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Looking to start a career as an aviation maintenance technician (AMT)? Use this directory to explore FAA-certified aviation mechanic programs across the United States. Schools are listed by state and include key details such as tuition cost, program length, and unique training features. Whether you’re interested in airframe and powerplant certification, fast-track options, or university-based A&P degrees, this list helps you compare training paths quickly.
| School | Location | Tuition | Length | Features |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise State Community College | Andalusia & Ozark, AL | $9,000 to $26,000 | 12 Months to 34 Months | Industry connections and state of the art hangar labs |
| Southern Union State Community College | Wadley, AL | $8,000 to $11,000 | 9 Months to 16 Months | Will operate from $4.1 million hangar to be built at Auburn University Regional Airport. |
| Snead State | Albertville, AL | $9,000 to $11,000 | 28 Months to 3 Months | Operates from the Frank McDaniel Aviation Building near Albertville Municipal Airport. |
| Coastal Alabama Community College | Mobile, AL | $10,000 to $12,000 | 12 Months to 16 Months | Operates from the Alabama Aviation Center at Brookley Field. |
| Universal Technical Institute | AZ: Avondale; CA: Long Beach; FL: Miramar; MI: Canton; TX: Houston | $50,000 | 18 Months to 24 Months | multiple start dates |
| Chandler Gilbert Community College | Mesa, AZ | $3,100 to $12,000 | 12 Months to 30 Months | Operates from Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport facilities. |
| Pima Community College | Tucson, AZ | $4,000 to $14,000 | 4 Months to 17 Months | Local aviation industry connections. |
| West-Mec | Glendale & Phoenix, AZ | $17,000 to $27,000 | 16 Months to 27 Months | Located at Glendale Regional Airport |
| America's Best AMT Courses | Goodyear, AZ | $2,000 to $4,200 | 4 Days to 12 Days | Test prep courses; Approved as a Military SkillBridge establishment |
| California Aeronautical University | Bakersfield, CA | $32,000 | 17 Months to 22 Months | Industry connections and $6K toolkit |
| San Diego Miramar College | San Diego, CA | $2,000 to $5,000 | 12 Months to 28 Months | Credit for work experience; 40 seats per semester |
| San Joaquin Valley College | Fresno, CA | $41,000 | 15 Months | SkyWest Airlines Apprentice Program |
| Reedley College | Reedley, CA | $600 to $4,000 | 4 Months to 24 Months | Operates at Reedley Municipal Airport |
| Orange Coast College | Costa Mesa, CA | $322 - $2,898 | 12 Months to 24 Months | evening & weekend classes |
| Sacramento City College | Sacramento, CA | $2,000 to $4,000 | 10 Months to 24 Months | Located at the Sacramento, McClellan airpot. |
| Victor Valley College | Victorville, CA | $1,000 to $5,000 | 6 Months to 24 Months | Operates from the Southern California Logistics Airport (SCLA). |
| Cuesta College | San Luis Obispo, CA | $1,400 to $2,500 | 12 Months to 19 Months | Operates from the San Luis Obispo County regional airport. |
| Antelope Valley College | Lancaster, CA | $1,400 to $3,000 | 12 Months to 24 Months | Strong industry partnerships |
| Mt San Antonio College | Walnut, CA | $2,000 to $3,000 | 12 Months to 24 Months | 100% graduate employment rate. |
| Chaffey College | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | $1,700 to $3,700 | 12 Months to 30 Months | Earned #1 ranking for AMT by the FAA. |
| AIM | CA, GA, FL, TX, & More | $55,000 | 21 Months | Industry partnerships |
| FSCJ | Jacksonville, FL | $1,200 -$9,000 | 5 months - 24 months | Navy partnership |
| Eastern Florida State College | Melbourne, FL | $17,000 - $19,000 | 21 Months (minimum) | Campus on Melbourne airport |
| Northwest Florida | Niceville, FL | $5,000 per certificate | 12 Months to 15 Months | 24 students per cohort |
| Broward College | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $3,500 to $18,000 | 13 Months to 20 Months | Fast track options |
| AMT Miami | Miami, FL | $590 - $1,290 | 3 to 7 Days | Operates next to Miami International Airport |
| Epic Flight Academy | FL: New Smyrna Beach; KY: Erlanger | $45,000 | 19 Months | Partnerships with 20 airlines |
| Lively Tech | Tallahassee, FL | $6,000 | 10 Months to 12 Months | Operates from Tallahassee International Airport |
| International AeroTech Academy | Lakeland, FL | $35,000 | 18 Months to 24 Months | Amazon's Career Choice partner |
| Pensacola State College | Pensacola, FL | $4,000 | 18 Months | Operates out of Pensacola International Airport |
| Charlotte Technical College | Port Charlotte, FL | $1,000 to $3,000 | 10 Months to 15 Months | State of the art training facility at Punta Gorda Airport |
| Lorenzo Walker Technical College | Naples, FL | $7,800 to $8,200 | 32 Months | 89% job placement rate. |
| Aviator College | Fort Pierce, FL | $40,000 | 18 Months | |
| US Aviation Academy | GA: Atlanta; MN: Minneapolis; TX: Denton & San Marcos; | $36,000 | 16 Months | Major airline partnerships |
| Central Georgia Technical College | Warner Robins, GA | $6,000 - $11,000 | 12 to 24 months | Delta Ops program |
