Aviation Institute

The Aviation Institute on South Campus offers the state's most comprehensive training center for students pursuing a career in aviation.

Rain canceled some of the outdoor activities at the opening of the Aviation Institute in February 1993, but the hangar, the spacious new complex, and the airplanes kept participants sheltered from the elements.

The Aviation Institute, seen here during construction, provides a large hangar area and four wings for classes. The tarmac allows students to taxi up to their classrooms.

The focal points of the Aviation Institute are the dramatic cross-sectioned fuselage facade and the clean, aerodynamic lines of the building.

The Broward County Commission in March 1982 leased to the college the vacant auto inspection station on Pembroke Road at University Drive for the aviation institute. BCC's Aviation Maintenance Technology program was the first public post-secondary program in the state. The program opened its doors in the fall term of 1982 to a class of 65. At the ribbon-cutting ceremonies, from left to right, Dr. Adams, trustees Elinor Wilkov, Charles Lantz, and Margaret Roach joined with Broward County Commissioner Marcia Beach to carry out their ceremonial duties.