Your Education
Aviation Maintenance (A.A.S.)
The Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree in aviation maintenance is a degree completion program designed to enhance employability and opportunity for advancement in the aviation industry. The program offers the opportunity for students who complete the airframe and powerplant certificate to continue their education through an additional year of coursework in communications, mathematics and human relations. This option is also open to students who have an FAA mechanics certificate, regardless of how or where it was obtained.
Airframe and Powerplant (Cert.)
The airframe and powerplant certificate is a one-year program designed to prepare you to take the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) examination for the Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) rating.
Program coursework will develop your knowledge and skills in the following areas of aviation maintenance technology: general and combined systems and components; airframe structures, systems and components; and powerplant theory, maintenance, systems and components.
Students interested in enhancing their employability skills and opportunity for advancement can choose to continue their education through the aviation maintenance A.A.S. degree.
Airframe (Cert.)
The airframe certificate is a one-year program designed for students who have already obtained a powerplant rating or who are interested in only earning an airframe rating. This certificate will only include coursework from the following areas: general and combined systems and components; and airframe structures, systems and components.
Powerplant (Cert.)
The powerplant certificate is a one-year program designed for students who have already obtained an airframe rating or who are interested in only earning an powerplant rating. This certificate will only include coursework from the following areas: general and combined systems and components; and powerplant theory, maintenance, systems and components.
Unmanned Aircraft Operations (O.E.)
This occupational endorsement will provide students with skills to operate small camera drones and FPV race drones in a legal, safe and structured manner, and provide basic troubleshooting and repair skills.