Featured program: CTC's aviation maintenance

August 22, 2011

University Relations

Jeff Gilbert services an airplane engine during his training in the UAF Community and Technical College's aviation maintenance program in a hanger at the Fairbanks International Airport.

The CTC aviation maintenance technology program is one of the only FAA-certified, Part-147 school programs in the nation that can be completed in just 12 months. The program offers an associate’s degree in aviation maintenance and certificates in airframe, powerplant, or airframe and powerplant.

About the Program

The aviation maintenance program is a recent recipient of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Diamond Certificate of Excellence award, the agency’s most prestigious award given in recognition of top aviation maintenance technicians and their employers. The program is designed to prepare students for the FAA’s airframe and powerplant exam. Passing the exam allows students to find jobs in aircraft maintenance, repair, overhaul, modification and other maintenance-related fields, as well as perform maintenance on personal aircraft.