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The aviation industry offers exciting career opportunities in areas other than professional pilot. Iowa Western has a unique Aviation Maintenance Technology Powerplant Certificate program designed to place graduates into the workforce after just one year.
This program is Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certified, and unique to the region, focusing solely on the powerplant aspect of aviation. You’ll learn how to inspect, service, and repair aircraft reciprocating and turbine engines. Half of the class time in this program is spent in the state-of-the-art lab, where you’ll work on an actual aircraft in the hangar of Iowa Western's Aviation building located at the Council Bluffs airport.
After accumulating just 30.5 credit hours, you’ll be eligible to qualify for a certificate in one year. You can also apply your credits toward Iowa Western's two-year program to earn an Associate of Applied Science degree in Aviation Maintenance Technology.
Students who complete this certificate will earn credit toward completion of the Aviation Maintenance Technology, A.A.S. degree.
*This course is offered off-campus at the IWCC Aviation Center
Job Outlook
546 Jobs (2020)
+4.5% Change from 2020-2025
Data is from the Omaha Metropolitans Area, and the seven counties in Southwest Iowa that Iowa Western serves
What will you do
This program is intended to place students into the workforce upon completion of this one-year program. This certificate program will prepare students to inspect, service, and repair aircraft reciprocating and turbine engines. Students who wish to earn an advanced degree should major in the two-year Aviation Maintenance Technolog program to earn an Associate of Applied Science degree.
Wages
- Entry: $23.90
- Average: $30.21
- Experienced: $38.63
First Semester | ||||
| AVM 191 - Aviation Powerplant I | 7.0 Credit(s) | |||
Semester Total: 7.0 Credits | ||||
Second Semester | ||||
| AVM 192 - Aviation Powerplant II | 7.5 Credit(s) | |||
| AVM 193 - Aviation Powerplant III | 8.5 Credit(s) | |||
Semester Total: 16.0 Credits | ||||
Summer Semester | ||||
| AVM 194 - Aviation Powerplant IV | 7.5 Credit(s) | |||
Semester Total: 7.5 Credits | ||||
Total Semester Hours Required: 30.5 | ||||
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Program Outcomes
Upon the successful completion of the program students will:
- Recall information and apply knowledge needed to pass the Federal Aviation Administration’s written and oral examination for the 3 Powerplant Theory and Maintenance subject areas as established and regulated by Title 14 CFR Part 65 and Part 147 appendix D.
- Demonstrate the ability to perform the servicing, maintenance, preventive maintenance, and alteration in accordance with FAA Practical Test Standard FAA-S-8081-28 for the 3 Powerplant Theory and Maintenance subject areas as established and regulated by Title 14 CFR Part 65 and Part 147 appendix D.
- Recall information and apply knowledge needed to pass the Federal Aviation Administration’s written and oral examination for the 12 Powerplant Theory and Maintenance subject areas as established and regulated by Title 14 CFR Part 65 and Part 147 appendix D.
- Demonstrate the ability to perform the servicing, maintenance, preventive maintenance, and alteration in accordance with FAA Practical Test Standard FAA-S-8081-28 for the 12 Powerplant Theory and Maintenance subject areas as established and regulated by Title 14 CFR Part 65 and Part 147 appendix D.
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