| Savannah Technical College | Savannah, GA | $5,000 to $11,000 | 12 Months to 24 Months | Gulfstream training partner |
| South Georgia Technical College | Americus, GA | $1,200 to $9,700 | 12 Months to 24 Months | strong industry partnerships |
| Middle Georgia State | Eastman, GA | $8,000 to $20,000 | 2 to 4 years | Delta TechOps partnership |
| Georgia Northwestern Technical College | Rome, GA | $6,000 to $11,000 | 14 Months to 24 Months | Operates from Richard B. Russell Regional Airport (RMG) |
| Augusta Technical College | Thomson, GA | $6,000 to $11,000 | 18 Months to 36 Months | Partnerships with major Georgia employers. |
| Lincoln Land Community College | Springfield, IL | $12,000 to $24,000 | 10 Months to 24 Months | Located at the Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport. |
| Southwestern Illinois College | Granite City, IL | $4,400 to $7,400 | 8 Months to 24 Months | Transfer pathways to Southern Illinois University Carbondale |
| Lewis University | Romeoville, IL | $21,000 to $190,000 | 21 Months to 48 Months | Training occurs at the Harold E. White Aviation Center |
| Southern Illinois University | Murphysboro, IL | $13,171 to $38,550 | 18 Months to 48 Months | Strong industry partnerships (Boeing, GE) |
| Ivy Tech Community College | Fort Wayne, IN | $2,000 to $12,000 | 4 Months to 24 Months | Classes held at the Ivy Tech’s Aviation Center at Smith Field Airport. |
| Vincennes University | Vincennes, IN | $14,000 | 24 Months | Located at the Aviation Technology Center at the Indianapolis airport. |
| Western Michigan University | Kalamazoo, MI | $64,000 | 4 years | Partnerships with major airlines and companies. |
| Lansing Community College | Lansing, MI | $10,000 to $27,000 | 16 Months to 24 Mnths | Delta Air Lines national partner. |
| Andrews University | Berrien Springs, MI | $75,000 to $210,000 | 24 Months to 48 Months | On site airfield and hangar. |
| Northland College | Thief Falls, MN | $9,000 to $24,000 | 5 Months to 24 Months | One of the top aviation training facilities in the country. |
| Minneapolis College | Minneapolis, MN | $30,000 to $32,000 | 24 Months | |
| Lake Superior College | Duluth, MN | $17,000 to $20,000 | 18 Months to 24 Months | Operates from the Center for Advanced Aviation at Duluth International Airport. |
| State Technical College of Missouri | Linn, MO | $8,300 to $16,000 | 12 Months to 24 Months | 50 acre aviation facilities & local employer partnerships. |
| Ozarks Technical Community College | Springfield, MO | $11,000 | 24 Months | Operates from 30,000-square-foot facility located next to the Springfield-Branson National Airport. |
| Wayne Community College | Greensboro, NC | $5,000 to $8,000 | 16 Months to 24 Months | Located in Piedmont Triad International Airport |
| College of the Albemarle | Barco, NC | $5,500 to $6,000 | 16 Months to 24 Months | Hangar located at Currituck County Regional Airport |
| Guilford Technical Community College | Jamestown, NC | $3,200 to $6,500 | 16 Months to 24 Months | Partnerships with major airlines; located at Piedmont Triad International Airport |
| Craven Community College | Havelock, NC | $3,800 to $4,200 | 16 Months to 24 Months | Connections to Fleet Readiness Center at Marine Corps Air Station. |
| Forsyth Tech | Winston Salem, NC | $7,000 | 24 Months | Operates in state of the art Aviation Technology Lab at Smith Reynolds Airport. |
| Metro Tech | Oklahoma City, OK | $3,000 to $7,000 | 10 Months to 20 Months | Operates from the Will Rogers World Airport |
| Moore Norman | Norman, OK | $13,000 | 13 Months | Operates from the newly renovated Moore Norman Tech Center. |
| Gordon Cooper Technology Center | Shawnee, OK | $9,000 | 18 Months | Operates from the Shawnee Municipal Airport. |
| Tulsa Tech | Riverside, OK | $6,000 | 6 Months | Partnership with American Airlines |
| Penn College of Technology | Williamsport, PA | $30,000 to $65,000 | 16 Months to 48 Months | Located at the Lumley Aviation Center at Williamsport Regional Airport. |
| Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics | PA: Pittsburgh; MD: Hagerstown; OH: Youngstown; SC: Myrtle Beach | $30,000 to $42,000 | 16 Months to 21 Months | Strong industry partnerships |
| Saint Francis University | Loretto, PA | $54,000 | 21 Months | Aviation Education Center at the John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria County Airport |
| Johnson College | Scranton, PA | $44,100. | 24 Months | Operates from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport. |
| Dallas College | Dallas, TX | $8,000 to $25,000 | 5 Months to 13 Months | Operates from the Dallas Executive Airport |
| Thrust Institute of Maintenance | Addision, TX & Conroe, TX | $40,000 to $50,000 | 12 Months | 9 start dates per year |
| Tarrant County College | Fort Worth, TX | $2,400 to $5,000 | 9 Months to 24 Months | Located at Alliance airport |
| Midland College | Midland, TX | $5,000 to $7,200 | 12 Months to 24 Months | Classes take place at Hangar E at Midland International Air and Space Port. |
| LeTourneau University | Longview, TX | $157,000 | 4 Years | Bachelors degree; 55,000-sf facility located at the East Texas Regional Airport |
