Antelope Valley College Aviation Maintenance Program

Program Overview

This program fits students near Lancaster who want a public community college route into aerospace manufacturing, with composites fabrication training and direct partnerships with Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, and Boeing.

Antelope Valley College teaches Aeronautical and Aviation Technology toward an Associate in Science degree in Lancaster, California. The program is one of a few community college programs in the country offering composites fabrication and repair, with an off-campus training partnership at Barnes Aviation. Employer partners include Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, and Boeing, and coursework runs out of the Technology Building's labs.

This is a public community college program, where IPEDS data show 111 associate degrees and 21 bachelor's degrees awarded in one aviation maintenance field, plus 9 more associate awards in a related powerplant field, alongside a 34% overall graduation rate. Los Angeles's metro area posts a median aviation mechanic wage of $83,250 a year, above the $79,870 national median for the occupation.

• One of the few community colleges in the United States offering composites fabrication and repair
• Off-campus training partnership with Barnes Aviation in Lancaster
• Employer partnerships including Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, and Boeing
• Located in the Technology Building with industry-standard equipment and state-of-the-art laboratories

As stated on avc.edu

Federal IPEDS figures for Antelope Valley Community College District, a public institution. Aviation maintenance award levels: Associate's, Bachelor's. Completions across these programs: 141 per year.

Tuition is the institution's published annual rate; the program's own published cost appears in the facts table when the school states one. See the record on College Navigator.

Antelope Valley College is at 4555 West Avenue G, Lancaster, CA 93536. Compare it with every aviation maintenance school in California. For schools within commuting distance, see aviation maintenance schools near Los Angeles.

Annual median wage for aircraft mechanics and service technicians (SOC 49-3011), BLS OEWS May 2025. See the California aircraft mechanic salary data.

The closest FAA-approved schools to Antelope Valley College, by straight-line distance.