Del Mar College Aviation Maintenance Program

Program Overview

Del Mar College fits students who want both the Airframe and Powerplant ratings for maximum employment options, at a location where the next certificated school is 105.8 miles away.

Del Mar College's Aviation Maintenance program, located in the Emerging Technology Building on the Windward Campus, offers separate Airframe Applied Technology and Power Plant Applied Technology tracks, each leading to an Associate of Applied Science or a Level II Certificate. Students perform aircraft inspections as required by the FAA, and the college recommends pursuing both the Airframe and Powerplant ratings for maximum employment potential.

Tuition is $2,250 a year in-state and $3,300 out-of-state, with 11% of the reporting cohort finishing on time. Corpus Christi has an unusually high concentration of aviation mechanics for its size, at 3.372 jobs per thousand workers. The next certificated school is 105.8 miles away.

• Located at the Emerging Technology Building, Windward Campus
• Students perform aircraft inspections as required by the FAA
• Recommended that students pursue both the Airframe and Powerplant ratings for maximum employment potential

As stated on delmar.edu

Federal IPEDS figures for Del Mar College, a public institution. Aviation maintenance award levels: Associate's. Completions across these programs: 14 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.

Del Mar College is at 4101 Old Brownsville Road, Building, Corpus Christi, TX 78405. Compare it with every aviation maintenance school in Texas. For schools within commuting distance, see aviation maintenance schools near Corpus Christi.

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

The closest FAA-approved schools to Del Mar College, by straight-line distance.