Aviation Maintenance, BS

The mission of the aviation maintenance bachelor of science degree program is to provide students with the entry technical skills required by the aviation transport industry, corporate aviation divisions and the general aviation community. The aviation maintenance BS degree has been developed to provide students with the entry-level technical skills required by the aviation transport industry, corporate aviation divisions and the general aviation community.

The graduate of this program will possess an increased ability to communicate and a higher degree of critical and analytical skills to become one of the managers or other mid-level professionals sought by today’s rapidly changing aviation industry.

This educational background affords the student many career opportunities in the fields of aircraft manufacturing and aviation maintenance.

The bachelor of science degree consists of three components: 1) the satisfactory completion of a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Part 147 curriculum from the Aviation Training Institute, or possession of the airframe and powerplant certificate for which students are awarded 30 college credits, or who have a military certificate of eligibility; 2) 34 credits of advanced maintenance technology coursework, including electives and avionics technology; and 3) a solid foundation of 61 credits in liberal arts and sciences.

At the discretion of the department chair, students holding either an airframe or powerplant certificate, or who have advanced standing toward this certificate, may be eligible to enroll in academic courses while pursuing their airframe and powerplant certification.

Students in this program are eligible to participate in the ATC Certificate training. The Aviation Maintenance BS program requires a capstone course or internship or degree project.

Program Objectives

The program educational objectives are intended to produce versatile aviation graduates who:

1. Are successful in their chosen career path. They will be able to obtain positions which require detailed technical knowledge and skills in the maintenance of aircraft.
2. Pursue a master of science degree and professional education.
3. Conduct themselves as responsible members of society through involvement in their community and engagement in their profession.

Student Learning Outcomes

The aviation maintenance program learning outcomes are as follows. Graduates will be able to:

1. Apply learning in mathematics, science, and applied sciences to maintenance-related disciplines;
2. Analyze and interpret aeronautical and aircraft technical data;
3. Work effectively on maintenance crews, and multi-disciplinary and diverse teams;
4. Make professional and ethical decisions;
5. Communicate effectively using both written and oral skills;
6. Know that an aviator is a student for life, and pursue the desired knowledge relentlessly.
7. Assess contemporary issues in aviation, and in any related fields of interest;
8. Research, assimilate and display proficiency in the techniques, skills and technology of aeronautics;
9. Assess the national and international aviation maintenance environment;
10. Apply pertinent knowledge in identifying and solving problems;
11. Apply knowledge of business sustainability to aviation maintenance issues.