Colorado Northwestern Community College Aviation Maintenance Program

Program Overview

Colorado Northwestern Community College suits students who want on-campus housing and a five-semester path to an AAS or Certificate, since the next certificated school is 173.9 miles away.

Colorado Northwestern's Aviation Maintenance Technology program, in Rangely, awards a Certificate or an Associate of Applied Science covering both the Airframe and Powerplant ratings over five semesters. Coursework splits evenly between classroom instruction and hands-on shop work, and a companion flight program runs alongside it. On-campus housing is available, and most graduates go on to private, corporate, or airline maintenance jobs.

This is a public community college program. Total cost of attendance runs $21,998, with in-state tuition at $4,058 and out-of-state tuition at $6,768, and 34% of the reporting cohort finished on time. The next FAA-certificated school is 173.9 miles away, so students weighing daily commute against on-campus housing have a real distance to plan around.

• State-of-the-art facility right on campus
• Coursework is 50/50 classroom and hands-on training
• On-campus housing available
• Companion flight program
• A majority of graduates are employed in the private, corporate, and airline sectors

As stated on cncc.edu

Federal IPEDS figures for Colorado Northwestern Community College, a public institution. Aviation maintenance award levels: Associate's. Completions across these programs: 3 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.

Colorado Northwestern Community College is at 500 Kennedy Drive, Rangely, CO 81648. Compare it with every aviation maintenance school in Colorado.

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

The closest FAA-approved schools to Colorado Northwestern Community College, by straight-line distance.