--- title: Lenoir Community College Holds Groundbreaking for Aviation Center for Excellence at NC Global TransPark description: State and local leaders gathered for a groundbreaking ceremony for Lenoir Community College’s Senator Jim Perry Aviation Center for Excellence (ACE). The planned new learning facility will strengthen our region’s commitment to aerospace industries, manufacturing, and Department of Defense operations support. 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The planned new learning facility will strengthen our region’s commitment to aerospace industries, manufacturing, and Department of Defense operations support. The Jim Perry Aviation Center for Excellence will be located at The North Carolina Global TransPark. It will address the existing and future needs of the aviation and aerospace workforce in our region and Eastern NC by training the next generation of aviation professionals! We applaud all those who support this endeavor, which will impact the economic future of our communities for years to come. #LenoirCommunityCollege #AviationExcellence #GlobalTransPark #GoldenLEAFFoundation ![](https://blog.ncgtpedr.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/LCC-Aviation-Center-2023-Image-2-1024x512.jpg?width=1024&height=512&name=LCC-Aviation-Center-2023-Image-2-1024x512.jpg) ![](https://blog.ncgtpedr.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/LCC-Aviation-Center-2023-Image-1-1024x431.jpg?width=1024&height=431&name=LCC-Aviation-Center-2023-Image-1-1024x431.jpg) ## Read On [![](https://blog.ncgtpedr.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Group%20Shot-Apr-29-2025-06-56-01-3296-PM.jpg?width=352&name=Group%20Shot-Apr-29-2025-06-56-01-3296-PM.jpg)](https://blog.ncgtpedr.com/ncgtpedr-news/topping-out-ceremony-for-lccs-new-aviation-center-of-excellence) ##### [Topping Out Ceremony For LCC’s New Aviation Center For Excellence](https://blog.ncgtpedr.com/ncgtpedr-news/topping-out-ceremony-for-lccs-new-aviation-center-of-excellence) Clancy & Theys Construction Company held a beam signing and topping off ceremony today for Lenoir... [![](https://blog.ncgtpedr.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/LCC-Group-Image.jpg?width=352&name=LCC-Group-Image.jpg)](https://blog.ncgtpedr.com/ncgtpedr-news/construction-begins-on-aviation-center-for-excellence) ##### [Site Work Progresses on Aviation Center for Excellence – NC Global TransPark](https://blog.ncgtpedr.com/ncgtpedr-news/construction-begins-on-aviation-center-for-excellence) Construction progress is well underway at the future [**Lenoir Community College**](https://www.facebook.com/LCCLancers?__cft__%5B0%5D=AZWZV_qqYSKY5vPpHsuEl800889J7GJr893aKwab18sX_cqJoZoKObaTdaW-06zV81riGQGcy8sri8VxsvcFmL_amuEsIMs73mYGEtaCY5HPaq6dEA0wYztrqtjP6cVSAs3ZA_Li-SYyw43kFeFjwig9XlXOW1XAD9GbZUajxzB6TrwizFJQzQQSEenwhTowK74&__tn__=-%5DK-R) Aviation Center for... 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By [Dan Barkin](https://businessnc.com/author/11789a51fbbe4dd146ee0584e630ce7a/) ![Heart of Eastern NC-EDR Logo-1](https://blog.ncgtpedr.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Heart%20of%20Eastern%20NC-EDR%20Logo-1.jpg?width=300&height=144&name=Heart%20of%20Eastern%20NC-EDR%20Logo-1.jpg "Heart of Eastern NC-EDR Logo-1") North Carolina Global TransPark Economic Development Region, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation serving as the pivotal hub for industrial development, business recruitment, and site selection throughout Greene, Lenoir, and Wayne Counties and the North Carolina Global TransPark. 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