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 111Macroeconomics

3

ENG 101Composition I

3

ENG 102Composition II

3

PSY 100Human Relations

3

SSC 100First Year Seminar

1

 

MAT 152Quantitative Reasoning

3

Or

MAT 183Reasoning with Functions I

5

Program/Major Courses

AVI 110Airframe Maintenance - General

15

AVI 120Airframe Maint - AF Section I

17

AVI 210Airframe Maintenance AF-Section II

17

AVI 230Powerplant Maintenance-Section I

15

AVI 240Powerplant Maintenance-Section II

14

Program/Major Support Courses

ELC 102Basic Electricity for Aviation

4

ENG 124Oral Communications

3

POL 111Political Science

3

PSY 121General Psychology

3

Suggested Pathway to Graduation (Course Sequence Sheet)

Semester 1

SSC 100First Year Seminar

1

AVI 110Airframe Maintenance - General

15

ELC 102Basic Electricity for Aviation

4

 

MAT 152Quantitative Reasoning

3

Or

MAT 183Reasoning with Functions I

5

Semester 2

AVI 120Airframe Maint - AF Section I

17

ENG 101Composition I

3

Semester 3

AVI 210Airframe Maintenance AF-Section II

17

ENG 102Composition II

3

PSY 100Human Relations

3

Semester 4

AVI 230Powerplant Maintenance-Section I

15

ECO 111Macroeconomics

3

PSY 121General Psychology

3

Semester 5

AVI 240Powerplant Maintenance-Section II

14

ENG 124Oral Communications

3

POL 111Political 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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