The Aviation Maintenance Technician Program at EvCC provides the knowledge and practical skills required to take the FAA exams for both Airframe and Powerplant ratings. By taking academic work beyond the training necessary for FAA licensing, students may qualify for the degree of Associate in Technical Arts/Aviation or Associate in Arts and Science Option I/Aviation Maintenance Management. Academic classes may proceed, follow or be taken concurrently to the AMT curriculum.
The majority of aviation maintenance technicians work for airlines, repair stations or overhaul/maintenance facilities. Some, a small number, work for the Federal Government at facilities in several metropolitan areas located throughout the country. Most others work for independent repair shops or companies that operate their own airplanes for transporting executives and/or cargo. Some are self-employed.
Opportunities for advancement to positions as foremen, supervisors and inspectors are available to qualified airframe and powerplant maintenance technicians, particularly those who hold an associate degree in addition to their FAA ratings.