Story by Curtis Walsh – Beaver County Radio. Published April 11, 2025 1:28 P.M.

(Chippewa Township, Pa) A groundbreaking was held Friday morning at the Air Heritage Museum at Beaver County Airport. CCBC will be building a brand new 30,000 square foot facility on the grounds near the Air Heritage Museum.

The multi-story facility will house the new CCBC School of Aviation Sciences, new administrative offices for CCBC and the Beaver County Airport Authority (BVI), a new public airport terminal, and a new FAA compliant and fully accessible air traffic control tower.

CCBC President Roger Davis spoke at the event highlighting CCBC as the “nations top aviation program”, noting that the program has landed traffic control operators at every airport in the country. Davis described the new facility as “futuristic” and mentioned that it is the result of local, state, and federal funding.

The facility is set to be a 21st century learning environment that acknowledges CCBC and BVI’s joint legacy of a shared pursuit of excellence in aviation, with a focus on the future.

Other shared spaces within the interior will allow the public to witness training exercises in real time while also serving as a recruiting tool to grow CCBC’s national reputation.

Speakers at the event included County Commissioners Dan Camp and Jack Manning among others. In attendance were State Representatives Rob Matzie and Roman Kozak, Senator Elder Vogel, and former State Representative Jim Marshall.