| St Phillips College | San Antonio, TX | $4,000 to $11,000 | 12 Months to 24 Months | Strong industry connections for graduates. |
| North Central Texas College | Denton, TX | $3,500 to $7,000 | 8 Months to 16 Months | strategic partnership with US Aviation Academy |
| Hallmark University | San Antonio, TX | $26,000 to $44,000 | 10 Months to 21 Months | Grads hired by major airlines and companies in the industry. |
| Southwest Texas College | Uvalde, TX | $1,200 to $4,000 | 10-18 Months | Lab training takes place in the Del Rio International Airport. |
| Liberty University | Lynchburg, VA | $17,000 to $54,000 | 12 Months to 2 years | Recognized as on of the top college aviation programs. |
| Blue Ridge Community College | Weyers Cave, VA | $6,500 to $12,500 | 16 Months to 24 Months | Aviation classroom located at the Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport. |
| University of the District of Columbia | Washington, DC | $17,000 to $24,000 | 20 Months to 24 Months | Classes take place at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. |
Please note: tuition details can change at anytime.
Programs range from short-term certificate courses to full associate and bachelor’s degree options. Many schools operate directly from regional airports, offer job placement support, and maintain partnerships with airlines or military aviation facilities. You’ll also find SkillBridge-eligible options for veterans, as well as night and weekend class availability for working students.
All schools listed meet the basic requirements to prepare students for FAA testing and licensure. To learn more about each program, visit the school’s website or contact their admissions office directly.
Things to Consider When Choosing a School
FAA Part 147
An FAA Part 147 Aviation Maintenance Technician School (AMTS) is an educational institution certified by the Federal Aviation Administration to train students in aircraft maintenance.
Why is it important?
Attending a Part 147 school ensures that the curriculum meets industry standards, covering essential topics like airframe and powerplant systems. Graduates from these programs are eligible to take the FAA certification exams, a crucial step toward becoming a licensed aviation maintenance technician.
Program Length
Program durations vary between 12 to 24 months, on average.
- Accelerated programs that can be completed in as little as 12 months, focusing intensively on the required subjects.
- More extended programs, such as double certificate or AA degrees can last up to 24 months.
Hands-on Training Facilities
Hands-on experience is vital in aviation maintenance training. Seek schools that offer practical training with real aircraft, engines, and up-to-date tools. Facilities should include well-equipped hangars, workshops, and labs that simulate real-world maintenance environments.
Job Placement & Industry Connections
High job placement rates often indicate a school’s effectiveness in preparing students for the workforce. Institutions with strong ties to airlines, maintenance repair organizations (MROs), and aerospace companies can provide valuable networking opportunities, internships, and direct hiring pathways.
Credentials
Aviation maintenance schools may offer various credentials:
- Certificates: Focused programs that prepare students for FAA certification exams.
- Associate Degrees: Combine technical training with general education courses, potentially opening doors to supervisory roles.
- Bachelor’s Degrees: Offer comprehensive education, including management and advanced technical courses, suitable for leadership positions in the industry.
Your choice depends on your career aspirations and the time you’re willing to invest in education.
Instructor Experience & Curriculum Quality
Research the qualifications and industry experience of the faculty. Instructors with real-world experience bring valuable insights into the classroom.
Additionally, review the curriculum to ensure it covers current industry standards and technologies. Some schools may also offer specialized courses in emerging areas like avionics or composite materials.
Financial Considerations
Consider not only the base tuition but also additional expenses like tools, books, and certification exam fees.
Explore financial aid options, scholarships, and payment plans. Some schools may also offer work-study programs or partnerships with employers that provide tuition assistance.
Campus Location
Attending a school near major aviation hubs or aerospace companies can provide better access to internships and employment. Additionally, consider the cost of living, availability of housing, and transportation options in the area.
Specialization
Many schools offer specialized tracks or electives in areas like:
- Avionics: Focusing on aircraft electronic systems.
- Helicopter Maintenance: Specializing in rotary-wing aircraft.
- Composite Materials: Working with advanced materials used in modern aircraft.
Specializing can make you more competitive in specific sectors of the aviation industry.
Accreditation
Ensure the school is FAA-certified under Part 147. You can verify this through the FAA’s official website.