SCC to offer Drone Ownership Workshop on Sept. 22

Published: 09/10/2018

St. Charles Community College and Aerobotics LLC are offering an exciting new Introductory Drone Workshop, UAS 101 – Introduction to Drone Ownership. The workshop will be held from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22, and cost $249.

Students will receive valuable information on Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) rules and regulations regarding drone operations and other topics such as safety, airspace, weather and more, along with hands-on drone fight and time in the First-Person View Goggles. 

The FAA anticipates as many as 6.12 million drones in the air by 2021, which is an increase of 58.6 percent annual, beginning from 2016. Drone hobbyists and recreational users are expected to triple, while commercial use drones will increase ten-fold, and possibly more.

For more information and to register, please contact the Continuing Education Department at 636-922-8233 or stchas.edu/learnforlife.

St. Charles Community College strives to provide reasonable accommodations to all people at any SCC-sponsored event. Please contact Disability Support Services at dss@stchas.edu or 636-922-8581 as early as possible to discuss your needs.

St. Charles Community College is a public, comprehensive two-year community college with associate degrees and certificate programs in the arts, business, sciences and career-technical fields. SCC provides workforce training and community-based personal and professional development as well as cultural, recreational and entertainment opportunities. For more information, visit www.stchas.edu.