This private, non-profit, non-denominational Christian school for flight training and aviation maintenance technology is located in Ionia, Michigan. Approved by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the school's aviation maintenance program lasts for one year and culminates in a certificate of completion. Among the topics covered in the program are electricity, mathematics, physics, fluid lines, aerodymanics, hydraulics, assembly and rigging, landing gear, engine and ignition systems, and heating and exhaust. The program features a faculty to student ratio of 1 to 5. Students spend approximately half of their class time in lectures and the other half receiving hands-on practice in laboratory settings. The School of Missionary Aviation Technology does not participate in government financial aid programs, but does offer payment plans for eligible students.
School of Missionary Aviation Technology
468 E. Sprague Road D-175
Ionia, MI 48846
616-527 4160
smat-aviation.org
This private, nonsectarian, for-profit institution operates branch campuses in Lawrenceville, Georgia; Dallas and Houston, Texas; Indianapolis; Kansas City, Missouri; Philadelphia; and Chesapeake and Manassas, Virginia. The college offers an associate degree program in aviation technology program, which requires two years to complete and carries FAA accreditation. The college also offers a certificate of completion program that prepares students for the FAA certification test in airframes and powerplant repair, which are necessary to work in the field of aviation machining and engineering. Federal financial aid is available for qualified students. Job placement assistance is offered for all students.
Aviation Institute of Maintenance
4455 South Blvd.
Virginia Beach, VA 23452
757-233-6542
aviationmaintenance.edu
This FAA-accredited, private, nonsectarian institution has branches in Clearwater, Florida, and Bedford, Massachusetts. The college offers a 21-month program in airframe, powerplants and avionics (aircraft electronics) as well as a 14-month program just in airframes and powerplants. Both programs culminate in a certificate of completion. The school also offers a specialized program in St. Petersburg College in Clearwater, Florida, allowing students to transfer the credits earned at the academy to a program that can result in an associate or bachelor's degree in aviation maintenance management technology. A two-week advanced course is also available for licensed aircraft mechanics who wish to improve their skills. The college participates in federal financial aid and veteran's benefit programs. The college offers job placement assistance.
National Aviation Academy
6225 Ulmerton Road
Clearwater, FL 33760
727-531-2080
naa.edu
This private, nonsectarian university has locations both in Daytona Beach, Florida, and in Prescott, Arizona. The college offers a bachelor of science degree in aerospace engineering that allows students to concentrate on aircraft design. The four-year program includes courses in solid and fluid mechanics, aerodynamics, physics, chemistry, electrical engineering, thermodynamics and instrumentation. Also offered is a five-year dual degree program, which allows students to graduate with both a bachelor of science and a master of science degree in aerospace engineering. Around 65 percent of all students receive some form of financial aid while studying at Embry-Riddle, explains the "2009 Barron's Profiles of American Colleges."
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
600 S. Clyde Morris Blvd.
Daytona Beach, FL 32114
800-862-2416
erau.edu