Aviation Maintenance Technology

Aviation Maintenance Technology

A.A.S. Degree (G)

The Aviation Maintenance Technology AAS degree prepares graduates for entry level positions as airframe and powerplant maintenance technicians. Graduates will acquire knowledge and skills needed in the fabrication, inspection, engine teardown and build-up, maintenance, repair, and testing of aircraft. Graduates will possess the training qualifications and be capable and competent to successfully pass the Federal Aviation Administration airframe and powerplant mechanic certification examinations.

Program Graduate Competencies

The Program Graduate Competencies listed below identify the major learning goals related to your specific program of study and identify the knowledge and skills you will have when you graduate to be successful in your chosen field.

1. Demonstrate professionalism and adherence to safety and environmental procedures and regulation in the workplace.
2. Adhere to and apply appropriate FAA regulation and industry publications.
3. Explain and apply the principles of aircraft inspection, repair, and maintenance.
4. Explain and apply the principle of powerplant.

Core Curriculum Competencies

The Core Curriculum Competencies listed below identify what you will be able to do as a graduate, regardless of your program of study. You will acquire these core competencies through general education courses and program-specific coursework. You will be expected to use relevant technology to achieve these outcomes:

1. Apply clear and effective communication skills.
2. Use critical thinking to solve problems.
3. Collaborate to achieve a common goal.
4. Demonstrate professional and ethical conduct.
5. Use information literacy for effective vocational and/or academic research.
6. Apply quantitative reasoning and/or scientific inquiry to solve practical problems.

Graduation Requirements

Core Courses

ECO 111	Macroeconomics	3
ENG 101	Composition I	3
ENG 102	Composition II	3
PSY 100	Human Relations	3
SSC 100	First Year Seminar	1
MAT 152	Quantitative Reasoning	3
	Or
MAT 183	Reasoning with Functions I	5

Program/Major Courses

AVI 110	Airframe Maintenance - General	15
AVI 120	Airframe Maint - AF Section I	17
AVI 210	Airframe Maintenance AF-Section II	17
AVI 230	Powerplant Maintenance-Section I	15
AVI 240	Powerplant Maintenance-Section II	14

Program/Major Support Courses

ELC 102	Basic Electricity for Aviation	4
ENG 124	Oral Communications	3
POL 111	Political Science	3
PSY 121	General Psychology	3

Suggested Pathway to Graduation (Course Sequence Sheet)

Semester 1

SSC 100	First Year Seminar	1
AVI 110	Airframe Maintenance - General	15
ELC 102	Basic Electricity for Aviation	4
MAT 152	Quantitative Reasoning	3
	Or
MAT 183	Reasoning with Functions I	5

Semester 2

AVI 120	Airframe Maint - AF Section I	17
ENG 101	Composition I	3

Semester 3

AVI 210	Airframe Maintenance AF-Section II	17
ENG 102	Composition II	3
PSY 100	Human Relations	3

Semester 4

AVI 230	Powerplant Maintenance-Section I	15
ECO 111	Macroeconomics	3
PSY 121	General Psychology	3

Semester 5

AVI 240	Powerplant Maintenance-Section II	14
ENG 124	Oral Communications	3
POL 111	Political Science	3

To complete program requirements, you must pass the above courses and earn at least 107 credits. The number of courses and credits required for graduation may be more depending on your need for developmental education courses and the elective choices you make (if electives are a part of the program). Some programs also have college-level courses that you must take if you do not score at a certain level on the College Placement Test. If this applies to your program, the courses are listed at the top of the sequence sheet before the first semester of the course list.

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