Academy College

10/08/2026

🇺🇸 Your next mission could start in the cockpit.

You’ve built discipline, leadership, and the ability to perform under pressure. Now, imagine putting those strengths to work in aviation.

If you’re transitioning from military service or a veteran ready for a career change, connect with Academy College to explore pilot training and talk through your next steps.

Bring your experience. Bring your questions. Let’s get your future off the ground. ✈️

Schedule a campus visit today.
https://www.academycollege.edu/

10/06/2026

Your Next Career Starts in the Cockpit ✈️

Twin Cities, ready to turn “I’ve always wanted to be a pilot” into a plan?

Work, family, and a busy schedule don’t have to keep that dream grounded. At Academy College, we help career changers take the next step with:

📚 Weeknight classes
✈️ Flight training with Thunderbird Aviation at two Twin Cities airports
📅 A flight schedule developed with your goals and commitments in mind
🤝 A team to help you navigate the path ahead

You bring the ambition. Let’s build a plan.

Come visit Academy College, meet our team, and see where your next chapter could take you.

https://www.academycollege.edu/programs/aviation-programs/

10/02/2026

Small School. Big Dreams. Meet Annabelle ✈️

With two airline pilots as parents, Annabelle Bailey grew up dreaming of becoming a pilot herself. Now, as an Admissions Representative at Academy College, she welcomes others ready to explore their own futures.

What makes Academy special? Small classes and a close-knit community of students and teachers who get to know you—and what you’re working toward.

Annabelle’s invitation is simple: come visit. Meet the staff, explore the campus, and see what it feels like to be part of Academy College.

📍 Visit us in Bloomington, Minnesota.
🌐 www.academycollege.edu

09/30/2026

Meet Erik: Your Aviation Journey Starts Here ✈️

Starting flight training is exciting, but there are a lot of moving pieces. That’s why Academy College students meet Erik from day one.

As Academy College’s Aviation Coordinator, Erik helps connect your academics with your flight training, keeps you moving toward your ratings, and helps make sure you know what comes next.

Becoming a pilot takes work. There will be challenges along the way. But you won’t be figuring it all out alone.

You’ll have a team helping you stay focused, keep progressing, and get it done.

Thinking about a career in aviation in the Twin Cities?

Come visit Academy College, meet Erik and the aviation team, and see what your path to the flight deck could look like.

Learn more:
https://www.academycollege.edu/programs/aviation-programs/

09/28/2026

✈️ Twin Cities. New career. Let’s get it done.

You’ve thought about becoming a pilot. Maybe during your commute. Maybe from your desk. Maybe every time a plane flies overhead.

It’s time to take that idea seriously.

For career changers across Minneapolis–St. Paul, Academy College and Thunderbird Aviation bring aviation education and flight training together—right here in the Twin Cities.

Becoming a pilot takes commitment. There are skills to build, certificates and ratings to earn, and hours to put in. But you don’t have to figure it all out alone. Our team is here to help you understand the steps and keep moving toward your goal.

Bring your ambition and your get-it-done attitude. Let’s talk about what comes next.

📍 Come visit Academy College in Bloomington and explore your path into aviation.

👉 https://www.academycollege.edu/programs/aviation-programs/

09/24/2026

✈️ Big aviation goals. Clear next steps. Let’s get it done.

Your first solo. Your private pilot certificate. Your instrument rating. Your commercial certificate. Every milestone takes preparation, practice, and the commitment to keep moving forward.

At Academy College, we’re with you all the way. Together with our flight training partner, Thunderbird Aviation, we help you connect what you learn in the classroom with what you do in the cockpit—one flight, one skill, and one accomplishment at a time.

And when it’s time to move into multi-engine training, that next step matters. Earning your multi-engine rating and building experience in twin-engine aircraft are important parts of preparing for professional flying opportunities. It’s about developing the judgment, confidence, and aircraft management skills to take on more responsibility.

There’s work between where you are and where you want to be. Let’s get after it.

Take the next step. Explore aviation at Academy College.
https://www.academycollege.edu/programs/aviation-programs/

Launch your career with flexible aviation, business, and certificate programs backed by personal support and real-world career outcomes.

09/23/2026

✈️ The future of aviation needs pilots. Your future could be in the cockpit.

Boeing projects a global need for 674,000 new pilots through 2045. Tomorrow’s pilots are starting their training today.

At Academy College, we bring together career-focused education and hands-on flight training through our partnership with Thunderbird Aviation. From the classroom to the cockpit at Flying Cloud and Crystal airports, your education and flight experience work together toward one goal: preparing you for a professional aviation career.

That’s the Academy advantage: certified flight instructors, degree pathways, and the opportunity to start flying your very first week.

Whether you’re finishing high school or ready for a career change, let’s talk about where aviation could take you.

📅 Fall quarter begins October 5, 2026.
Come visit. Meet our team. Take your first step.

👉 https://www.academycollege.edu/programs/aviation-programs/

09/21/2026

A Tour of Academy College | Meet Lauren Leverty

Welcome to A Tour of Academy College, a new series introducing you to the people, programs, and places that make up our campus.

First up: Lauren Leverty, Student Affairs Coordinator.

Lauren helps students stay on track academically, navigate their programs, and keep moving toward graduation. She also shares one of the messages you’ll see around campus that means a lot to our students:

Trust the process.

Academy College offers career-focused programs including:

✈️ Aviation and professional pilot training
📊 Aviation Business
🚁 Drone and UAS training
🛫 Aircraft Dispatch
🎓 Career-focused education with a close-knit campus community

At Academy College, students get to know the people helping them succeed.

Come take a look around — and see where your next step could lead.

🌐 https://www.academycollege.edu/

09/16/2026

Your goal: become a pilot. Our goal: help you get there. ✈️

Meet Austin, Flight Training Coordinator and Flight Instructor at Thunderbird Aviation—and an Academy College graduate who’s been right where you are.

From answering questions to coordinating training and helping students stay on track, Austin supports the next generation of pilots as they work toward their wings.

At Academy College and Thunderbird Aviation, you have a team to turn to—from your first lesson to your final checkride.

Ready to take the first step?

📍 Train at Flying Cloud & Crystal Airports in the Twin Cities
🎓 Explore career-focused aviation programs at Academy College
✈️ Learn more: https://www.academycollege.edu/programs/aviation-programs/

09/15/2026

Thinking about a career change? Curious about aviation but not sure where you fit?

Just come meet us.

Academy College is hosting an Aircraft Dispatch and Aviation Business Open House this Friday, September 18 from 3–4:30 p.m. at our Bloomington campus.

No pressure. No complicated process. Come in, meet the people behind the programs, ask your questions, and get a better feel for what these careers actually look like.

That’s a big part of how we do things at Academy College. We have a get-it-done attitude. We’ll help you understand the program, the career path, what it takes to get started, and what your next step should be.

Aircraft Dispatch and Aviation Business are great options for people who want to be part of the aviation industry without necessarily becoming a pilot.

And with Fall Quarter starting October 5, 2026, this is a great time to stop wondering and come see what’s possible.

📅 Friday, September 18 | 3–4:30 p.m.
📍 Academy College in Bloomington

Learn more:
https://www.academycollege.edu/news-insights/event/business-accounting-aircraft-dispatch-open-house/?eventstart=1789761600&eventend=1789767000&timezone=America%2FDenver

Join Academy College for a Business, Accounting & Aircraft Dispatch Open House on Friday, September 18 from 3:00–4:30 PM at our Bloomington campus. If you’re thinking about building new skills, changing careers, or returning to ...