Franklin County Technical School Aviation Maintenance Program

Program Overview

This program fits a Massachusetts high school student who wants to start FAA Airframe certification before graduation, not an adult seeking a Powerplant rating right away.

Franklin County Technical School runs its Aviation Maintenance Technology program inside a public vocational high school, training students in the Airframe rating from a hangar at Turners Falls Municipal Airport. FAA Safety Inspectors William C. Cone and Michael A. Edreich presented the school's Airframe certification. Classes recently moved into a newly built hangar, and the program is now working toward adding a Powerplant rating.

This is a public high school program built around the Airframe rating alone, one of five FAA-certificated Part 147 schools in Massachusetts. Weigh it as an entry credential earned before graduation, with Powerplant certification still in progress rather than already part of the program.

• Certified as an FAA Airframe training facility, presented by FAA Safety Inspectors William C. Cone and Michael A. Edreich
• Public vocational high school program, one of only a few vocational high schools in the country with FAA certification
• New dedicated aviation maintenance hangar (reported in separate news coverage)
• Working toward adding Powerplant certification in addition to the existing Airframe certification

As stated on fcts.us

Franklin County Technical School is at Turners Falls Municipal Airport, 82 Industrial Blvd, Turners Falls, MA 01376. Compare it with every aviation maintenance school in Massachusetts. For schools within commuting distance, see aviation maintenance schools near Worcester.

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

The closest FAA-approved schools to Franklin County Technical School, by straight-line distance.