Crowley Academy of Aviation, Transportation and Logistics Aviation Maintenance Program

Program Overview

Crowley Academy of Aviation, Transportation and Logistics fits high school students in the Fort Worth area who want to start earning FAA credentials and dual enrollment college credit before graduation.

Crowley Academy of Aviation, Transportation and Logistics is a high school program at the Bill R. Johnson CTE Center, the first high school in Texas, and fourth in the US, certificated as an Aviation Maintenance Technician School. Students earn a Level One or Level Two Certification, or an Associate's Degree through P-TECH dual enrollment with Tarrant County College, with Bell Flight volunteer advisors supporting shop safety.

Texas has 21 Part 147 certificated schools, and this is the only one housed inside a public high school. Dallas-Fort Worth mechanics earn a median wage of $94,920 a year, well above the $79,870 national median, a figure worth knowing for a student weighing this path against a traditional college program.

• Program is at the Bill R. Johnson CTE Center
• The only high school in Texas, and the fourth in the US, to receive FAA credentials to become an Aviation Maintenance Technician School
• P-TECH dual enrollment partnership with Tarrant County College
• Bell Flight provides industry support through volunteer advisors for shop safety

As stated on crowleyisdtx.org

Crowley Academy of Aviation, Transportation and Logistics is at 4500 Longhorn Trail, Crowley, TX 76036. Compare it with every aviation maintenance school in Texas. For schools within commuting distance, see aviation maintenance schools near Dallas-Fort Worth.

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

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