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Aviation Technical Schools

The field of aviation offers a wide variety of careers for people with both technical and nontechnical skills. For those people seeking technical training, aviation careers include being a pilot, a mechanic, an engineer, or an air-traffic controller. Nontechnical careers in aviation include business management, technical management and government administration. Some of these positions may require only a technical certificate, while others require either a bachelor’s degree or a graduate-level degree.

  1. Michigan Institute of Aviation and Technology

    • An A&P certificate is required to be an aircraft mechanic.

      The Michigan Institute of Aviation and Technology is a for-profit technical school offering training to become an FAA Certified Airframe and Power-plant Technician (A&P certificate). An aviation mechanic must have an A&P certificate to work on any type of aircraft engine. A full-time student can complete the program in 19 months. Financial aid is available for those who qualify.

      Michigan Institute of Aviation and Technology
      2955 S. Haggerty Rd.
      Canton, MI 48188
      734-423-2100
      http://miat.edu/

    National Aviation Academy

    • The National Aviation Academy is a for-profit technical school for aviation maintenance in Clearwater, Florida, and Bedford, Massachusetts. The National Aviation Academy offers Airframe and Power-plant Certificate training and training in avionics maintenance. The school also offers an associate's degree in Aviation Maintenance Management Technology.

      National Aviation Academy
      6225 Ulmerton Road
      Clearwater, FL 33760
      727-531-2080
      http://www.naa.edu/

    Spartan College of Aeronautics

    • Professional pilots may fly large jets or small single-engine airplanes.

      Spartan College of Aeronautics is a for-profit school that offers flight training that includes earning an associate’s degree in applied science. An associate’s degree can be earned in aviation maintenance and avionic maintenance. Spartan also offers Bachelor of Science in Aviation Technology Management. Student housing is available.

      Spartan College of Aeronautics
      8820 E. Pine St.
      P.O. Box 582833
      Tulsa, OK 74158-2833
      918-836-6886
      http://www.spartan.edu/

    Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

    • Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is America’s leading four-year, fully accredited, nonprofit university dedicated solely to aviation. Embry-Riddle has one residential campus in Daytona Beach, Florida, and another in Prescott, Arizona. It also maintains training facilities at 170 colleges and commercial flight schools throughout the United States. Embry-Riddle offers a bachelor’s degree program in virtually all aviation related careers. Besides flight training, the school offers bachelor’s degrees in aeronautical science, aerospace engineering, air traffic management, aviation business administration, aviation environmental science, aviation maintenance science, space physics, and technical management. Embry-Riddle also has master’s degree and doctoral degree programs.

      Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
      600 South Clyde Morris Blvd.
      Daytona Beach, FL 32114-3900
      800-222-3728
      http://www.erau.edu

      Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University–Prescott
      3700 Willow Creek Road
      Prescott, AZ 86301-3720
      928-777-6600
      http://www.erau.edu/campuses/prescott.html

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