Maintenance Certificate

Graduates from any of the aviation maintenance or maintenance management degree programs must qualify for certification to take the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) examinations. FAA certification requires the following:

1. All degree requirements for graduation must be satisfied, with the exception of the 30-credit residency requirement.
2. A minimum grade of “C” in every airframe and powerplant subject, and a minimum GPA of 2.0 in the airframe and powerplant certification curriculum are required.
3. Satisfaction of all financial obligations.
4. Certification preparation seminars are to be completed satisfactorily with a grade of 90 or better. All general courses must be completed by the end of the semester in which GG02 is taken. All airframe courses must be completed by the end of the semester in which AA 02  is taken. With PP 02 , an airframe certificate of completion or an airframe certificate must have been issued as a requirement prior to taking PP 02 , and the candidate must have completed all powerplant courses by the end of the semester in which PP 02  is taken. Failure of any prerequisite of GG 02 , AA 02  or PP 02  requires a retake of GG 02 , AA 02  or PP 02 .
5. Students receiving advanced transfer credit in the technical courses must complete a minimum of 23 certification units to receive the Aviation Training Institute’s certification. For airframe certification only, a minimum of 23 certification units in general and airframe courses is required; for powerplant certification only, a minimum of 23 certification units of general and powerplant courses is required. For both airframe and powerplant certification, a minimum of 23 certification units of airframe or powerplant, or a combination, of both is required.

Special Students

Students who have the FAA airman authorization rating/certificate can enroll in AA 02  Certification Preparation-airframe course and/or PP 02  Certification Preparation-powerplant course. Students receiving this special permission will not be certified by Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology. They will be auditing the course(s), receiving an “AU” grade code. Students auditing GG 02 /AA 02 /PP 02  will be charged a seminar fee that will cover the examination fee if taken at Vaughn.

Refer to “Certification Fees .”

Students who want to be certified by Vaughn College will have to follow certification requirements listed above.

Transfers

Transfer students from similar Part 147 institutions (as defined by the FAA) must complete certification requirements listed above.