S.C. Aeronautical Training Center
The $80 million, 218,000-square-foot facility includes a ramp, two hangars with high bays to accommodate large aircraft training aids, 22 classrooms, an advanced manufacturing lab, a mechatronics lab, 23 specialty labs, six flex-space labs, 37 faculty/staff offices, meeting spaces, a café and catering kitchen.
The training center promotes economic development in the region and, as a statewide asset, will assist the S.C. Department of Commerce in attracting more aeronautic and advanced manufacturing suppliers to the state.
This three-story facility increases Trident Tech’s capacity to provide an educated and trained pipeline of workers with the skills required now and in the future. Students on group tours can see modern advanced manufacturing training first hand.
The center houses high-tech manufacturing programs, aeronautical studies programs, engineering technology and engineering transfer courses, readySC’s Boeing training and advanced manufacturing training.
Offerings include programs leading to associate degrees and noncredit certificates as well as specialized training, apprenticeships and seminars for major manufacturers in the region and state.
An estimated 5,370 students and 120 faculty and staff will use this facility annually.
“The South Carolina Aeronautical Training Center will help sustain the state's economic expansion by supplying the highly skilled workforce required by manufacturers and related industries that have made substantial investments in our region and state.”
-Dr. Mary Thornley
President
Trident Technical College
Credit Program Offerings
- 3D Printing
- Advanced CNC Operations
- Aircraft Assembly Technology
- Aircraft Maintenance Technology
- Avionics Maintenance Technology
- Basic CNC Operations
- Civil Engineering Technology
- Computer Numeric Control Machinist
- Electronics Engineering Technology
- Engineering Transfer Degree Program to The Citadel or Clemson University
- Mechanical Engineering Technology
- Mechatronics
Noncredit Offerings
- Additive Manufacturing
- Aeronautical Skills
- Automated Manufacturing
- CAD/CAM
- Certified Production Technician (MSSC)
- CNC Machining
- Engineering Seminars (various topics)
- Enhanced Composites
- ManuFirstSC
- Mechatronics
- Metrology
- Nondestructive Inspection (NDI)
- Quality Control
- Robotics
readySC Training for Boeing South Carolina
Phase I - Pre-Employment Training
Phase II - New Hire Training
Phase III - Factory Skill Enhancement
