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>> We've got some
turbine engines on--
>> Pull it out.
Very slow, very slow!
Slow, slow, slow, slow.
>> I've always loved aviation.
>> My father's an air
traffic controller.
He's been doing that
my whole entire life.
>> Make sure you rotate out
and let everybody get
a chance in there.
>> For many students, it
starts as a childhood dream.
>> This guy is holding
short at runway 1-6 right.
>> Always in the tower.
Always around the airport.
Always looking at the airplanes.
>> And this is where that
dream becomes a dream job.
>> And now I have a
chance to be in aviation.
>> For the past 50 years,
the four colleges that make
up the Los Rios Community
College District have delivered
unique programs, educating
more than 1.2 million students
and boosting our economy.
One shining example,
aeronautics.
It's a program that started
at Sacramento City
College decades earlier.
>> Sacramento City College has
been involved with the field
of aeronautics in this region
and in this state since 1932.
>> Since then, generations
of students have watched
their dreams take flight.
>> The Los Rios Community
College District has set a great
foundation for education
in this community.
It's going to be amazing what
happens in the next 50 years.
>> And of course all the
aircraft manufacturers began
to look at designing
air frames now
for this new technology,
the turbine engine.
>> I don't think there's
anything that is more important
than getting a great
education for our young people.
Giving them a chance
to prove their lives.
>> Didn't you used
to be an engineer?
>> Yeah. Yep.
I was an engineer on this
and a couple other airplanes.
>> Aerospace is a
wonderful career.
>> For decades, Los Rios has
built strong partnerships
that have helped both
students and the entire region.
>> We have a rich
history in partnership
with the aerospace museum
and it's been a great fit.
>> We have quite a history.
Sacramento City College is soon
to be celebrating its
100th anniversary.
The aeronautics program
is celebrating its 83rd
in another year and Los
Rios is celebrating 50.
Together it's quite
an achievement.
>> And together is where the
greatest achievements can
be found.
>> November 4-7 niner kilo mike.
Sacramento International
airport.
>> Where else would students
have access to a 727?
>> That Boeing 727
is known as Gideon,
a gift from Federal
Express that's on display
at the aerospace
museum year-round.
At the same time,
Gideon provides students
at Sacramento City College's
nearby aeronautics department an
invaluable teaching tool.
>> We wanted to use
it to train students--
flight students as well
as mechanic students--
on the systems of the aircraft,
but we literally had nowhere
to store it and that's
where the partnership
with the museum was
absolutely essential.
We couldn't have
done it without them.
>> And, when it comes
down to it,
the goal is to provide a
path for the next generation
of aeronautics experts to soar.
>> With this program,
when finishing it,
I'm going to be proud of myself.
I'm already proud of myself
that I've came this far
and I've done so good.
>> OK. All right.
>> Thank you to the aerospace
museum acknowledging the great
partnership we've had
with the Sac City program
and with the Los Rios
Community College District.
>> For the past 50 years,
the Los Rios Colleges have been
the Sacramento region's main
runway from dreams
to dream jobs.
As for the next half century,
the district sees clear
skies on the horizon.
>> I'm one step closer to a
career that can last as long
as I want it to and I enjoy it.
>> We really appreciate being
here and celebrating together.
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