture the next generation of aviation professionals with scholarship funds for 22 students at the LAUSD’s Aircraft Mechanic School at Van Nuys Airport in Los Angeles and for four student pilots in the aviation science program at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, CA.

Now in its fifth year, the scholarship program at the Aircraft Mechanic School helps promising local students pay for tuition, books, tools and FAA exams as they work toward high-paying careers in aircraft maintenance. At Orange Coast College, this is the fourth year for Clay Lacy scholarship funds which help lower flight training costs so students can earn their private, instrument or commercial pilot license.

Established in 2017, the Clay Lacy Pilot Scholarship program at Orange Coast College recognizes four outstanding OCC aviation science students each year. Krystian Huber, Taylor Wilson, Isabel Burton and Joseph White are the latest recipients. Both Wilson and White are now licensed private pilots and belong to the OCC Flight Team, which competes in events conducted by the National Intercollegiate Flying Association. Clay Lacy Aviation established the program to partner locally with Orange County public education institutions that train future aviators. For more information, visit the college website. To watch a video featuring the Clay Lacy Scholarship winners and OCC Aviation Science program leaders, visit https://vimeo.com/427412599.

This year’s scholarship recipients for the Clay Lacy Aircraft Mechanic Scholarships for LAUSD students were announced at a special awards ceremony in March. Since the scholarships began in 2015, 143 students have received Clay Lacy funds toward earning their FAA airframe and powerplant (A&P) license. About 16 percent of those recipients are women, a percentage the company hopes will continue to grow as more young women realize the opportunities available to them in this dynamic field. The FAA-approved curriculum prepares students for the licensing examination, the crucial first step toward beginning their careers. Details are available on the school's website. To watch a video featuring the Clay Lacy Aircraft Mechanic Scholarship winners, visit https://vimeo.com/427415146.

Clay Lacy also offers a Professional Pilot Scholarship through the University of North Dakota Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences and the Flight Path Learning Center in Los Angeles.

For more on the ways Clay Lacy contributes to the aviation industry and to local communities, visit claylacy.com/givingback.

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