Overview
Offered at the Aircraft Technology Training Center/Thomson
| Entrance Dates: |
Fall |
| Length of Program: |
Seven Semesters/Day |
| Credit Hours Required for Graduation: |
100 |
Admission:
- Attainment of 16 years of age;
- Documentation of high school graduation or satisfaction of High School Equivalency Certificate requirements;
- Achievement of minimum provisional admission scores on tests of reading, language, and math, or recommendation by program faculty and designated admissions personnel on the basis of interview and assessment of student potential;
- Completion of application and related procedures;
Program Description: The program is intended to provide students with an introduction to the occupational area of Aviation Maintenance Technology as currently understood and practiced by Federal Aviation Administration mechanic certificate holders with airframe and/or powerplant ratings. In addition, the combined airframe and powerplant curriculum is designed to provide students with the technical knowledge and skills required to diagnose problems and repair aircraft airframes, both metal and wood, their systems and components, and aircraft powerplants, both reciprocating and turbine, their systems and components.
Credentialing (Required): Satisfactory completion of all program courses entitles students to participate in FAA airframe and powerplant examinations and certification.
Guided Pathway
You may click on any course below to view the course description and prerequisite information.
Students who do not follow the Course Sequence listed below may not be able to complete the program in the number of semesters shown.
Thomson Day Program
PROGRAM NAME: Aviation Maintenance Technology
AWARD: Associate of Applied Science Degree
CAMPUS: Thomson Day Program
Year 1 Summer Semester
| ENGL 1101 | COMPOSITION AND RHETORIC | 3 |
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| MATH 1101 | MATHEMATICAL MODELING | 3 |
| | OR | |
| MATH 1103 | QUANTITATIVE SKILLS AND REASONING | 3 |
| | OR | |
| MATH 1111 | COLLEGE ALGEBRA | 3 |
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| COMP 1000 | INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER LITERACY | 3 |
| XXXX XXXX | HUMANITIES/FINE ARTS AREA IV* | 3 |
| XXXX XXXX | GENERAL EDUCATION ELECTIVE* | 3 |
| XXXX XXXX | SOCIAL/BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE AREA II* | 3 |
Year 1 Fall Semester
Year 1 Spring Semester
Year 2 Summer Semester
Year 2 Fall Semester
Year 2 Spring Semester
| AVMT 2270 | POWERPLANT INSTRUMENT, FIRE PROTECTION AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS | 3 |
| AVMT 2260 | ENGINE FUEL AND FUEL METERING SYSTEMS | 4 |
| AVMT 2275 | POWERPLANT IGNITION AND STARTING SYSTEMS | 4 |
| AVMT 2240 | GAS TURBINE POWERPLANTS II | 3 |
Year 3 Summer Semester