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Are you passionate about aviation and skilled with your hands? Take your career to new heights with our Aviation Maintenance Tech: Powerplant Certificate. This specialized program is designed for individuals who already hold a current FAA Airframe Mechanic Rating or have completed FAA-approved aviation maintenance technician school training in general subject areas.
Program Highlights:
Master FAA Regulations: Understand and apply FAA regulations, specifications, and type certificate data sheets related to powerplant maintenance.
Expertise in Powerplant Mechanics: Recall and apply knowledge to pass FAA written, oral, and practical tests for all powerplant subject areas.
Hands-on Experience: Perform servicing, maintenance, preventative maintenance, rebuilding, alteration, and inspection of powerplants and propellers to FAA standards.
The Aviation Maintenance Tech: Powerplant Certificate is for those individuals who already hold a current and effective Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued Airframe Mechanic License or who have taken and passed the FAA General Subject Areas per 14 Code of Federal Regulations 147 Appendix B at an FAA approved aviation maintenance technician school.
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
505 Jobs (2025)
+29.49% Change from 2020-2030
Data is from the Omaha Metropolitans Area, and the seven counties in Southwest Iowa that Iowa Western serves
What will you do
Graduates of the Aviation Maintenance Tech: Powerplant Certificate program typically pursue careers as Aviation Powerplant Technicians or related roles in the aviation industry. This certificate program will prepare students to inspect, service, and repair aircraft reciprocating and turbine engines.
Wages
- Entry: $22.67
- Average: $32.34
- Experienced: $37.18
Wage data was obtained from OEWS (occupational employment and wage statistics) through Iowa Workforce Development.
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 | ||||
| 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:
- Reference the applicability of the FAA regulations, specifications or type certificate data sheets, and the privileges and limitations of a mechanic with a Powerplant Rating with respect to the servicing, maintenance, preventative maintenance, rebuilding, alteration, and inspection of a powerplant or propeller.
- Recall information needed to pass the FAA’s written and oral tests for the first three powerplant subject areas.
- Perform the servicing, maintenance, preventative maintenance, rebuilding, alteration, and inspection of a powerplant or propeller needed to pass the FAA’s practical test for the first three powerplant subject areas.
- Recall information needed to pass the FAA’s written and oral test for the last 12 powerplant subject areas.
- Perform the servicing, maintenance, preventative maintenance, rebuilding, alteration, and inspection of a powerplant or propeller needed to pass the FAA’s practical test for the last 12 powerplant subject areas.
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