WELCOME, WE’RE glad you’re here!

Enaa neenyo!

We’re proud to be known as Alaska’s longest-operating and largest residential vocational school—and pleased to share that GILA is celebrating our 27th anniversary this 2024/25 school year!

GILA has become the school of choice for Alaskan high school students seeking a unique educational opportunity to prepare for a career or post-secondary school advancement. As a fully accredited school, GILA offers Alaska teens the chance to gain industry-standard experience, skills, and certifications within popular career pathways: aviation, cosmetology, culinary arts, applied mechanics, construction trades, health science, media/information technology, and more! 

CAMPUS LOCATION

Galena Interior Learning Academy’s residential campus is located in Galena, Alaska, in the heart of the Interior on the mighty Yukon River. Positioned on and around the former Galena Air Force Base and adjacent to the airstrip, just north of the river and northwest of town, GILA is surrounded by wilderness. 

CAREER + TECHNICAL FOCUS

GILA offers vocational training in aviation, culinary arts, automotive mechanics, welding, woodworking, cosmetology, health sciences, media and information technology, and drone aviation—along with a rigorous academic curriculum. Students have come from many communities across Alaska to take advantage of GILA’s unique career and technical education opportunities. 

STRONG PARTNERSHIPS

GILA enjoys long-running partnerships with the City of Galena, Louden Tribal Council, University of Alaska Fairbanks, and various local organizations and Alaskan businesses. These partnerships help prepare GILA students for continued study at the University, post-secondary career and technical training centers, or for direct entry into the workforce.  

MODERN facilities

The campus is continually growing and changing, with new buildings being acquired, remodeled, or built. The many facilities available to students provide the luxuries and technology less common in typical Alaska bush communities. Likewise, the community of Galena offers a multitude of leisure and outdoor activities, community and cultural events, and valuable resources and services.

Ready to enroll? 

GILA’s vocational boarding school is FREE to Alaska residents!