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Our strong communities and diverse and growing population keep Macon County on the rise.
With a large labor shed and high education standards, Macon’s strength is its people.
Aerospace
Targeted Sectors - Reading This Data
Our Labor shed:
The Macon County labor shed includes a 8 county area surrounding Macon County. This area contains a total population of 706,677.
How to Read This Data:
The company and labor data for this sector are derived from our labor shed area, as defined above.
The data points are presented several ways:
- The number of companies supporting a given sector in our labor shed, stated as an empirical value.
- A comparison of the numbers of these companies in our labor shed vs the US average, stated as a percentage.
- Skilled labor (SICS) supporting a given sector in our labor shed, stated as an empirical value.
- A comparison of the numbers of skilled laborers by skill classification in our labor shed vs the US average, stated as a percentage.
- Growth occupations in our labor shed over a given number of years, stated as a percentage.
Moton FieldMacon County offers many benefits to the growing aerospace industry. We are flanked by Boeing to our south and the large aerospace complex to our north in Huntsville, with more than 80 aerospace industries and service providers within the region. Macon County is also centrally located to five large military bases with an aviation/aerospace mission.
The legendary Moton Field, located in Tuskegee, features a 5000+ foot runway, with plans to expand to 8400 feet and offers flight training and FBO services from Golden Eagle Aviation. It also boasts immediate access to Interstate 85 and available space for building and development on the airfield property. Other large sites are available just outside the airfield property, offering aerospace manufacturers of all sizes quick access and a great location. Major commercial airports are nearby, including Atlanta Hartsfield, Birmingham, and Montgomery.
The industry is growing as well, with Aerospace Engineering and Research graduates from Auburn and Tuskegee University – both programs located just a few miles from Moton Field. Engineering graduates have more than doubled in the past ten years with many seeking local opportunities. Just to our Northwest, the University of Alabama also offers an Aerospace Engineering degree as well.
Area Aerospace Companies
GKN
- Leading global tier one supplier of airframe and engine structures, landing gear, electrical interconnection systems, transparencies, and aftermarket services
- Supplies products and services to a wide range of commercial and military aircraft and engine prime contractors, and other tier one suppliers
GE Aviation
- Among the top aircraft engine suppliers
- Offers engines for the majority of commercial aircraft
Aerojet Rocketdyne
- American rocket and missile propulsion manufacturer
BAE Systems, Inc.
- Aerospace and Defense company
- Top 10 supplier to the Pentagon
- Develops civilian and military aerospace equipment, guidance systems, and electronic warfare systems
Lockheed Martin
- Global aerospace, defense, security and technology company
- One of the largest companies in the aerospace industry, and largest defense company
- Develops aircraft, radar technologies, and other military systems
Our Companies
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Education
Tuskegee University
- Undergraduate and/or Graduate programs in 5 engineering fields
- Aerospace Science Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Computer Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Aviation Science Program
- Aerospace Manufacturing Program
- Access to several facilities such as wind tunnels and a satellite laboratory
- Only historically black college or university (HBCU) with an accredited aerospace engineering program
Auburn University
- Offers a wide array of undergraduate and postgraduate engineering programs including Aerospace Engineering, Biosystems Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Software Engineering
- Provides unique cutting-edge educational and research opportunities, including space exploration, national defense, air transportation, communications and sustainable energy
- Covers areas including aeroacoustics, aerospace structures, orbital mechanisms, rocket propulsion and more
- Undergraduate and Postgraduate Advanced Manufacturing Programs
- Advanced Manufacturing Training Center
- Aviation Program offering Professional Flight Degree and Aviation Management Degree
University of Alabama
- 8 Mechanical and Aerospace degree programs
Wallace State Community College Dothan
- The Aviation/Flight Technology program consists of flight and ground instruction, which will qualify students for various careers in the aviation industry
- Students will have the opportunity to acquire FAA certification for the Private Pilot, Instrument Rating and Commercial Pilot certificates
- An articulation agreement with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University allows WSCC aviation students to pursue a Bachelor of Science degree in Professional Aeronautics upon completion of their Wallace State course work
Southern Union State Community College
- Aviation Maintenance Technology program
- Advanced Manufacturing program
- Manufacturing Technology program
- Robotic Programming program
Trenholm State Community College
- Programs in Robotics
- Advanced Manufacturing program
- Industrial Systems/Automation program
