All classes are currently being held at the AAMC, located at 3800 Hwy 58 N, Kinston, until further notice.

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Aviation Center for Excellence

Construction is underway on the Senator Jim Perry Aviation Center for Excellence (ACE) at the NC Global TransPark. This 57,024-square-foot training facility will feature cutting-edge technology, classrooms, maintenance labs, and a 13,268-square-foot heated aircraft hangar. ACE will offer degree programs in Aviation Management & Career Pilot Technology and Aviation Systems Technology, as well as short-term training. It will be a hub for hands-on learning and career preparation in the aviation industry. Coursework in Aviation, Industrial Systems Technology, and other advanced manufacturing subjects are currently being taught at the Aerospace and Advanced Manufacturing Center (AAMC) located at 3800 Hwy 58 N in Kinston, NC.

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For More Information

MAT TRIBULA
Director of Aviation Programs
Aerospace and Advanced Manufacturing Center
(Building 030), Room 124
T: (252) 527-6223, ext. 251
F: (252) 233-6879
E: matribula90@lenoircc.edu

DUSTIN POLLOCK
Aviation Systems Technology/Airframe & Powerplant Program Chair/Instructor
Aerospace and Advanced Manufacturing Center
(Building 030), Room 123
T: (252) 527-6223, ext. 109
F: (252) 233-6879
E: dlpollock27@lenoircc.edu

ANDREW LUPPINO
Director of Advanced Manufacturing and Industrial Systems Technology Program Chair
Aerospace and Advanced Manufacturing Center
(Building 030), Room 164
T: (252) 527-6223, ext. 107
F: (252) 233-6879
E: acluppino31@lenoircc.edu

CHRIS KRIEGER
Industrial Systems Technology Instructor
Aerospace and Advanced Manufacturing Center
(Building 030), Room 164
T: (252) 527-6223, ext. 150
F: (252) 233-6879
E: cjkrieger57@lenoircc.edu

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