Register today for Airport University's Summer 2013 quarter

Airport University will again offer its highly successful basic computer classes and SIDA/AOA preparation workshops for Sea-Tac Airport and Hotel employees. The quarter begins June 25 and ends August 15.  All classes are held on-site at SeaTac Airport.  Click here to register.  Questions?  Contact Mary Turla at 206-787-7504or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Want to go back to school for a new career?  Port Jobs can help you take the next steps towards your career-focused educational goals!

One of the most important financial aid applications to complete is the Free Application for Student Aid (FAFSA). The FAFSA will help you get grants, work study, loans, and scholarships.  Click here to apply.   The deadline for the FAFSA is midnight Central Standard Time, June 30, 2011 if you are applying for the 2011-2012 school year.   Be sure to contact the financial aid office of each school you are considering as soon as possible and ask for their application procedures.  Click here for FAFSA Priority Deadlines for Washington Schools.   

Questions? Airport University can help connect you to financial aid resources at local schools!  Contact Mary Turla at 206-787-7504 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Do you work at Sea-Tac Airport? Are you interested in on-site training? Port Jobs may be able to help.

During Spring 2011, Airport University will again offer its highly successful basic computer classes and SIDA/AOA preparation workshops for Sea-Tac Airport and Hotel employees. The quarter begins April 12 and ends June 7. All classes are held on-site at SeaTac Airport.  Questions?  Contact Mary Turla at 206-787-7504 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Click here to REGISTER  (pdf)

Course Information:  BTech 100 Introduction to Computers/Windows, 3 credits

Offered in partnership with Highline Community College.  In this class, students will learn basic and advanced computer skills necessary to use a computer and Microsoft Windows.

Location:  Central Annex (Mezzanine Level) at Sea-Tac Airport

Dates:  April 12th-June 7^th, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 2:30 - 4 p.m.

Registration:  REQUIRED.  Mary Turla at 206-787-7504 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Every New Year, many people in the United States make resolutions.  Every January, I pledge to improve my skills as a teacher, get better organized, exercise more, save more, read more, travel more, volunteer, and relax more, etc., etc., etc. 

I am so overwhelmed by February 1^st, I usually give up.   

I have decided that 2011 will be different.  Thanks to the hundreds of job seekers and airport employees I have met through our Airport University programs, I am inspired to stick with my goals in 2011 and beyond.   

Every week, I hear students share similar job, life, and family goals.  Do any of these sound familiar?

I want to improve my computer skills so I can help my supervisor and one day get a promotion.

I don’t know much about computers.  I need to learn to get a better job and go to school.  I need to learn for everyday life here in the U.S.

I want to learn how save more money.  I want to go back to school.  I hope I can buy a house for my family someday. 

We all want to be better employees, learners, family members, and community members.  It is my hope for the coming the year that Airport University can help keep you inspired and motivated to make changes for this year and years to come. 

For more inspiration, click on the links below:   

·         I will get a job/better job!  

·         I will improve my computer skills!   

·         I will improve my English communication skills!  

·         I want a better job so I will learn about ways to pay for school and training.  

·         I will pass the SIDA/AOA Airport Security badge test! 

The Transportation Research Board of the National Academies has just published a report, Aviation Workforce Development Practices, that singles out Port Jobs' Airport University as a model for developing a skilled workforce in the aviation-related sector.

"TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Synthesis 18: Aviation Workforce Development Practices explores airport operating entity jobs and related skill sets needed to perform those jobs. The report also identifies potential ways to gain training on the skill sets needed to fulfill airport-related jobs and notes gaps where skill sets, and educational and advancement opportunities, may exist."