Columbia Gorge Community College Aviation Maintenance Program

Program Overview

Columbia Gorge Community College fits students who want a two-year path to an AAS with stackable certificates along the way, in a location where the next certificated school is 80.9 miles off.

Columbia Gorge Community College's Aviation Maintenance Technology program, based in The Dalles, Oregon, awards an Associate of Applied Science covering both Airframe and Powerplant over two years full-time. Stackable certificates let students earn a credential at each stage on the way to the AAS, and additional general-education credits built into the program support transfer to four-year universities.

Tuition runs $4,500 a year in-state and $8,820 out-of-state, with total cost of attendance estimated at $20,457, and 29% of the reporting cohort finished on time. The Dalles sits 80.9 miles from the next FAA-certificated school, a real distance for anyone comparing commute options against staying local.

• Stackable certificates allow progressive credential earning toward the AAS
• Additional general-education credits enable transfer to four-year universities
• Located in The Dalles, Oregon

As stated on cgcc.edu

Federal IPEDS figures for Columbia Gorge Community College, a public institution. Aviation maintenance award levels: Associate's. Completions across these programs: 5 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.

Columbia Gorge Community College is at 400 East Scenic Drive, The Dalles, OR 97058. Compare it with every aviation maintenance school in Oregon.

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

The closest FAA-approved schools to Columbia Gorge Community College, by straight-line distance.