Aviation Maintenance Technology Part 65 Certificate

Aviation Maintenance Technology Part 65 Certificate Overview

The Aviation Maintenance Technology Part 65 Certificate, taught in conjunction with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, is designed for Sailors, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen who are interested in becoming better enlisted leaders in Aviation Maintenance. This program helps you accomplish this by developing an understanding of the strategic and global landscape of aviation maintenance with an emphasis on meeting current industry needs.

The Aviation Maintenance Technology Part 65 Certificate is a six-course program in the Aviation Maintenance concentration area. This provides you with a professionally-relevant certificate that helps set you apart as an enlisted leader in aviation maintenance. This degree also prepares those with aviation maintenance experience and specific authorization requirements (determined by the FAA) for the Airframe and Powerplant license, which is taken through the FAA under FAR Part 65. For more information visit www.faa.gov.

Aviation Maintenance Technology Part 65 Certificate Partner Institution

The Aviation Maintenance Technology Part 65 Certificate is completed through Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, who is the degree grantor for this program. ERAU was selected for this program because of their military friendliness, quality education program, expertise in the field, and established pathway to a four-year degree program with little to no loss of credit.

ERAU is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.

Aviation Maintenance Technology Part 65 Certificate Program Description

The aviation maintenance courses provide the foundational knowledge that will allow aviation maintenance technicians the opportunity to build upon the technical training and develop a deeper understanding of the aircraft engines, structures, and systems to develop a deeper understanding of the challenges, opportunities for improvement, and systems integration involved in aviation maintenance operations.
Upon graduation, students have in-depth knowledge of general aeronautics and applications, airframe structures, reciprocating engine theory, turbine engine theory, and more. The Aviation Maintenance Technology Part 65 Certificate is focused on developing maintenance knowledge and critical-thinking skills that students will apply in the global aviation/aerospace maintenance environments. The courses within this program develop an understanding of the strategic and global landscape of aviation maintenance with an emphasis on meeting current industry needs.

Aviation Maintenance Technology Part 65 Certificate Requirements

To be eligible for this program, you must meet the following criteria:

Active duty enlisted Sailor, Marine, Coast Guardsman, or Coast Guard Reservist
High school diploma or equivalent

Aviation Maintenance Technology Part 65 Certificate Program Plan

Aviation Maintenance Technology Part 65 Certificate
AMNT240	General Aeronautics and Applications	3 Credits
AMNT260	Aircraft Electrical Systems Theory	3 Credits
AMNT270	Airframe Structures and Applications	3 Credits
AMNT271	Airframe Systems and Applications	3 Credits
AMNT280	Reciprocating Engine Theory and Applications	3 Credits
AMNT281	Turbine Engine Theory and Applications	3 Credits

Total: 18 Credits

Aviation Maintenance Technology Part 65 Certificate Math Intensity

Low

Aviation Maintenance Technology Part 65 Certificate Learning Environment

All of the courses for the Associate of Science in Aviation Maintenance program are offered online and asynchronously, both via the USNCC for the Naval Studies Certificate and through Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University for the rest of the degree program. This means that, as long as you have access to the internet, you are able to take these courses on your schedule, wherever you are in the world. Whether you are stationed on a ship in Norfolk, conducting field exercises in Okinawa, patrolling in a cutter the coasts of Alaska, or providing security or logistical support out of Bahrain, you are able to use your off-duty hours to further your education through the USNCC. Since these courses are offered asynchronously, this means you will not be required to log on to specific meetings at specific times throughout the week. You will be assigned due dates for your assignments; as long as you can post by those deadlines, you will meet attendance requirements.

Aviation Maintenance Technology Part 65 Certificate Ideal Rating/MOS Candidate

While there is no requirement at this time to be a part of any rating or MOS community, this program was designed primarily with the following community in mind:

Navy
Any aviation maintenance rating	The Aviation Maintenance Technology Part 65 Certificate is designed to help those in aviation maintenance improve their skills and support your path in earning FAA Airframe and Powerplant certifications and licensing.
Marine Corps
Any aviation maintenance MOS	The Aviation Maintenance Technology Part 65 Certificate is designed to help those in aviation maintenance improve their skills and earning FAA Airframe and Powerplant certifications and licensing.
Coast Guard
Any aviation maintenance rating	The Aviation Maintenance Technology Part 65 Certificate is designed to help those in aviation maintenance improve their skills and earning FAA Airframe and Powerplant certifications and licensing.

Aviation Maintenance Technology Part 65 Certificate Education Pathways

The Aviation Maintenance Technology Part 65 Certificate is the professional concentration core for the Associate of Science in Aviation Maintenance program, which is offered in conjunction with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. For more information on the Aviation Maintenance associate degree and follow on Bachelor level degrees, click here.

Aviation Maintenance Technology Part 65 Certificate Career Opportunities

The program is designed to prepare aviation maintenance professionals, civilian and military, with the knowledge and skillsets to assume positions of greater responsibility within the organization. For individuals who are currently not working in the aviation industry the program will provide the prerequisite knowledge to enter into the aviation maintenance career field. Students who pursue the management specialization are provided with logistics, production, procurement, production, life cycle analysis, and project management knowledge to be an effective aviation maintenance manager. Students who pursue the safety specialization are given the opportunity to enhance their aviation maintenance knowledge with a student of aviation safety, human factors, mechanical and structural factors, systems safety, and maintenance-related safety practices allowing the student to leverage their education in the workplace to identify and implement safety best practices. Ultimately the curriculum leads to potentially earning a higher salary, increased job satisfaction, personal pride, and advancement for the graduate.