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California Regional Consortia

Aviation maintenance Technician

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Submitter's Information

Name

Carmen Dones

Title

Dean, Academic Affairs

Region

Los Angeles

College

West LA College

CTE Dean

CTE Dean's Name

Carmen Dones

CTE Dean's Email

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Program Details

Program Title

Aviation maintenance Technician

Submission Type

Program Modifications (formerly substantial changes)

TOPs Code

Aeronautical and Aviation Technology (095000)

Projected Start Date

06/13/23

Catalog Description

The Aviation Maintenance Technician Associate in Science degree is a 60-unit program that prepares students for the workforce. The program includes certificates of achievement in Aircraft Power Plant and Airframe Maintenance Technician.

Enrollment Completer Projections

The program is very successful and will continue to enroll and complete the following numbers:

Year
EnrollmentComplete
2023-2024
80
75
2024-2025
85
80
2025-2026
90
85






Program Proposal Attributes

Program Award Type(s) (Check all that apply)
  • A.S. Degree (S)
Program Goal

The goal and objective of the program is to meet the workforce needs of the Aviation Maintenance Technician program in accordance with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requirements. The program is currently being offered but with the new FAA guidelines, we are reducing major program unit load to 60 from 72.

Course Units and Hours

Total Certificate Units (Minimum and Maximum)

n/a

Units for Degree Major or Area of Emphasis (Minimum and Maximum)

60

Total Units for Degree (Minimum and Maximum)

95

Course Report

Program Requirements Narrative

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently modified their requirements for Aviation Maintenance Technician program from an hours based program to competency based. As such, course content was realigned to incorporate the necessary material into the the 60 unit program. To achieve the AS degree, students will also need to complete the lower division CSU or IGETC certification leading for a total of 95 lower division units.

Program Requirements
CourseTitleUnitsYear/Semester
(Y1 or S1)
AVIATEK 001
Maintenance Procedures
4

AVIATEK 002
Maintenance Procedures Lab
2

AVIATEK 003
Basic Aircraft Science
4

AVIATEK 004
Basic Aircraft Science Lab
2

AVIATEK 005
Basic Electricity and Auxiliary Systems
4

AVIATEK 006
Basic Electricity and Auxiliary Systems Lab
2

AVIATEK 007
Electrical And Instrument Systems
4

AVIATEK 008
Electrical And Instrument Systems Labs
2

AVIATEK  009
Assembly, Rigging and Inspection
4

AVIATEK 010
Assembly, Rigging and Inspection Lab
2

AVIATEK 011
Aircraft Metal Assembly Lab
4

AVIATEK 012
Aircraft Metal Assembly
2

AVIATEK 013
Hydraulic, Landing Gear, and Fuel Systems
4

AVIATEK 014
Hydraulic, Landing Gear, and Fuel Systems Lab
2

AVIATEK 015
Propeller and Power Plan Systems
4

AVIATEK 016
Propeller and Power Plan Systems Lab
2

AVIATEK 017
gnition and Fuel Metering Systems
4

AVIATEK 018
gnition and Fuel Metering Systems Lab
2

AVIATEK 019
Reciprocating Power Plan Overhaul
4

AVIATEK 020
Reciprocating Power Plan Overhaul Lab
2

Total Units

60

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Los Angeles Regional Questions

District

Los Angeles Community College District

College

West Los Angeles College

LA Workforce Council Voting Member

Tiffany Miller

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Reason for program recommendation request

Program Modification

Place of program in college's curriculum/similar program
This program has been in existence at WLAC for at least the past 20 years. The program consists of 2- CoA and an AS degree.
List similar programs at other colleges in the Los Angeles Region
Mt SAC is the only other college in the LA region that offers this program.
Annual Enrollment projects (non-duplicative)
Sp 2023- 50 Fall 2023- 50 Sp 2024- 50 Fall 2024- 50
Advisory Minutes
List of colleges contacted for collegial consultation
Priority Sector

Transportation and Logistics

If this is a program modification, please provide a brief description of the changes to the program. A bulleted list of key changes is acceptable.
This is a program modification. The program is reducing the required major units from 72 units to 60 semester units.

Submission Details

Published at

01/05/23 - 03:22 PM

Status

Informational

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