Aviation Maintenance Technician (CoA)

Prepares students with the skills and technical knowledge they need to perform maintenance on aircraft in the aviation maintenance industry. Includes general, airframe and powerplant maintenance subjects required by the Federal Aviation Administration as part of the Aviation Maintenance Technology Program.

Twenty-one annually. Each course has a maximum of 25 students per FAA regulations. Assuming 20% of those students are unable to complete the course sequences, would leave 21 students completing annually. This also aligns with only being able to offer one course at a time, especially if taught by part-time instructors.

To meet the shortage of qualified Aviation Maintenance throughout SLO County and the nation. The purpose of this certificate is workforce readiness to meet a well-established need, as identified

This certificate and the courses that comprise it, increase the number of career paths available to students, by creating an opportunity for students to enter and advance into the high-demand, high-paying field of Aviation Maintenance.