WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.—Piedmont Advantage Credit Union recently sponsored the ACE Academy, which brought approximately 65 middle school and high school students to the credit union’s headquarters to learn more about credit unions and financial literacy.
Aviation Career Education (ACE) academies are held across North Carolina during the summer. Students learn about the theory of flight, aviation’s history, aircraft maintenance and new technologies. They also have the opportunity to fly radio-controlled aircraft and work on aircraft model design projects, as well as take field trips to aviation industry businesses like Piedmont Advantage Credit Union which got its start in 1949 as a credit union for Piedmont Airlines employees.
Students shared how they earn money, what their career goals are and how they plan to save money.
Members from the credit union’s lending and leadership teams spoke about developing good credit, loans and the credit union difference. Students were also treated to a Chick-fil-A lunch and encouraged to take a financial pledge for their future financial wellness and savings.