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Advanced Air, Con Agra, Mutual of Omaha and Delta Airlines want you – after you complete the requirements for the Aviation Maintenance Technology program. Those are just a few of the companies that hire Iowa Western students who earn their Associate of Applied Science degree to become a Certificated Aviation Maintenance Technician.
Few community colleges offer this unique program. The quality of instruction is second-to-none with an abundance of information given to each student. You’ll spend 50 percent of your time in the classroom and the other 50 percent in the lab getting hands-on experience.
Students gain valuable lab experience working on real airplanes. Iowa Western's facilities are state-of-the-art and make for a perfect learning environment.
Students who complete this AAS degree will have earned an Aviation Maintenance Technology: Airframe certificate and Aviation Maintenance Technology: Powerplant certificate by completion.
*This course is offered off-campus at the IWCC Aviation Center
Job Outlook
546 Jobs (2020)
+4.5% Change from 2020-2025
Data is from the Omaha Metropolitans Area, and the seven counties in Southwest Iowa that Iowa Western serves
What will you do
This program is intended to place students into the workforce upon completion of this two-year degree. Aviation mechanics inspect the engines, landing gear, instruments, pressurized sections, accessories, and other parts of the aircraft and do the necessary maintenance and replacement of parts. Upon passing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification exam, students will be able to seek employment with major and minor airline carriers, government institutions, private corporations, and individuals.
Wages
- Entry: $23.90
- Average: $30.21
- Experienced: $38.63
First Semester | ||||
| AVM 120 - Aviation Mechanics General I | 7.0 Credit(s) | |||
| AVM 140 - Aviation Mechanics General II | 7.0 Credit(s) | |||
| MAT 766 - Technical Math for Aviation | 3.0 Credit(s) | |||
Semester Total: 17.0 Credits | ||||
Second Semester | ||||
| AVM 181 - Aviation Airframe I | 7.5 Credit(s) | |||
| AVM 182 - Aviation Airframe II | 7.5 Credit(s) | |||
| ENG 110 - Writing For The Workplace * | 3.0 Credit(s) | |||
Semester Total: 18.0 Credits | ||||
Summer | ||||
| AVM 185 - Aviation Airframe III | 7.0 Credit(s) | |||
Semester Total: 7.0 Credits | ||||
Third Semester | ||||
| AVM 186 - Aviation Airframe IV | 7.0 Credit(s) | |||
| AVM 191 - Aviation Powerplant I | 7.0 Credit(s) | |||
| MGT 195 - Workplace Empowerment | 3.0 Credit(s) | |||
Semester Total: 17.0 Credits | ||||
Fourth Semester | ||||
| AVM 192 - Aviation Powerplant II | 7.5 Credit(s) | |||
| AVM 193 - Aviation Powerplant III | 8.5 Credit(s) | |||
| SOC 110 - Introduction to Sociology | 3.0 Credit(s) | |||
Semester Total: 19.0 Credits | ||||
Summer | ||||
| AVM 194 - Aviation Powerplant IV | 7.5 Credit(s) | |||
Semester Total: 7.5 Credits | ||||
Total Semester Hours Required: 85.5 | ||||
Notes:*May substitute for ENG 105 - English Composition I | ||||
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Program Outcomes
Upon the successful completion of the program students will:
- Recall information and apply knowledge needed to pass the Federal Aviation Administration’s written and oral examinations for the 12 General Curriculum subject areas as established and regulated in Title 14 CFR Part 65 and Part 147 appendix B.
- Perform the servicing, maintenance, preventive maintenance, and alteration in accordance with FAA Practical Test Standard FAA-S-8081-26 for the 12 General Curriculum subject areas as established and regulated by Title 14 CFR Part 65 and Part 147 appendix B.
- Determine the applicability of the federal aviation regulations, airworthiness directives, FAA specifications or type certificate data sheets and interpret the privileges and limitations of a mechanic with an airframe rating with respect to the maintenance, preventive maintenance, rebuilding, alteration and inspection of the airframe for a given aircraft.
- Recall information and apply knowledge needed to pass the Federal Aviation Administration’s written and oral examinations for the 7 Airframe Structures subject areas as established and regulated by Title 14 CFR Part 65 and Part 147 appendix C.
- Demonstrate the ability to perform the servicing, maintenance, preventive maintenance, and alteration in accordance with FAA Practical Test Standard FAA-S-8081-27 for the 7 Airframe Structures subject areas as established and regulated for by Title 14 CFR Part 65 and Part 147 appendix C.
- Recall information and apply knowledge needed to pass the Federal Aviation Administration’s written and oral examinations for the 10 Airframe Systems and Components subject areas as established and regulated by Title 14 CFR Part 65 and Part 147 appendix C.
- Demonstrate the ability to perform the servicing, maintenance, preventive maintenance, and alteration in accordance with FAA Practical Test Standard FAA-S-8081-27 for the 10 Airframe Systems and Components subject areas as established and regulated by Title 14 CFR Part 65 and Part 147 appendix C.
- Determine the applicability of the federal aviation regulations, airworthiness directives, FAA specifications or type certificate data sheets and interpret the privileges and limitations of a mechanic with an airframe rating with respect to the maintenance, preventive maintenance, rebuilding, alteration and inspection of the powerplant or propeller for a given aircraft.
- Recall information and apply knowledge needed to pass the Federal Aviation Administration’s written and oral examinations for the 3 Powerplant Theory and Maintenance subject areas as established and regulated by Title 14 CFR Part 65 and Part 147 appendix D.
- Demonstrate the ability to perform the servicing, maintenance, preventative maintenance, and alteration in accordance with FAA Practical Test Standard FAA-S-8081-28 for the 3 Powerplant Theory and Maintenance subject areas as established and regulated by Title 14 CFR Part 65 and Part 147 appendix D.
- Recall information and apply knowledge needed to pass the Federal Aviation Administration’s written and oral examinations for the 12 Powerplant Theory and Maintenance subject areas as established and regulated by Title 14 CFR Part 65 and Part 147 appendix D.
- Demonstrate the ability to perform the servicing, maintenance, preventative maintenance, and alteration in accordance with FAA Practical Test Standard FAA-S-8081-28 for the 12 Powerplant Theory and Maintenance subject areas as established and regulated by Title 14 CFR Part 65 and Part 147 appendix D.
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