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Funder: Southwest Airlines Foundation

Geographic Scope: United States (national grant program)

Focus Areas: Aerospace/Aviation education, youth development, high school STEM programs

Grant awarded to Hallmark University's College of Aeronautics from Southwest Airlines Foundation
Part of broader Southwest Airlines Charitable Grant program awarded to multiple nonprofit organizations across the United States
Designated funds support the Aerospace College Head-start Institute (Aero CHI)

Target: High school students in junior and senior years
Focus: Aircraft maintenance training
Cost to Students: No cost (fully funded by grant)
Founded: 2017 by Hallmark University in response to Boeing report on aviation technician shortage
Goal: Give high school students head start in aerospace career; address projected shortage of trained aviation technicians
Expected Outcomes: Students graduate less than 12 months away from earning two associate degrees from Hallmark University
First Cohort: Set to graduate May 2019

Skilled Aircraft Mechanics in high demand
Companies like Boeing, Standard Aero, and ST Engineering actively recruiting
San Antonio aerospace industry valued at $3.4 billion with projected growth
Boeing estimates aircraft services market to grow to $8.8 trillion over next 20 years

Southwest Airlines previously donated CFM56 jet engine to College of Aeronautics
Popular engine used in Boeing 737 and Airbus A320
Resources support continuous improvement of Hallmark's original aeronautics technician program (founded 1969 as Hallmark Aero-Tech, approaching 50th anniversary)