Associate Degree in Aviation Maintenance Technician

About

Lane Community College FAA Approved Part 147 School will prepare you to be a Airframe and Powerplant Certificated Mechanic! Our graduates have found rewarding careers in the heavy-lift helicopter industry, regional airlines, and general aviation. Lane’s Aviation Maintenance program meets and exceeds all FAA Part 147 requirements and emphasizes hands-on learning that prepares you for your FAA exams and your career. Every day you’ll learn something new and valuable. In a single term you could perform a riveted aluminum repair, a carbon fiber layup, multimeter electrical troubleshooting, a landing gear check on a jet, and an engine overhaul with power assurance runs. Once you’ve completed your degree you’ll be able to tackle almost any aircraft repair. What you'll learn; Aircraft inspection, ground service, and operation. Welding, sheet metal structural repair, composite structures and repair. Electrical theory, troubleshooting, and aircraft electrical components, systems, and schematics. Turbine operation and overhaul, piston engine operation and overhaul, propeller theory and repair, and helicopter rigging and blade tracking. Pass the FAA written, oral and practical exams for certification, Aircraft fuel, engine, communications, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems. Aviation Maintenance graduates readily find work in the Pacific Northwest with heavy-lift helicopter companies, regional airlines and flight schools. Job availability is at a record high and career advancement in aircraft maintenance happens quickly.

Career Path

Graduate career path includes Aviation Maintenance Technician, Aircraft Structures Technician, Airframe and Powerplant Mechanic, Aircraft Maintenance Engineer, Avionics Technician, Aircraft Systems Inspector, Maintenance Planner (Entry-Level), Hangar Technician, Line Maintenance Technician,Flight Line Mechanic, Aircraft Engine Technician, Aerospace Manufacturing Technician, Maintenance Records Clerk, Component Repair Technician, Aircraft Quality Assurance Assistant, Aircraft Assembly Technician, Aircraft Modification Technician, Technical Support Specialist (Aviation), Aviation Safety Compliance Assistant, Ground Support Equipment Technician, Aviation Maintenance Scheduler, Helicopter Maintenance Technician.