College of Alameda Aviation Maintenance Program

Program Overview

College of Alameda suits someone who can commit to two years of evening classes, five days a week, and who can wait, since the school has paused new Aviation Maintenance Technology applications for the next two years.

College of Alameda's Aviation Maintenance Technology program leads to an Associate of Science and a Certificate of Achievement in both Airframe and Powerplant, completed over two years full-time in 18-week blocks, with a part-time option. Classes meet in the evening, five days a week, so students can hold daytime jobs. Graduates qualify for FAA licensing exams, and credits transfer to any California State University and to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

This is a public community college program: tuition runs $1,104 a year for California residents and $9,744 for out-of-state students, with 33% of the reporting cohort finishing on time. The San Jose metro area, where Alameda sits, pays mechanics a median wage of $98,760 a year. The school is not taking new applications for the next two years.

• Evening schedule allows students to hold daytime employment
• Students eligible to sit FAA licensing exams
• Credits transferable to any state university and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
• Located at 555 Ralph Appezzato Memorial Pkwy, Alameda, CA

As stated on alameda.edu

Federal IPEDS figures for College of Alameda, a public institution. Aviation maintenance award levels: Associate's. Completions across these programs: 24 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.

College of Alameda is at 970 Harbor Bay Parkway, Alameda, CA 94502. Compare it with every aviation maintenance school in California. For schools within commuting distance, see aviation maintenance schools near San Jose.

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 College of Alameda, by straight-line distance.